A member under municipal fire member coverage plan 5 shall contribute sixteen and two-tenths percent of salary with the first full pay period in the calendar month in which municipal fire member coverage plan 5 becomes applicable to the member, except that a member whose annual salary is greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall contribute:
A. beginning July 1, 2021 and continuing through June 30, 2022, nineteen and two-tenths percent of salary;
B. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, nineteen and seven-tenths percent of salary;
C. beginning July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024, twenty and two-tenths percent of salary;
D. beginning July 1, 2024 and continuing through June 30, 2025, twenty and seven-tenths percent of salary; and
E. beginning July 1, 2025 and thereafter, twenty-one and two-tenths percent of salary.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 114; 1998, ch. 114, § 9; 2013, ch. 225, § 85; 2020, ch. 11, § 56; 2021, ch. 38, § 6.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, increased employee contribution rates for members under municipal fire member coverage plan 5; in Subsection A, deleted "prior to July 1, 2022, seventeen and seven-tenths" and added "beginning July 1, 2021 and continuing through June 30, 2022, nineteen and two-tenths"; in Subsection B, after "June 30, 2023", changed "eighteen and two-tenths" to "nineteen and seven-tenths"; in Subsection C, after "June 30, 2024", changed "eighteen and seven-tenths" to "twenty and two-tenths"; in Subsection D, after "June 30, 2025", changed "nineteen and two-tenths" to "twenty and seven-tenths"; and in Subsection E, after "thereafter", changed "nineteen and two-tenths" to "twenty and seven-tenths".
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, increased member contribution rates by .5 percent each year for four years for members whose annual salary is greater than twenty-five thousand dollars, and increased the salary amount applicable to the increased member contribution rate; in the introductory clause, after "greater than", deleted "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)" and added "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)", and after "shall contribute", deleted "seventeen and seven-tenths percent of salary"; and added Subsections A through E.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, increased the employee contribution rate for employees earning more than twenty thousand dollars in salary annually; deleted the entire section, which provided for employee contributions at a rate of sixteen and two-tenths percent of salary; and added the current language.
Severability. — Laws 2013, ch. 225, § 93 provided that if any part or application of Laws 2013, ch. 225 is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
The 1998 amendment, effective May 20, 1998, substituted "sixteen" for "fifteen" near the beginning of the section, and deleted "starting with the first full pay period in the calendar month in which municipal fire member coverage plan 5 becomes applicable to the member" at the end of the section.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-1 - Short title.
Section 10-11-2 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.1 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.2 - Additional definition; state legislator member.
Section 10-11-3 - Membership; requirements; exclusions; termination.
Section 10-11-4 - Service credit; requirements for; forfeiture; reinstatement.
Section 10-11-4.2 - Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel.
Section 10-11-5 - Credited service; municipal election to make employee contributions.
Section 10-11-7 - Service credit; purchase of service.
Section 10-11-8 - Normal retirement; return to employment; benefits continued; contributions.
Section 10-11-10.1 - Disability retirement.
Section 10-11-12 - Status of disability retired member upon termination of disability retirement.
Section 10-11-14.1 to 10-11-14.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-14.5 - Death before retirement; survivor pensions.
Section 10-11-14.6 - Calculation of final average salary.
Section 10-11-15 - State general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-18 - State general member coverage plan 1; final average salary.
Section 10-11-18.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-19 - State general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-20 - State general member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-21 - State general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-23 - State general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-24 - State general member coverage plan 2; final average salary.
Section 10-11-25 - State general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26 - State general member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.1 - State general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-26.3 - State general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-26.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-26.5 - State general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.6 - State general member coverage plan 3; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-27.2 - Legislative findings.
Section 10-11-29.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-33 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-37 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.1 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-38.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-38.5 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.6 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-39 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-41 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-42 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.1 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-43.3 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-43.4 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.5 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-44 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-46 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-48 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-50 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-52 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-54 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.1 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.3 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.5 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.7 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.9 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.10 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.11 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-56 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-58 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-60 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-62 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-64 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-66 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-68 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-70 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-72 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-74 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-76 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of pension A.
Section 10-11-78 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-80 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-82 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-84 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-86 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-88 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-90 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-92 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-94 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-96 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-98 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-100 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-102 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-104 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-106 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-108 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-110 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-112 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-114 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-115.1 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-115.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-115.5 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-116 - Election of form of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-117 - Forms of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-118 - Cost-of-living adjustments; qualified pension recipient; declining increase.
Section 10-11-118.1 - Adjustment of benefits.
Section 10-11-119 - Commencement, change and termination of a pension.
Section 10-11-120 - Denial of benefit claim; appeals.
Section 10-11-121 - Group health insurance; continuation; group life insurance.
Section 10-11-122 - Public employer affiliation.
Section 10-11-123 - Funds of association.
Section 10-11-124 - Member contribution fund.
Section 10-11-125 - Member contributions; tax treatment.
Section 10-11-127 - Retirement reserve fund.
Section 10-11-128 - Income fund.
Section 10-11-129 - Distribution of income fund.
Section 10-11-129.1 - Legislative retirement fund.
Section 10-11-130 - Retirement board; authority; membership.
Section 10-11-131 - Retirement board; officers; employment of services.
Section 10-11-133 - Investment of funds; prudent investor standard; conditions.
Section 10-11-133.1 - Disclosure of third-party marketers; penalty.
Section 10-11-134 - Survivor benefit fund; disposition.
Section 10-11-135 - Funds not subject to process.
Section 10-11-136 - Division of funds as community property.
Section 10-11-136.1 - Legal process to satisfy child support obligations.
Section 10-11-137 - Insurance and banking laws not applicable.
Section 10-11-138 - Gifts and bequests.
Section 10-11-141 - Purchase of service credit.
Section 10-11-142 - Notice of eligibility and changes in benefits.