Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-295a Retirement of Certain Public Defenders. Retirement Salary. Credit For Prior Service. Transfer Or Return of Contributions. Pension For Surviving Spouse

• Library: Connecticut Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-295a

(a) Each public defender incumbent on July 1, 1978, may elect to be included in the provisions of this section and section 51-49, and in each such case, the Comptroller shall deduct five per cent of the salary of each such public defender as contributions for the purposes of this section and section 51-49, provided any such public defender who has so elected may thereafter elect to be included under the provisions of chapters 65 and 66 and upon such election his past contributions under this section shall be transferred to the State Employees Retirement Fund and he shall be credited with all prior service. The Chief Public Defender and the Deputy Chief Public Defender may elect to be included in the provisions of this section and section 51-49, and in each such case, the Comptroller shall deduct five per cent of the salary of such person as contributions for the purposes of this section and section 51-49.

(b) Each person who elected to be included in the provisions of this section and section 51-49 and who has attained the age of sixty-five or who attains the age of sixty-five while serving in office, and each such person who has attained the age of sixty and so elects, or who attains the age of sixty while serving in office and so elects, shall receive annually as retirement salary, for each year he has served in such office, one-tenth of two-thirds of the salary of such office, as such salary may be changed from time to time, but in no event more than two-thirds of such salary.

(c) Each such person shall, for retirement purposes, be entitled to credit for any or all the prior years of service accrued by him on the date of his appointment as Chief Public Defender, Deputy Chief Public Defender or public defender, while serving in the office of (1) Chief Public Defender, (2) Deputy Chief Public Defender, (3) public defender, assistant public defender or deputy assistant public defender in the Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas or Circuit Court, (4) state's attorney, assistant state's attorney or deputy assistant state's attorney in the Superior Court, or (5) prosecuting attorney or assistant prosecuting attorney in the Court of Common Pleas or the Circuit Court, provided such person shall pay to the Comptroller five per cent of the salary of his office for each prior year of service he claims for retirement credit. Each such person shall be entitled to have his retirement contributions to the state employees retirement system under chapter 66 credited toward the payment due for the prior years of service he claims for retirement credit.