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Section 1Definitions
Section 2Description of systems
Section 3Membership
Section 3Membership
Section 3AIneligible employees; deferred compensation program
Section 4Creditable service
Section 5Superannuation retirement
Section 5AWellness program
Section 5BEarly intervention plans; rehabilitation plans
Section 6Ordinary disability retirement
Section 7Accidental disability retirement
Section 8Evaluation and reexamination of members retired for disability
Section 9Accidental death benefit
Section 10Resignation, failure of reappointment, removal or discharge
Section 11Return of accumulated total deductions and amounts due beneficiaries of deceased members
Section 12Options on retirement
Section 12APayment of allowances to certain beneficiaries pending determination of accidental death benefits
Section 12BSpouse and children; survivor benefits
Section 12CWidow and children survivor benefits; manner of payment; contributions
Section 12DPayment of benefits in accordance with requirements of Internal Revenue Code
Section 13Payment of allowances
Section 14Effect of workers’ compensation benefits
Section 14AThird party recovery
Section 15Dereliction of duty by members
Section 16Involuntary retirement; right to a hearing; right of review or appeal
Section 17Action on behalf of incompetent members
Section 18Filing of statements and reports; protection against fraud
Section 19Exemption from taxation, attachments and assignments; exception
Section 19AAssignment of retirement allowances for payment of certain subscriber premiums, income taxes or support orders; deduction for payment of premiums for coverage under chapter 32B
Section 19BWithholding for payment of insurance premiums; certification of eligible members; death; payment of benefits
Section 19CAnnuity, retirement allowance, etc. subject to child support obligations; payments to IV-D agency
Section 20Administration by boards
Section 20ACivil action against board member; expenses and damages; indemnification
Section 20BIndemnification
Section 20CRetirement board member statement of financial interest
Section 21Supervision by public employee retirement administration commission
Section 21ADebarment or suspension of contractors or vendors
Section 22Methods of financing
Section 22ARepealed, 1983, 661, Sec. 16A
Section 22BReduction of unfunded pension liability
Section 22CCommonwealth's Pension Liability Fund; funding schedules; appropriations
Section 22DRetirement system funding schedule; establishment; annual pension funding grants
Section 22EReview, evaluation and financial impact of statutory adjustments to the commonwealth pension liability
Section 22FRevised retirement system funding schedule
Section 23Management of funds
Section 23ARepealed, 1996, 315, Sec. 13
Section 23BRequirements applicable to retirement board contracts for the procurement of investment, actuarial, legal and accounting services
Section 24Violations of contributory retirement laws
Section 25Guarantees; effects of amendments or repeal; mandamus
Section 26Retirement of officers in department of state police
Section 27Disposition of funds as of January 1, 1946
Section 28Acceptance of act
Section 28ARetirement of certain officers in department of state police
Section 28BRepealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35
Section 28CRepealed, 1948, 589, Sec. 1
Section 28DRepealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 1
Section 28ERepealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 2
Section 28FRepealed, 1987, 697, Sec. 98
Section 28GRepealed, 1950, 813, Sec. 2
Section 28HRepealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 3
Section 28IState employees serving on interstate commission; continuance as members of retirement system
Section 28JRepealed, 1952, 634, Sec. 4
Section 28KCommonwealth employees; leave of absence as representative of employee organization; creditable service
Section 28LRepealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35A
Section 28MDepartment of correction employees; retirement
Section 28NCorrection or jail officers employed by county sheriffs’ offices; retirement
Section 29 to 32Repealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
Section 33Repealed, 1936, 400, Sec. 4
Section 34 to 38ARepealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
Section 39Association for providing pensions
Section 40By-laws and statements
Section 41Exemption from taxation; exception
Section 42Municipalities in which authorized; pension fund
Section 43Power of retirement board; persons qualified; amount of pensions
Section 44Authorization; amount of pension
Section 44ARetirement of janitors not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
Section 44BSchool janitors; options; widows; approval
Section 44CDental assistants, retirement by cities or towns
Section 45Boston, applicability of Sec. 44
Section 45AAmount of pension
Section 45BSchool janitors and school custodians in certain cities and towns
Section 45CAmount of pensions; limitation; effective date
Section 46Officers and employees of correctional institutions; prerequisites to retirement
Section 47Computation of time of service
Section 48Amount of pension
Section 49 to 51Repealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 9
Section 52Veterans in municipal service
Section 53Veterans employed jointly by two towns
Section 54Acceptance of two preceding sections
Section 55Acceptance subject to mayor’s veto
Section 56Retirement if incapacitated
Section 57Retirement after ten years’ service
Section 57ACertain provisions of Secs. 6, 8 and 16 applicable to certain veterans
Section 57BPolice or fire department members; creditable service; effective date of section
Section 58Retirement after thirty years’ service
Section 58AWartime service in armed forces as creditable service
Section 58BElection of option for benefit of surviving spouse or other beneficiary of veteran
Section 58CRetirement allowances of policemen and firemen
Section 58DRetirement allowances of employees other than policemen and firemen
Section 59“Retiring authority” defined
Section 59APart of service in governmental unit other than retiring unit; reimbursement
Section 60Acceptance of Secs. 56 to 59; minimum period of creditable service
Section 60ARepealed, 1954, 627, Sec. 15
Section 61 to 65Repealed, 1937, 409, Sec. 2
Section 65ARetirement or resignation of justices or judges
Section 65BPensions for special justices of district courts
Section 65CSurviving spouses of judges
Section 65DRetirement or resignation of judges appointed on or after Jan. 2, 1975
Section 65D.5Election of appointed justice to membership in service of a retirement system
Section 65ERetired justices of supreme judicial court; benefits; temporary service
Section 65FRetired justices of appeals court; benefits; temporary service
