North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees.
§ 135-5.5 - Inactive employers.

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

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.