(a) In the event a participant shall terminate or be terminated from his or her employment with the city due to disability and such participant shall cease to be eligible for participation herein or in the event such participant shall cease to be a qualified employee and shall elect to terminate his or her participation in the system, the total amount of participant’s contributions, without interest thereon, shall be payable to the former participant, less an amount equal to one-half the total of all disability retirement benefits paid to the former participant. This section shall not require a return of contributions to an involuntary retiree who elects not to withdraw his or her contributions pursuant to Section 45-37A-51.224
(b) In the event a participant shall terminate or be terminated from his or her employment with the city for any reason other than disability and such participant shall cease to be eligible for participation herein or in the event such participant shall cease to be a qualified employee and shall elect to terminate his or her participation in the system, there shall be payable to the former participant an amount equal to the amount of the participant’s contributions without interest, less one-half of any benefit payments which may have been made. This section shall not require a return of contributions to an involuntary retiree who elects not to withdraw his or her contributions pursuant to Section 45-37A-51.224.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.
Part 2 - Retirement and Relief System.
Section 45-37A-51.220 - Normal Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.221 - Minimum and Maximum Normal Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.222 - Participants Vesting.
Section 45-37A-51.224 - Involuntary Retirement.
Section 45-37A-51.225 - Ordinary Disability Allowance.
Section 45-37A-51.226 - Extraordinary Disability Allowance.
Section 45-37A-51.227 - Determination of Disability.
Section 45-37A-51.228 - Survivor's Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.229 - Eligibility for Survivor's Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.230 - Service Connected Death Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.231 - Eligibility for Service Connected Death Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.232 - Firefighters' and Police Officers' Supplemental Pension Survivors Pension.
Section 45-37A-51.233 - Death Prior to Retirement; Return of Contributions.
Section 45-37A-51.234 - Termination of Employment; Ineligibility; Return of Contribution.
Section 45-37A-51.235 - Payment of Return of Contributions.
Section 45-37A-51.236 - Designation of Severance Beneficiary.
Section 45-37A-51.237 - Payment of Benefits During Period of Reemployment.
Section 45-37A-51.238 - Determination of Right to Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.239 - Payment of Benefits to Minor Children.
Section 45-37A-51.240 - Law Applicable to Measurement of Benefits.
Section 45-37A-51.241 - Board of Health Retired Employees.
Section 45-37A-51.242 - Cost of Living Increases; Future Benefits
Section 45-37A-51.243 - Supplemental Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.244 - Early Retirement Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.245 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
Section 45-37A-51.246 - Board of Health Department Retirees' Supplemental Benefit.
Section 45-37A-51.247 - Required Minimum Distributions.
Section 45-37A-51.248 - Direct Rollovers.
Section 45-37A-51.249 - Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 Provisions.