Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 8-3 - Justices of Supreme, Superior, and Family Courts
Section 8-3-17. - State contributions.

§ 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

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 8-3-5. - Repealed.

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 8-3-7.1. - Repealed.

Section 8-3-7.2. - No incremental retirement benefit for temporary service as chief justice, presiding justice or chief judge.

Section 8-3-8. - Retirement of justices on full pay — Assignment as associate justices.

Section 8-3-8.1. - Repealed.

Section 8-3-8.2. - No incremental retirement benefit for temporary service as chief justice, presiding justice or chief judge.

Section 8-3-9. - Computation of service time as to former courts.

Section 8-3-10. - Service after retirement.

Section 8-3-11. - Allowances to surviving spouses, domestic partners or minor children of deceased justices.

Section 8-3-12. - Retirement of judges with general assembly or office service.

Section 8-3-13. - Pension for surviving spouses or domestic partners of judges dying prior to May 10, 1974.

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.

Section 8-3-19. - Domestic partner — Definition.

Section 8-3-20. - Severability.