North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees.
§ 135-18.6 - Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.

135-18.6. Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.
In the event of the termination or partial termination of the Retirement System or in the event of complete discontinuance of contributions under the Retirement System, the rights of all affected members to benefits accrued to the date of such termination, partial termination, or discontinuance, to the extent funded as of such date, or the amounts credited to the members' accounts, shall be nonforfeitable and fully vested. (1987; c. 177, s. 1(a), (b).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 135 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees

Article 1 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees.

§ 135-1 - Definitions[Effective until January 1, 2023]

§ 135-1.1 - Licensing and examining boards.

§ 135-2 - Name and date of establishment.

§ 135-3 - Membership.

§ 135-4 - Creditable service.

§ 135-4A - Recodified.

§ 135-4.1 - Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.

§ 135-5 - Benefits.

§ 135-5.1 - Optional retirement program for The University of North Carolina.

§ 135-5.3 - Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit corporations or municipalities.

§ 135-5.4 - Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges.

§ 135-5.5 - Inactive employers.

§ 135-6 - Administration.

§ 135-6.1 - Member retirement record files held by the Retirement System.

§ 135-7 - Management of funds.

§ 135-8 - Method of financing.

§ 135-9 - Exemption from garnishment, attachment, etc.; employing unit to offset amount owed by member or beneficiary.

§ 135-10 - Protection against fraud.

§ 135-10.1 - Failure to respond.

§ 135-11 - Application of other pension laws.

§ 135-12 - Obligation of maintaining reserves and paying benefits.

§ 135-16.1 - Blind or visually impaired vendors.

§ 135-17 - Facility of payment.

§ 135-18.1 - Transfer of credits from the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System.

§ 135-18.4 - Reservation of power to change.

§ 135-18.6 - Termination or partial termination; discontinuance of contributions.

§ 135-18.7 - Internal Revenue Code compliance.

§ 135-18.8 - Deduction for payments allowed.

§ 135-18.9 - Transfer of members from the Legislative Retirement System or the Consolidated Judicial Retirement System.

§ 135-18.10 - Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies committed while serving as elected government official.

§ 135-18.10A - Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies related to employment or holding office.

§ 135-18.10B - Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.

§ 135-18.11 - Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance.