§ 36-10-8. Refund of contributions — Repayment and restoration of credits.
A member who withdraws from service or ceases to be a member for any reason other than death or retirement shall be paid on demand a refund consisting of the accumulated contributions standing to his or her credit in his or her individual account, without interest. Any member receiving a refund shall thereby forfeit and relinquish all accrued rights as a member of the system together with credits for total service previously granted to the member; provided, however, that if any member who has received a refund shall subsequently reenter the service and again become a member of the system, he or she shall have the privilege of restoring all money previously received or disbursed to his or her credit as a refund of contributions, plus regular interest for the period from the date of refund to the date of the restoration. Upon the repayment of such refund including accrued interest as herein provided, the member shall again receive credit for the amount of total service which he or she had previously forfeited by the acceptance of the refund. The restoration of that credit shall be permitted only after the member shall have rendered at least one year of continuous service following his or her latest reentry into service for which he or she shall have made contributions to this system.
History of Section.P.L. 1936, ch. 2334, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 18, §§ 9, 10; P.L. 1947, ch. 1971, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 36-10-8; P.L. 1976, ch. 315, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 163, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 344, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 356, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 7; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 7.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 36-10 - Retirement System — Contributions and Benefits
Section 36-10-1. - Member contributions — Deduction from compensation.
Section 36-10-1.1. - Department payment of member contributions.
Section 36-10-2. - State contributions.
Section 36-10-2.1. - Actuarial cost method.
Section 36-10-3. - Credits to individuals in annuity savings account.
Section 36-10-4. - Credits and charges to contingent reserve account.
Section 36-10-6. - Agreements for federal contributions.
Section 36-10-7. - Guaranty by state — Annual appropriations.
Section 36-10-8. - Refund of contributions — Repayment and restoration of credits.
Section 36-10-9. - Retirement on service allowance — In general.
Section 36-10-9.1. - Retirement on service allowance — Legislators.
Section 36-10-9.2. - Retirement on service allowance — Correctional officers.
Section 36-10-9.3. - Retirement on service allowance — Registered nurses.
Section 36-10-9.4. - Post-retirement service as legislator.
Section 36-10-9.5. - Repealed.
Section 36-10-9.6. - Aeronautics inspectors — Retirement.
Section 36-10-9.7. - Electronic funds transfer.
Section 36-10-10. - Amount of service retirement allowance.
Section 36-10-10.1. - Amount of service retirement allowance — Legislators.
Section 36-10-10.2. - Amount of service retirement allowance — Correctional officers.
Section 36-10-10.3. - Social security supplemental option.
Section 36-10-10.4. - Effect of deferral and/or reduction of salary.
Section 36-10-11. - Service allowance to member withdrawing from service before retirement age.
Section 36-10-12. - Retirement for ordinary disability.
Section 36-10-13. - Amount of ordinary disability benefit.
Section 36-10-14. - Retirement for accidental disability.
Section 36-10-15. - Amount of accidental disability benefit.
Section 36-10-16. - Disability benefits pending final decision on application.
Section 36-10-18. - Optional benefits.
Section 36-10-19.1. - Optional annuity protection — In service.
Section 36-10-20. - Accidental death benefits.
Section 36-10-21. - Ordinary death benefit.
Section 36-10-22. - Retention of death benefit coverage by general assembly member not reelected.
Section 36-10-23. - Benefit payable on death after retirement.
Section 36-10-23.1. - Benefit payable on death of retired legislator.
Section 36-10-24. - Person to whom death benefit payable.
Section 36-10-25 - — 36-10-30. Repealed.
Section 36-10-31. - Deduction of amounts received from workers’ compensation or as damages.
Section 36-10-32. - Tax exemption.
Section 36-10-33. - Penalty for fraudulent claim or statement.
Section 36-10-34. - Exemption of benefits and contributions from attachment.
Section 36-10-35. - Additional benefits payable to retired employees.
Section 36-10-35.1. - One time adjustment to original retirement allowances.
Section 36-10-36. - Post-retirement employment.
Section 36-10-36.1. - Post-retirement employment related to COVID-19.
Section 36-10-37. - Retirement benefits for certain general state officers.
Section 36-10-38. - Combined service credits of general state officers.
Section 36-10-39. - Fiscal impact of proposed legislation impacting the retirement system.