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Title 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Chapter 12. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS EMERITUS AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA

27 sections · 47-12-1 to 47-12-101

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 47-12-1Definitions.

Article 2. CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSETS OF THE FUND

  1. 47-12-20Creation of the office of district attorney emeritus.
  2. 47-12-21Creation of the fund; membership of the board of trustees; payments to the fund.
  3. 47-12-22Power of board of trustees to make rules and regulations for the administration of the fund.
  4. 47-12-23Power of board of trustees to invest money received under this chapter.
  5. 47-12-24Annual audit of the fund.
  6. 47-12-25Administration of the fund.

Article 3. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND

  1. 47-12-40Eligibility to participate in the fund.
  2. 47-12-41Payments by district attorneys into the fund.
  3. 47-12-42Spouses’ benefits coverage; payments required for such coverage; effect of spouse’s death, divorce, or remarriage.
  4. 47-12-43Manner of deduction of payments to the fund; penalty for late payments; payments made on behalf of the district attorney.
  5. 47-12-44Transfer of membership and contributions to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; payment of additional state contribution upon transfer.

Article 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY EMERITUS

  1. 47-12-60Eligibility for retirement from the office of district attorney and appointment to the office of district attorney emeritus.
  2. 47-12-61Credit for service rendered as a judge of a city court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals; payments required in order to obtain such credit.
  3. 47-12-62Credit for service rendered as a judge of a county court from which appeals can be taken directly to the Court of Appeals; payments required in order to obtain such credit.
  4. 47-12-63Credit for service rendered as a member of the General Assembly or as an attorney for the state or an authority thereof; payments required in order to obtain such credit.
  5. 47-12-64Credit for service in the armed forces of the United States during certain national emergencies; payments required in order to obtain such credit.

Article 5. APPOINTMENT AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY EMERITUS; COMPENSATION AND DUTIES

  1. 47-12-80Retirement from the office of district attorney and appointment to the office of district attorney emeritus; term of office as district attorney emeritus.
  2. 47-12-81Practice of law during term of office as district attorney emeritus.
  3. 47-12-82Salary for district attorneys emeritus; suspension of office upon eligibility for or appointment to an office of profit or trust under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Georgia.
  4. 47-12-83Duties of district attorney emeritus.
  5. 47-12-84Disability retirement; determination of disability; continuation of payments to the fund.
  6. 47-12-85Resignation from the office of district attorney emeritus; reappointment to office.
  7. 47-12-86Withdrawal of payments to the fund; right to participate in the fund after such withdrawal; how payments made on behalf of the district attorney are to be treated.
  8. 47-12-87Withdrawal of payments for disqualification from office or retirement; payments made upon the death of the district attorney; payments by employer.

Article 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  1. 47-12-100Effect of sufficiency of the fund on payments to persons who are eligible for retirement benefits; order of liability for such payments.
  2. 47-12-101Exemption of moneys and rights accruing under this chapter from taxation; exemption from levy and sale, attachment, garnishment, and other process; assignability.