Georgia Commons

Title 47. RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS

Chapter 14. SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS’ RETIREMENT FUND OF GEORGIA

23 sections · 47-14-1 to 47-14-91

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 47-14-1Definitions.

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

  1. 47-14-20Creation of the Board of Commissioners of the Superior Court Clerks’ Retirement Fund of Georgia; membership of the board; quorum; compensation and expenses.
  2. 47-14-21Creation of office of secretary-treasurer; selection, compensation, and powers and duties; periodic reports of moneys in hand, receipts, and expenditures; performance bond.
  3. 47-14-22Powers and duties of the board generally.
  4. 47-14-23Special account for funds; investment powers of board.
  5. 47-14-24Gifts, grants, and bequests.
  6. 47-14-25Duty of board to keep records; presentation of annual financial statement to Clerks’ Group of the County Officers’ Association of Georgia.
  7. 47-14-26Duty of the state auditor to make an annual audit and report; audit upon request of the board or the Governor; contents of annual report.

Article 3. MEMBERSHIP IN AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND

  1. 47-14-40Application for membership in the fund; payments by members into the fund; penalties for late payment; creditable service impacted by late payments.

Article 4. REVENUES COLLECTED FROM FINES, BONDS, AND FEES

  1. 47-14-50‘‘Collecting authority’’ defined; payments to fund from fines and bonds collected in criminal and quasi-criminal cases; duty of collecting authority to record and remit; penalty for late payment.
  2. 47-14-51Payments to the fund from fees collected in certain civil actions and for recording of instruments pertaining to real estate; records; audit of records; use of sums remitted; failure of clerk to remit.

Article 5. RETIREMENT BENEFITS, DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND SPOUSES’ BENEFITS

  1. 47-14-70Eligibility for retirement benefits; additional or partial retirement benefits; election of spousal benefits.
  2. 47-14-71Eligibility for disability benefits; determination of disability.
  3. 47-14-72Benefits payable in the event of death before retirement; rights of surviving spouse.
  4. 47-14-73Eligibility to retire and receive retirement benefits; effect of retirement before age 55.
  5. 47-14-74Application of certain increases in benefits to benefits paid to surviving spouses.
  6. 47-14-75Eligibility for certain benefit increases.
  7. 47-14-76Right to withdraw dues; effect of withdrawal on membership and benefits; eligibility to rejoin the fund.
  8. 47-14-77Service for which no credit received for retirement purposes.
  9. 47-14-78Service for which credit received for retirement purposes.
  10. 47-14-79Death benefit paid to designated beneficiary of member who dies in service.

Article 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  1. 47-14-90Reduction of benefits upon determination that available funds are insufficient; order of payment upon resumption of payments in full; liability of board for such reductions.
  2. 47-14-91Exemption of rights and benefits under this chapter from taxation; exemption from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or other process; assignability.