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. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2023] The following words...

§ 135-1.1 - Licensing and examining boards. - 135-1.1. Licensing and examining boards. (a) Any State board or...

§ 135-2 - Name and date of establishment. - 135-2. Name and date of establishment. A Retirement System is...

§ 135-3 - Membership. - 135-3. Membership. The membership of this Retirement System shall be...

§ 135-4 - Creditable service. - 135-4. Creditable service. (a) Repealed by Session Laws 2020-29, s....

§ 135-4A - Recodified. - 135-4A: Recodified.

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

§ 135-5 - Benefits. - 135-5. Benefits. (a) Service Retirement Benefits. (1) Any member may...

§ 135-5.1 - Optional retirement program for The University of North Carolina. - 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. - 135-5.3. Optional participation for charter schools operated by private nonprofit...

§ 135-5.4 - Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges. - 135-5.4. Optional retirement program for State-funded community colleges. (a) An...

§ 135-5.5 - Inactive employers. - 135-5.5. Inactive employers. (a) An employer shall be considered an...

§ 135-6 - Administration. - 135-6. Administration. (a) Administration by Board of Trustees; Corporate Name;...

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

§ 135-7 - Management of funds. - 135-7. Management of funds. (a) Vested in Board of Trustees....

§ 135-8 - Method of financing. - 135-8. Method of financing. (a) Funds to Which Assets of...

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

§ 135-10 - Protection against fraud. - 135-10. Protection against fraud. Any person who shall knowingly make...

§ 135-10.1 - Failure to respond. - 135-10.1. Failure to respond. If a member fails to respond...

§ 135-11 - Application of other pension laws. - 135-11. Application of other pension laws. Subject to the provisions...

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

§ 135-16.1 - Blind or visually impaired vendors. - 135-16.1. Blind or visually impaired vendors. Persons licensed by the...

§ 135-17 - Facility of payment. - 135-17. Facility of payment. In the event of the death...

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

§ 135-18.4 - Reservation of power to change. - 135-18.4. Reservation of power to change. The General Assembly reserves...

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

§ 135-18.7 - Internal Revenue Code compliance. - 135-18.7. Internal Revenue Code compliance. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions...

§ 135-18.8 - Deduction for payments allowed. - 135-18.8. Deduction for payments allowed. (a) Any beneficiary who is...

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

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

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

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

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