20 NCAC 02N .0218. RETIREMENT BENEFITS

(a)  In order to receive retirement benefits under G.S. 58‑86‑55 a member must submit to the office of the director an application for service retirement and the certification of retirement form.  The applications and certifications will be processed at the end of the month; therefore, the application and certification must be filed with the office of the director at least 30 days prior to the last day worked if the applicant is to receive retirement benefits by the first of the month following his retirement.

(b)  The application for service retirement is used to determine when benefits commence and the amount of benefits.  The signature of the applicant must be notarized.  The application asks for personal identification information including the member's name, his register number, age and designated beneficiary.

(c)  The certification of retirement form asks the retiring member's fire chief or rescue squad captain to certify the date of retirement.  The form asks for personal identification information such as the retiree's name, last date of employment, and the chief's or captain's certification of retirement.

(d)  A member who has met all the requirements for receipt of a pension as set out in G.S. 55‑86‑55, and whose 20 years of service as an "eligible fireman" or "eligible rescue squad worker" were rendered exclusively through volunteer service, shall be deemed to be terminated and retired and therefore eligible to receive the monthly pension provided by G.S. 58‑86‑55 regardless of any capacity in which he/she may be employed or reemployed, including salaried positions as firemen or rescue squad workers.

(e)  The forms described in Paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Rule may be obtained from the office of the director at the address shown in Rule .0106 of this Subchapter.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58‑86‑10; 58‑86‑55;

Eff. June 1, 1988;

Recodified from 3 NCAC 3 Eff. May 1, 1993;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1993.