Georgia CommonsTitle 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS · Chapter 17. PEACE OFFICERS’ ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND · Article 3. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND
47-17-40. Application for membership in the fund.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
- (a)
In order to obtain membership in the fund, a peace officer shall make application to the board upon an application form to be furnished by it for that purpose. It shall be the duty of the employing authority to furnish an application for membership form and a certification by employing authority form to such peace officer within 30 days from the date of employment. The application form shall be accompanied by such material and information as will enable the peace officer to determine the benefits to be derived by virtue of said peace officer’s membership in the fund.#
- (b)
Reserved.#
- (c)
In addition to the requirements stated in this Code section, an application for membership shall contain such other information as may be required by the board.#
History
Ga. L. 1950, p. 50, § 9; Ga. L. 1951, p. 472, §§ 3, 3A; Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 574, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 280, §§ 3, 8; Ga. L. 1958, p. 341, § 4; Ga. L. 1962, p. 39, § 4; Ga. L. 1965, p. 593, § 2; Ga. L. 1968, p. 536, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 74, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 430, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 47; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1067, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1491, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1000, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 320, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 131, § 1; Ga. L. 2024, p. 623, § 1/SB 328, effective July 1, 2024.
Amendments
The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, rewrote subsection (a), which read: “In order to obtain membership in the fund, a peace officer shall make application to the board upon an application form to be furnished by it for that purpose. It shall be the duty of the employing authority to notify the board within 30 days from the date a peace officer is employed, furnishing the name and mailing address of such peace officer. The board shall furnish an application form to such peace officer within 15 days after such notification. The application form shall be accompanied by such material and information as will enable the peace officer to determine the benefits to be derived by virtue of said peace officer’s membership in the fund. An applicant must furnish proof of the date of such applicant’s birth, and such proof shall be in such form as shall be required by the board.”
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Text read from t47-(v35)-pdf.pdf, Volume V35, 2010 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 174 to 175; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 b2fa8236f7f1.
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