§ 8-3-17. State contributions.
The state of Rhode Island shall make its contribution for the maintaining of the system established by § 8-3-16 and providing the annuities, benefits, and retirement allowances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by annually appropriating an amount that will pay a rate percent of the compensation paid after December 31, 1989, to judges engaged after December 31, 1989. The rate percent shall be computed and certified in accordance with the procedures set forth in §§ 36-8-13 and 36-10-2 under rules and regulations promulgated by the retirement board pursuant to § 36-8-3. The amounts that would have been contributed shall be deposited in a special fund and not used for any purpose on the date contributions are withheld but no later than three (3) business days following the pay period ending in which contributions were withheld.
History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 494, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 507, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 5, art. 10, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 68, art. 7, § 10; P.L. 2010, ch. 9, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 10, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 408, § 15; P.L. 2011, ch. 409, § 15; P.L. 2019, ch. 205, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 271, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 8 - Courts and Civil Procedure – Courts
Chapter 8-3 - Justices of Supreme, Superior, and Family Courts
Section 8-3-1. - Engagement of office — Restriction on practice of law.
Section 8-3-2. - Precedence of associate justices.
Section 8-3-3. - Vacancy in office or inability of chief justice of supreme court.
Section 8-3-4. - Vacancy in office, inability, or absence of presiding justice of superior court.
Section 8-3-6. - Justices as conservators of peace — Powers in criminal cases.
Section 8-3-7. - Retirement of justices on reduced pay — Assignment as associate justices.
Section 8-3-8. - Retirement of justices on full pay — Assignment as associate justices.
Section 8-3-9. - Computation of service time as to former courts.
Section 8-3-10. - Service after retirement.
Section 8-3-12. - Retirement of judges with general assembly or office service.
Section 8-3-14. - Applicability of §§ 8-3-12 — 8-3-14.
Section 8-3-15. - Cost-of-living allowance.
Section 8-3-16. - Retirement contribution.
Section 8-3-17. - State contributions.
Section 8-3-18. - Calculation of retirement benefits.