Article 22A - WEST VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Section 8-22A-1 - Title
- Section 8-22A-2 - Definitions
- Section 8-22A-3 - Meaning of terms
- Section 8-22A-4 - Creation and administration of West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System; specification of actuarial assumptions
- Section 8-22A-5 - Article to be liberally construed; board to administer plan; federal qualification requirements
- Section 8-22A-6 - Members
- Section 8-22A-7 - Creation of fund; investments; actuarial valuations
- Section 8-22A-8 - Members' contributions; employer contributions
- Section 8-22A-8a - Correction of errors; underpayments; overpayments
- Section 8-22A-9 - Retirement; commencement of benefits; insurance requirements during early period
- Section 8-22A-10 - Federal law maximum benefit limitations
- Section 8-22A-11 - Federal law minimum required distributions
- Section 8-22A-12 - Direct rollovers
- Section 8-22A-13 - Rollovers and transfers to repay withdrawn contributions
- Section 8-22A-14 - Retirement benefits
- Section 8-22A-15 - Annuity options
- Section 8-22A-16 - Refunds to certain members upon discharge or resignation; deferred retirement; preretirement death; forfeitures
- Section 8-22A-17 - Awards and benefits for disability - duty related; exception during early period
- Section 8-22A-18 - Awards and benefits for disability - due to other causes; exception during early period
- Section 8-22A-19 - Same - Physical examinations; recertification; termination of disability
- Section 8-22A-20 - Awards and benefits to surviving spouse - When member dies in performance of duty, etc
- Section 8-22A-21 - Awards and benefits to surviving spouse - when member dies from nonservice-connected causes
- Section 8-22A-22 - Additional death benefits and scholarships - Dependent children
- Section 8-22A-23 - Burial benefit
- Section 8-22A-24 - Double death benefits prohibited
- Section 8-22A-25 - Right to benefits not subject to execution, etc.; assignments prohibited; deductions for group insurance; setoffs for fraud; exception for certain domestic relations orders; assets exempt from taxes
- Section 8-22A-26 - Fraud; penalties; and repayment
- Section 8-22A-27 - Credit toward retirement for member's military service; qualified military service
- Section 8-22A-27a - Credit toward retirement for member's accrued annual or sick leave days
- Section 8-22A-28 - How a municipality or municipal subdivision becomes a participating public employer; duty to request referendum on Social Security coverage
- Section 8-22A-29 - Effective date; special starting date for benefits; provisions governing health care benefits for retirees age fifty to fifty-five
- Section 8-22A-30 - Limitation of employer liability
- Section 8-22A-31 - Benefits not forfeited if system terminates
- Section 8-22A-32 - Membership retroactive in certain circumstances
- Section 8-22A-33 - Special authorization for municipal police or firefighters hired after July 1, 2015
- Section 8-22A-33a - Second special authorization for municipal police or firefighters hired after July 1, 2015
- Section 8-22A-34 - Return to covered employment by retirant
- Section 8-22A-35 - Severability