135-5.5. Inactive employers.
(a) An employer shall be considered an inactive employer if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) The employer has no employees that qualify for membership in any System under this Chapter.
(2) The employer has made no employer contributions for at least one month.
(3) The employer makes a request in writing to the Retirement Systems Division of the Department of State Treasurer to be made inactive.
(4) The Retirement Systems Division of the State Treasurer has reviewed the employer request to become inactive and has granted that request. The Retirement Systems Division shall provide written notification to the requesting employer of any decisions made under this section.
(b) Not later than April 30 of each calendar year, the Retirement Systems Division of the Department of State Treasurer shall make a report to the Board on all employers who were determined to be inactive employers in that preceding calendar year. (2020-48, s. 1.9(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
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.
§ 135-4.1 - Reciprocity of creditable service with other State-administered retirement systems.
§ 135-5.1 - Optional retirement program for The University of North Carolina.
§ 135-5.4 - Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges.
§ 135-5.5 - Inactive employers.
§ 135-6.1 - Member retirement record files held by the Retirement System.
§ 135-7 - Management of funds.
§ 135-8 - Method of financing.
§ 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.
§ 135-18.4 - 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.
§ 135-18.10B - Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.
§ 135-18.11 - Improper receipt of decedent's retirement allowance.