§ 9-3-702 — Definitions

Wyoming § 9-3-702

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 3: COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
• Art. 7: JUDICIAL RETIREMENT

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Account" means an account established for the
purpose of accounting for funds used to provide benefits to
employees covered under this act;
(ii) "Board" or "retirement board" means the
retirement board of the Wyoming retirement system established by
the Wyoming Retirement Act, article 4 of this chapter 3;
(iii) "Credited service" means service as a justice
of the supreme court, as a district judge or a circuit court
judge for which contributions were made and not refunded under
this act;
(iv) "Disability" means a determination by the
supreme court or a special supreme court of mandatory retirement
of the employee for a disability as provided in Wyoming
Constitution, Article 5, Section 6(g);
(v) "Employee" means any justice of the supreme
court, district judge, chancery court judge or circuit court
judge appointed to any of those offices on or after July 1,
1998, and with no prior service as a justice of the supreme
court or district judge at the time of the appointment.
"Employee" also includes any justice or judge who elects to
participate in the judicial retirement program under this act in
accordance with W.S. 9-3-713;
(vi) "Employer" means the Wyoming supreme court, for
justices, chancery court judges and circuit court judges, or a
district court;
(vii) "Highest average salary" means the average
annual salary of a member for the highest paid three (3) years
of continuous service;
(viii) "Interest" means interest compounded annually
at such rate or rates as shall be determined by the board, not
exceeding the average amount of interest actually earned per
annum by the account;
(ix) "Retirement program" means the Wyoming judicial
retirement program created by this act;
(x) "Salary" means the cash remuneration paid,
including contributions required by W.S. 9-3-704, to an employee
for his services;
(xi) "Member account" means:
(A) For an employee who has a minimum of four
(4) years of service or an employee initially employed before
July 1, 2018, the employee's contributions paid from any source;
(B) For an employee who has fewer than four (4)
years of service and who is initially employed on or after July
1, 2018, only the employee's contributions paid by a reduction
in cash salary of the employee.
(xii) "This act" means W.S. 9-3-701 through 9-3-713.