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Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-10.2-4-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1.  (a) This subsection applies to:

(1) members of the public employees' retirement fund who retire before July 1, 1995;  and

(2) members of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund who retire before May 2, 1989.

A member who has reached age sixty-five (65) and has at least ten (10) years of creditable service is eligible for normal retirement.

(b) This subsection applies to members of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund who retire after May 1, 1989, and to members of the public employees' retirement fund who retire after June 30, 1995, except as provided in section 1.7 of this chapter.  A member is eligible for normal retirement if:

(1) the member is at least sixty-five (65) years of age and has at least ten (10) years of creditable service;

(2) the member is at least sixty (60) years of age and has at least fifteen (15) years of creditable service;  or

(3) the member's age in years plus the member's years of service is at least eighty-five (85) and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age.

(c) A member who has reached age fifty (50) and has at least fifteen (15) years of creditable service is eligible for early retirement with a reduced pension.

(d) A member who is eligible for normal or early retirement is entitled to choose a retirement date on which the member's benefit begins if the following conditions are met:

(1) The application for retirement benefits and the choice of the date is filed on a form provided by the board.

(2) The date must be after the cessation of the member's service and be the first day of a month.

(3) The retirement date is not more than six (6) months before the date the application is received by the board.  However, if the board determines that a member is incompetent to file for benefits and choose a retirement date, the retirement date may be any date that is the first of the month after the time the member became incompetent.

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