Chapter 1. General Provisions

Article 1. In General

• § 47-1-1. Intent of Codification and Enactment of This Title
• § 47-1-2. Pooling of Funds By Retirement Systems For Investment Purposes; Accounting Practices With Regard to Pooled Funds
• § 47-1-3. Power of a Local Retirement System to Hire an Actuary; Payment of the Administrative Costs of a Local Retirement System; Periodic Actuarial Investigations; Annual Financial Report
• § 47-1-4. Report of the State Auditor On the Condition of Local Retirement Systems
• § 47-1-5. Duty of Governing Authorities to Make and File Actuarial Investigations and to File Financial Reports; Withholding of State Funds For Failure to Meet This Duty
• § 47-1-6. Effect of World War II Armed Forces Service On Retirement Benefits; Payments to Retirement Systems For Such Periods
• § 47-1-7. Powers of Retirement, Pension, Or Emeritus Systems Or Funds With Regard to Agents Employed to Act As Custodians of Assets Or Investment Advisors
• § 47-1-8. Restrictions On Ability of Members of the General Assembly to Receive Pension Plan Credit For Service In the General Assembly
• § 47-1-9. Crediting of Time Toward Georgia Legislative Retirement System; Restriction On Crediting; Options For Members; Refund of Contributions; Construction of Conflicting Provisions
• § 47-1-10. Adoption, Amendment, Or Repeal of Rules By Boards of Trustees of State Retirement Or Pension Systems; Procedure; Immediate Adoption; Filing of Rules With Secretary of State
• § 47-1-11. Creditable Service Not Allowed For Military Service From Which Discharge Was Other Than Honorable
• § 47-1-12. Investment and Reinvestment of Assets of Local Retirement System; Valuation and Limitation On Investments; Adoption of Guidelines and Procedures; Duties of State Auditor
• § 47-1-13. Maximum Compensation Used In Computing Employee and Employer Contributions
• § 47-1-14. "Retirement System" Defined; Records Exempt From Public Inspection
• § 47-1-15. Circumstances When Survivor's Benefits Are Paid to Secondary Beneficiary

Article 2. Restrictions and Prohibitions On Membership In Public Retirement Or Pension Systems

• § 47-1-20. Definitions
• § 47-1-21. Termination of Membership In Public Retirement System For Committing Public Employment Related Crimes; Applicability to Employees On July 1, 1985; Determination of Benefits
• § 47-1-22. Forfeiture of Rights and Benefits By Public Employees After July 1, 1985, For Committing Public Employment Related Crimes; Reimbursement of Contributions
• § 47-1-22.1. Rights and Benefits of Employees Convicted of Drug Related Crimes
• § 47-1-23. Rights of Public Employee Charged With Committing Public Employment Related Crime
• § 47-1-24. Benefits Denied to Beneficiary Who Murders Or Commits Voluntary Manslaughter of Member of Public Retirement System

Article 3. Increase of Benefits to Offset Taxes

• § 47-1-30. Authority to Increase Benefits
• § 47-1-31. Discretionary Postretirement Benefit Increases Subject to Reduction By Subsequent Legislation

Article 4. Creditable Service During Temporary Disability

• § 47-1-40. Definitions
• § 47-1-41. Employees Authorized to Receive Creditable Service For Period of Temporary Disability; Application For Creditable Service; Payment of Employee Contributions During Period
• § 47-1-42. Use of Other Provisions of Article Not Precluded
• § 47-1-43. Applicability of Article; Proof of Temporary Disability

Article 5. Establishing Creditable Service By Veterans

• § 47-1-60. Definitions
• § 47-1-61. Eligibility of Veteran to Establish Creditable Service; Period of Qualified Service
• § 47-1-62. Procedure For Establishment of Creditable Service; Computations; Employer Contributions; System Or Fund Unable to Provide Creditable Service