Article 26.--RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES
20-2606.Refund of accumulated contributions,when; reinstatement to original membership status, return of withdrawncontributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.(a) Any judge whose service is terminated prior to retirement, for any causeother than death, upon writtenrequest to the board and after 30 days after such termination, may havereturned the total amount of accumulatedcontributions which the judge has made to the fundafter the retirement system for judges has a reasonable time to processthe application for withdrawal. The return ofaccumulated contributions to a judge shall precludethat judge from any benefits under the retirement system for judges unlessand until that judge again serves in such capacity.
(b) Any incumbent judge over 70 years of age with a total service of atleast eight years at the time the judge's present term of office expires,or at the time of retirement if the judge retires before the end of thejudge's present term, shall receive retirement annuities as provided inK.S.A. 20-2608, 20-2609 and 20-2610, and any amendments thereto, unlessthe judge requests the return of accumulated contributions under this section.
(c) In case any judge, who has had such judge's accumulated contributionsreturned under this section, serves again in such capacity, such judge mayreturn, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto,the amount refunded under this section without interest or penalty and regainsuch judge's original status under the retirement system for judges.
(d) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto, anymember of the retirement system for judges who was previouslya member of the Kansas public employees retirement system or the Kansaspolice and firemen's retirement system and who forfeited service creditunder either of those systems by reason of termination of employment andwithdrawal of their contributions to that system, may elect to purchase servicecredit for the previously forfeited service credit by means ofhaving employee contributions as provided in K.S.A. 20-2603 and amendmentsthereto deducted from such judge's compensation at an additional rate ofcontribution, based upon such judge's attained age at the time of purchase andusing actuarial assumptions and tables in use by the retirement system at suchtime of purchase for such periods of service. Such additional rate ofcontribution shall commence at the beginning of the quarter following suchelection and shall remain in effect until all of the full quarters of suchservice have been purchased. Such member may purchase such service by means ofa single lump-sum payment in lieu of employee contributions as provided in thissubsection. Such service shall be recredited to that system. The amount of thelump-sum payment shall be determined by the actuary using the member's thencurrent annual rate of compensationor the member's final average salary atthe time the member elects to purchase such service credit, whichever ishigher,the actuarial assumptions and tables then currently in use by thatretirement system and the judge's attained age.
Article 26.--RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES
20-2606.Refund of accumulated contributions,when; reinstatement to original membership status, return of withdrawncontributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.(a) Any judge whose service is terminated prior to retirement, for any causeother than death, upon writtenrequest to the board and after 30 days after such termination, may havereturned the total amount of accumulatedcontributions which the judge has made to the fundafter the retirement system for judges has a reasonable time to processthe application for withdrawal. The return ofaccumulated contributions to a judge shall precludethat judge from any benefits under the retirement system for judges unlessand until that judge again serves in such capacity.
(b) Any incumbent judge over 70 years of age with a total service of atleast eight years at the time the judge's present term of office expires,or at the time of retirement if the judge retires before the end of thejudge's present term, shall receive retirement annuities as provided inK.S.A. 20-2608, 20-2609 and 20-2610, and any amendments thereto, unlessthe judge requests the return of accumulated contributions under this section.
(c) In case any judge, who has had such judge's accumulated contributionsreturned under this section, serves again in such capacity, such judge mayreturn, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto,the amount refunded under this section without interest or penalty and regainsuch judge's original status under the retirement system for judges.
(d) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto, anymember of the retirement system for judges who was previouslya member of the Kansas public employees retirement system or the Kansaspolice and firemen's retirement system and who forfeited service creditunder either of those systems by reason of termination of employment andwithdrawal of their contributions to that system, may elect to purchase servicecredit for the previously forfeited service credit by means ofhaving employee contributions as provided in K.S.A. 20-2603 and amendmentsthereto deducted from such judge's compensation at an additional rate ofcontribution, based upon such judge's attained age at the time of purchase andusing actuarial assumptions and tables in use by the retirement system at suchtime of purchase for such periods of service. Such additional rate ofcontribution shall commence at the beginning of the quarter following suchelection and shall remain in effect until all of the full quarters of suchservice have been purchased. Such member may purchase such service by means ofa single lump-sum payment in lieu of employee contributions as provided in thissubsection. Such service shall be recredited to that system. The amount of thelump-sum payment shall be determined by the actuary using the member's thencurrent annual rate of compensationor the member's final average salary atthe time the member elects to purchase such service credit, whichever ishigher,the actuarial assumptions and tables then currently in use by thatretirement system and the judge's attained age.
Article 26.--RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUSTICES AND JUDGES
20-2606.Refund of accumulated contributions,when; reinstatement to original membership status, return of withdrawncontributions; purchase of previously forfeited service credit.(a) Any judge whose service is terminated prior to retirement, for any causeother than death, upon writtenrequest to the board and after 30 days after such termination, may havereturned the total amount of accumulatedcontributions which the judge has made to the fundafter the retirement system for judges has a reasonable time to processthe application for withdrawal. The return ofaccumulated contributions to a judge shall precludethat judge from any benefits under the retirement system for judges unlessand until that judge again serves in such capacity.
(b) Any incumbent judge over 70 years of age with a total service of atleast eight years at the time the judge's present term of office expires,or at the time of retirement if the judge retires before the end of thejudge's present term, shall receive retirement annuities as provided inK.S.A. 20-2608, 20-2609 and 20-2610, and any amendments thereto, unlessthe judge requests the return of accumulated contributions under this section.
(c) In case any judge, who has had such judge's accumulated contributionsreturned under this section, serves again in such capacity, such judge mayreturn, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto,the amount refunded under this section without interest or penalty and regainsuch judge's original status under the retirement system for judges.
(d) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 74-49,123 and amendments thereto, anymember of the retirement system for judges who was previouslya member of the Kansas public employees retirement system or the Kansaspolice and firemen's retirement system and who forfeited service creditunder either of those systems by reason of termination of employment andwithdrawal of their contributions to that system, may elect to purchase servicecredit for the previously forfeited service credit by means ofhaving employee contributions as provided in K.S.A. 20-2603 and amendmentsthereto deducted from such judge's compensation at an additional rate ofcontribution, based upon such judge's attained age at the time of purchase andusing actuarial assumptions and tables in use by the retirement system at suchtime of purchase for such periods of service. Such additional rate ofcontribution shall commence at the beginning of the quarter following suchelection and shall remain in effect until all of the full quarters of suchservice have been purchased. Such member may purchase such service by means ofa single lump-sum payment in lieu of employee contributions as provided in thissubsection. Such service shall be recredited to that system. The amount of thelump-sum payment shall be determined by the actuary using the member's thencurrent annual rate of compensationor the member's final average salary atthe time the member elects to purchase such service credit, whichever ishigher,the actuarial assumptions and tables then currently in use by thatretirement system and the judge's attained age.
