(1) If any police officer leaves the service of the municipality before accumulating aggregate time of 10 years toward retirement and before being eligible to retire under the provisions of this chapter, such police officer shall be entitled to a refund of all of his or her contributions made to the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund without interest, less any benefits paid to him or her.
(2) If any police officer who has been in the service of the municipality for at least 10 years elects to leave his or her accrued contributions, if contributions are required, in the municipal police officers’ retirement trust fund, such police officer upon attaining age 50 years or more may retire at the actuarial equivalent of the amount of such retirement income otherwise payable to him or her, as provided in s. 185.16(4), or, upon attaining age 55 years, may retire as provided in s. 185.16(2).
History.—s. 17, ch. 28230, 1953; s. 6, ch. 59-320; s. 7, ch. 61-85; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 949, ch. 95-147; s. 61, ch. 99-1.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 185 - Municipal Police Pensions
185.01 - Legislative Declaration.
185.04 - Actuarial Deficits Not State Obligations.
185.06 - General Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees.
185.061 - Use of Annuity or Insurance Policies.
185.07 - Creation and Maintenance of Fund.
185.08 - State Excise Tax on Casualty Insurance Premiums Authorized; Procedure.
185.085 - Determination of Local Premium Tax Situs.
185.09 - Report of Premiums Paid; Date Tax Payable.
185.105 - Police and Firefighters’ Premium Tax Trust Fund.
185.11 - Funds Received by Municipalities, Deposit in Retirement Trust Fund.
185.12 - Payment of Excise Tax Credit on Similar State Excise or License Tax.
185.13 - Failure of Insurer to Comply With Chapter; Penalty.
185.16 - Requirements for Retirement.
185.161 - Optional Forms of Retirement Income.
185.18 - Disability Retirement.
185.19 - Separation From Municipal Service; Refunds.
185.191 - Lump-Sum Payment of Small Retirement Income.
185.21 - Death Prior to Retirement; Refunds of Contributions or Payment of Death Benefits.
185.221 - Annual Report to Division of Retirement; Actuarial Valuations.
185.25 - Exemption From Tax and Execution.
185.30 - Depository for Retirement Fund.
185.31 - Municipalities and Boards Independent of Other Municipalities and Boards and of Each Other.
185.34 - Disability in Line of Duty.
185.35 - Municipalities That Have Their Own Retirement Plans for Police Officers.
185.37 - Termination of Plan and Distribution of Fund.
185.38 - Transfer to Another State Retirement System; Benefits Payable.