Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 7 - Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 47-7-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: The board may...

§ 47-7-2. Purpose of Fund; Legislative Intent - The fund is established as a voluntary pension system which...

Article 2 - Administration and Management of the Assets of the Fund

§ 47-7-20. Membership of the Board; Manner of Election; Compensation and Expenses - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 2; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-21. Creation of the Office of Executive Director of the Board; Appointment of the Executive Director; Compensation; Bond - There is created the office of executive director of the...

§ 47-7-22. Legal Adviser to the Board - The Attorney General shall act as legal adviser to the...

§ 47-7-23. Powers and Duties of the Board Generally - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 4; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-24. Power of the Board to Accept and Use Any Gift, Grant, or Bequest - The board may take or receive any gift, grant, or...

§ 47-7-25. Annual Audit of the Fund - The state auditor is directed to make an annual audit...

§ 47-7-26. Power of Board to Determine Eligibility for Membership or Retirement of Any Volunteer Firefighter Unable to Attend the Prescribed Number of Drills, Meetings, and Fires - Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the...

§ 47-7-27. Power of Board to Grant Retirement Benefit Increases - Any such increase may be uniform or may vary in...

Article 3 - Membership in the Fund

§ 47-7-40. Eligibility to Apply for Membership; Transfer of Georgia Class Nine Fire Department Pension Fund - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 5; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-41. Effect of Withdrawal of Contributions or Termination of Employment; Inactive Membership; Eligibility for Reinstatement; Credit for Time Spent on Leave of Absence and Resumption of Payments to Fund Upon Reinstatement as Active Member - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 368, § 5; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-42. Application for Membership by Firemen and Volunteer Firemen Previously Not Members - Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1040, § 3.

§ 47-7-43. Employees of the Fund - Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, each...

Article 4 - Financing the Fund

§ 47-7-60. Dues Required of Active Members; Effect of Failure to Pay Dues in Timely Manner; Suspended Membership - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 5; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-61. Tax on Premiums Charged by Fire Insurance Companies for Certain Classes of Coverage; Exclusions; Penalty for Failure to Report and Pay Such Tax - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 339, § 6; Ga. L....

Article 5 - Service Creditable Toward Retirement

§ 47-7-80. Transfer of Service Credits From One Fire Department to Another - A firefighter’s or volunteer firefighter’s length of service may be...

§ 47-7-81. Effect of Failure of Volunteer Fire Department to Hold Required Drills; Effect of Volunteer Firefighter’s Failure to Meet Attendance Requirements - A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021...

§ 47-7-82. Fire Department Employees Other Than Firefighters or Volunteer Firefighters - History. Code 1981, § 47-7-82 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-7-83. Service Credit of Member Who Is Also Member of Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund - No credit shall be given for service rendered after April...

§ 47-7-84. Credit for Prior Eligible Service by Persons Who Are Members as of September 1, 1992, or Who Applied for Membership on or Before That Date - provided, however, that such term shall not include a period...

§ 47-7-85. Credit for Prior Eligible Service by Persons Who Are Members as of July 1, 1998, or Become Members After That Date - History. Code 1981, § 47-7-85 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-7-87. Credit for Prior Eligible Service; Requirements - History. Code 1981, § 47-7-87 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-7-88. Impact of Active Duty Military Service Upon Receipt of Creditable Service Time - History. Code 1981, § 47-7-88 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-7-89. Calculating Creditable Service Time - The board is authorized to calculate creditable service on a...

§ 47-7-90. Impact of Sentence of Confinement on Accrual of Creditable Service - A member shall not earn creditable service for any service...

Article 6 - Retirement, Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Death Benefits

§ 47-7-100. Eligibility for Full Pension Benefits; Eligibility for Partial Benefits; Optional Pension Benefits; Vesting of Rights to Pension Benefits; Early Retirement Provisions - Click to view The option available under this subsection may...

§ 47-7-101. Eligibility for Retirement Benefits; Withdrawal of Application for Benefits Before Approval; Reemployment - History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 991, § 3; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-102. Eligibility for Disability Benefits; Notice of Injury; Application for Benefits; Periodic Medical Examinations; Termination of Benefits; Action Contesting Determination of Board - Such benefit shall be payable from the beginning of the...

§ 47-7-103. Benefits Payable Upon Death; Failure to Designate Beneficiary - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 368, § 6; Ga. L....

§ 47-7-104. Benefits Payable to Volunteer Firefighters Erroneously Found to Be Eligible for Such Benefits - Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding: shall...

§ 47-7-105. Refund of Contributions Upon Withdrawal From the Fund - Upon proper application and approval of the board, any member...

Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 47-7-120. Reduction of Benefits Upon Determination That Available Moneys Are Insufficient; Liability of Members of the Board for Such Reductions - If the moneys provided by this chapter are not sufficient...

§ 47-7-121. Vesting of Rights to Benefits - Benefits under this chapter shall be subject to future legislative...

§ 47-7-122. Exemption of Benefits Under This Chapter From Garnishment, Attachment, or Other Process; Exemption From Taxation; Assignment of Such Benefits - Benefits under this chapter shall not be subject to attachment,...

§ 47-7-123. Exemption of Assets of the Board From Taxation - The assets of the board, whether in the form of...

§ 47-7-124. Disposition of Funds Abandoned by Members Separated From the Service; Notice; Limitation on Asserting Certain Claims; Venue - History. Code 1981, § 47-7-124 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 47-7-125. Availability of Records of Local Departments to Board; Confidentiality - Upon request, an authorized representative of the board shall have...

§ 47-7-126. Penalty for False Statements or Falsified Records; Correction of Errors by the Board - the board may order that such person shall forfeit all...