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Rollovers and transfers to repay withdrawn contributions.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