Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS · Chapter 16. SHERIFFS’ RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA · Article 3. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND

47-16-42. Effect of membership or participation in other retirement programs on membership and benefits under this chapter.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Membership in this retirement fund shall not be affected by membership or participation in any other fund or retirement system. There shall be no reduction in benefits predicated solely upon eligibility of the member to benefits from another independent source of retirement or pension. The benefits under this chapter are to be in addition to any other retirement benefits. There shall be no reduction in benefits otherwise payable to any member under any other state or quasi-state sponsored or sanctioned fund or retirement system because of membership and participation in this retirement fund.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Ga. L. 1963, p. 630, § 23; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1194, § 2.

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Text read from t47-(v35)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V35, 2010 edition, page 567; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 670b44b1738a.