North Carolina General Statutes
Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund.
§ 58-86-20 - State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; appropriations; contributions to fund; expenditures.

58-86-20. State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; appropriations; contributions to fund; expenditures.
The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund and shall invest its assets in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 147-69.2 and G.S. 147-69.3. The appropriations made by the General Assembly out of the general fund to provide money for administrative expenses shall be handled in the same manner as any other general fund appropriation. One-fourth of the appropriation made out of the general fund to provide for the financing of the pension fund shall be transferred quarterly to a special fund to be known as the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund. There shall be set up in the State Treasurer's office a special fund to be known as the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund, and all contributions made by the members of this pension fund shall be deposited in the special fund. All expenditures for refunds, investments or benefits shall be in the same manner as expenditures of other special funds. (1957, c. 1420, s. 1; 1959, c. 1212, s. 1; 1961, c. 980; 1971, c. 30; 1979, c. 467, s. 10; 1981, c. 1029, s. 1; 2013-284, s. 1(a).)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 58 - Insurance

Article 86 - North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund.

§ 58-86-1 - Fund established; administration by board of trustees; rules and regulations.

§ 58-86-2 - Definitions.

§ 58-86-6 - Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund Advisory Panel.

§ 58-86-10 - Powers and duties of the board.

§ 58-86-11 - Powers and duties of the advisory panel.

§ 58-86-20 - State Treasurer to be custodian of fund; appropriations; contributions to fund; expenditures.

§ 58-86-25 - Determination and certification of eligible firefighters.

§ 58-86-30 - Determination and certification of "eligible rescue squad worker."

§ 58-86-35 - Firefighters' application for membership in fund; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership.

§ 58-86-40 - Rescue squad worker's application for membership in funds; monthly payments by members; payments credited to separate accounts of members; termination of membership.

§ 58-86-45 - Additional retroactive membership.

§ 58-86-55 - Monthly pensions upon attaining the age of 55 years.

§ 58-86-60 - (See Note) Payments in lump sums.

§ 58-86-65 - Pro rata reduction of benefits when fund insufficient to pay in full.

§ 58-86-70 - Provisions subject to future legislative change.

§ 58-86-75 - Determination of creditable service; information furnished by applicants for membership.

§ 58-86-80 - Length of service not affected by serving in more than one department or squad; transfer from one department or squad to another.

§ 58-86-90 - Exemptions of pensions from attachment; rights nonassignable.

§ 58-86-95 - Leaves of absence; inactive membership.

§ 58-86-100 - Forfeiture of retirement benefits for certain felonies that would bring disrepute on a fire department or rescue squad.

§ 58-86-101 - Prohibition on purchase of forfeited service.