GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 401

HOUSE BILL 535

 

AN ACT TO PERMIT STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RESTORE WITHDRAWN CONTRIBUTIONS AND CREDITABLE SERVICE, AND TO RESTORE FORFEITED CREDITABLE SERVICE OF WILDLIFE PROTECTORS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 135-4(k) is amended by adding a paragraph at the end to read:

"Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a law enforcement officer who was transferred from the law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System to this Retirement System pursuant to Article 12C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and withdrew his accumulated contributions prior to January 1, 1985, in accordance with G.S. 128-27(f) or G.S. 135-5(f) for non-law enforcement service and who has 10 years or more of membership service standing to his credit may repay in a total lump sum the accumulated contributions previously withdrawn with sufficient interest added thereto to cover one-half the cost of providing such additional credits plus a fee to cover the expense of handling which shall be determined by the Board of Trustees and receive credit for the creditable service forfeited at the time of withdrawal."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 135-4 is amended by adding a new paragraph (u) to read:

"(u)      Any member who was a wildlife protector who elected to become a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System pursuant to Chapter 837 of the 1971 Session Laws by the transfer of accumulated contributions from this Retirement System to the Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement System and who has not subsequently applied for and received a return of accumulated contributions shall be entitled to creditable service for the service as a non-law enforcement officer forfeited as a result of the transfer pursuant to Chapter 837 of the 1971 Session Laws."

Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of June, 1985.