(a) Except for duty disability retirement, no member may retire before January 1, 2011.
(b) On or after the date a member attains early or normal retirement age, a member may retire and commence to receive retirement income payments on the first day of the calendar month following termination of employment and receipt of his or her written application for retirement in an amount as provided under this article: Provided, That retirement income payments under this plan are subject to the provisions of this article. Upon receipt of a request for estimation of benefits, the board shall promptly provide the member with an explanation of his or her optional forms of retirement benefits and the estimated gross monthly annuity. Upon receipt of properly executed retirement application forms from the member, the board shall process member's request for and commence payments as soon as administratively feasible.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5V. Emergency Medical Services Retirement System Act
§16-5V-6a. County Firefighter Members
§16-5V-6b. Transfer of County Firefighter Member Assets From Public Employees Retirement System
§16-5V-7. Creation of Fund; Investments; Actuarial Valuations
§16-5V-8. Members' Contributions; Employer Contributions
§16-5V-8a. Correction of Errors; Underpayments; Overpayments
§16-5V-9. Transfer From Public Employees Retirement System
§16-5V-10. Notice Requirements; Test Case
§16-5V-11. Retirement; Commencement of Benefits
§16-5V-12. Federal Law Maximum Benefit Limitations
§16-5V-13. Federal Law Minimum Required Distributions
§16-5V-14a. Rollovers and Transfers to Purchase Service Credit or Repay Withdrawn Contributions
§16-5V-16. Retirement Benefits
§16-5V-19. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Duty Related
§16-5V-20. Awards and Benefits for Disability -- Due to Other Causes
§16-5V-21. Same -- Physical Examinations; Termination of Disability
§16-5V-23. Awards and Benefits to Surviving Spouse -- When Member Dies in Performance of Duty, etc.
§16-5V-25. Additional Death Benefits and Scholarships -- Dependent Children
§16-5V-27. Double Death Benefits Prohibited
§16-5V-29. Fraud; Penalties; and Repayment
§16-5V-33. Limitation of County Liability