§ 5-10.2-4-1.9 — Eligibility of certain state officers for normal retirement

Indiana § 5-10.2-4-1.9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 10.2: PUBLIC RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
• Ch. 4: Retirement and Disability Benefits

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9. (a) For purposes of this section, "state
officer" means the secretary of state, state comptroller (referred to as
"auditor of state" in the Constitution of the State of Indiana), and
treasurer of state.
(b) This section applies only to a member of the public employees'
retirement fund:
(1) who has served as a state officer; and
(2) whose term of office as a state officer commenced after the
election held on November 5, 2002.
(c) A member is eligible for normal retirement after becoming
sixty-five (65) years of age if the member:
(1) has:
(A) served as a state officer for at least eight (8) years; or
(B) been elected at least two (2) times and would have served
at least eight (8) years as a state officer had the member's term
of office not been shortened under a statute enacted to establish
uniform dates for beginning the terms of state officers; and
(2) is prohibited by Article 6, Section 1 of the Constitution of the
State of Indiana from serving in that office for more than eight (8)
years in any period of twelve (12) years.
(d) A member who:
(1) has served as a state officer; and
(2) does not meet the requirements of subsection (c);
is eligible for normal retirement if the member has attained vested
status (as defined in IC 5-10.2-1-8(a)) and meets the requirements of
section 1 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.115-2008, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.40-2025, SEC.8.