Section 65GJustices of trial court; benefits; temporary service
Section 65HEarly retirement allowance for judges
Section 65IDisability retirement for judges
Section 65JRetiring judges; payments for unused vacation allowance and sick leave credit
Section 66Pensions for court officers
Section 67Pensions and expenses; payment
Section 68Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
Section 68A to 68CRepealed, 1945, 658, Sec. 1
Section 69Repealed, 1991, 412, Sec. 35B
Section 70Repealed, 1939, 441, Sec. 4
Section 71Annuities to dependents
Section 72Appropriations for pensions
Section 73Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 148
Section 74Scrubwomen in state house
Section 75Pensions for probation officers
Section 76Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
Section 76AAmount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
Section 77Pensions for laborers; qualifications; acceptance of provisions by cities or towns
Section 77ASuperannuation retirement; options for payment of pension
Section 77BAmount of pensions; effective date
Section 77CPersons promoted to supervisory positions
Section 77DRetirement of laborers not in contributory retirement system; authorization; amount of pension
Section 78Laborers in fire, water and sewerage districts or employed by joint water boards
Section 78ALaborers subject to provisions; continuity of service
Section 79Existing pensions
Section 80Firemen; applicability of law
Section 81Amount of pension
Section 81AAlternative provisions for retirement of firemen
Section 81BAmount of pensions under Sec. 81A
Section 82Pensions for call members
Section 83Pensions for police in cities
Section 83AAlternative provisions for retirement of police in cities
Section 84Retirement of injured police officers in cities and towns having no pension systems
Section 85Pensions for policemen and firemen in towns
Section 85ARetirement of members of fire and police department in certain towns
Section 85BRetirement of park board police of cities and towns
Section 85CPolicemen and firemen excepted from law
Section 85DRetirement of call members in certain towns
Section 85EAlternative retirement provisions for policemen and firemen in towns
Section 85FExamination by medical panel prerequisite to disability retirement
Section 85GService credit on retirement of former reserve officers
Section 85HDisability retirement of call or volunteer fire fighters and reserve police officers
Section 85H1/2Disability retirement compensation in cities, towns or fire districts with no permanent police or fire department members
Section 85ICreditable service in retirement of certain members
Section 85JPensions for policemen and fire fighters or their widows; optional provisions
Section 86Repealed, 1950, 395
Section 87Repealed, 1930, 182, Sec. 5
Section 87ARepealed, 1928, 402, Sec. 4
Section 88Pensions for dependents of persons killed while aiding police officers or firefighters
Section 89Annuities to dependents of policemen, firemen, etc., killed in performance of duty
Section 89AAnnuities to dependents of public employees killed or dying from injuries in performance of duties
Section 89BAnnuities to dependents of police officers or fire fighters killed in performance of duty
Section 89CAnnuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
Section 89DAnnuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
Section 89EAccidental death benefits for volunteer emergency service providers
Section 90Aged police officers not subject to certain laws
Section 90AIncreasing allowance of former employees retired for accidental disability
Section 90BWaiver of pension or retirement allowance
Section 90CIncreasing allowance of former employees retired on superannuation
Section 90C.5Increasing allowance of former employees retired with at least twenty-five years of creditable service
Section 90C3/4Increasing allowance of former state police officers retired after at least twenty years of service
Section 90DIncreasing allowance of former employees retired on ordinary disability
Section 90D.5Increasing allowance of member retired on superannuation, accidental disability or ordinary disability with at least 25 years of creditable service
Section 90EIncreasing allowance of former employees whose classification has been abolished
Section 90F to 90G1/2Repealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 25
Section 90G3/4Employees age seventy or over; continuation of retirement benefits; retirement system board and local legislative body approval
Section 90H, 90IRepealed, 2000, 123, Sec. 28
Section 90JEmployees age seventy or over; payment of annual physical and mental examination costs; retirement system board and local legislative body approval
Section 91Payment of pensioners for services after retirement
Section 91AAdjusted pension or retirement allowances
Section 91BEnforcement of Sec. 91A; wage reporting system and computer match file
Section 91CAccess to criminal record offender information; comparison with retirement allowances list
Section 92Pension, annuity or retirement allowance; pledge, conveyance or assignment; support of pensioners becoming public charge
Section 92ASupport of dependents; pensioners residing outside United States
Section 93Certain pensions not affected
Section 94Impairment of health caused by hypertension or heart disease, resulting in disability or death of paid fire or police department member; presumption
Section 94ADisability or death caused by disease of lungs or respiratory tract; paid fire department member; presumption
Section 94BDisability or death caused by certain conditions of cancer; paid fire member; presumption
Section 95Granting annuities to certain officials or employees not entitled to retirement allowance or pension
Section 95AAnnuities to widows and children of retired employees
Section 95BAnnuities to widows and children of retired employees
Section 96Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; amount
Section 97Increase in retirement allowance, pension or annuity; approval
Section 98Advance payments, period of processing application
Section 99Advance payments
Section 100Pensions to surviving spouses of firefighters, police officers or corrections officers killed in performance of duties
Section 100AKilled-in-line-of-duty benefits
Section 101Allowance to widows of disabled public employees; supplemental annual allowance
Section 101Allowance to widows of disabled public employees; supplemental annual allowance
Section 102Cost-of-living; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments; adjustments in amounts of pensions and annuities
Section 103Systems other than state employees’ retirement system and teachers’ retirement system; cost-of living; funding schedule; annual determination of changes; supplemental payments
Section 104Section 401(a)(17) Excess Fund; Section 415 Excess Benefit Fund
Section 105Reinstatement