Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 86
Police Relief and Pension Systems
←86.1280
Section 86.1310.1
86.1320→
August 28, 2015
Definitions.
86.1310. The following words and phrases as used in sections 86.1310
to 86.1640 shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is
plainly required by the context:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of all amounts deducted from
the compensation of a member and paid to the retirement board, together
with all amounts paid to the retirement board by a member or by a member's
beneficiary for the purchase of prior service credits or any other purpose
permitted under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640, in all cases with interest, if
any, thereon at a rate determined from time to time for such purpose by the
retirement board;
(2) "Actuarial cost", the present value of a future payment or series
of payments as calculated by applying the actuarial assumptions established
according to subsection 8 of section 86.1630;
(3) "Beneficiary", any person entitled, either currently or
conditionally, to receive pension or other benefits provided in sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(4) "Board of police commissioners", the board composed of police
commissioners authorized by law to employ and manage an organized police
force in the cities;
(5) "City" or "cities", any city which now has or may hereafter have
a population of more than three hundred thousand and less than seven
hundred thousand inhabitants, or any city that has made an election under
section 86.1320 to continue a civilian employees' retirement system
theretofore maintained under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640;
(6) "Compensation", the basic wage or salary paid a member for any
period, excluding bonuses, overtime pay, expense allowances, and other
extraordinary compensation; except that, notwithstanding such provision,
compensation for any year for any member shall not exceed the amount
permitted to be taken into account under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
Revenue Code as applicable to such year;
(7) "Consultant", unless otherwise specifically defined, means a
person retained by the retirement system as a special consultant on the
problems of retirement, aging and related matters who, upon request of the
retirement board, shall give opinions and be available to give opinions in
writing or orally in response to such requests, as may be needed by the
board;
(8) "Creditable service", service qualifying as a determinant of a
member's pension or other benefit under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by
meeting the requirements specified in such sections, or section 105.691;
(9) "Employee", any regularly appointed civilian employee of the
police department of the city as specified in sections 86.1310 to 86.1640
who is:
(a) Appointed prior to August 28, 2011, and is not eligible to
receive a pension from the police retirement system of said city;
(b) Appointed on or after August 28, 2011, and is not eligible to
receive a pension from the police retirement system of such city or from
any other retirement or pension system of such city;
(10) "Final compensation":
(a) For a Tier I member as described in subdivision (13) of this
section, the average annual compensation of a member during the member's
service if less than two years, or the twenty-four months of service for
which the member received the highest salary whether consecutive or
otherwise;
(b) For a Tier II member as described in subdivision (13) of this
section, the average annual compensation of a member during the member's
service if less than three years, or the thirty-six months of service for
which the member received the highest salary whether consecutive or
otherwise;
(c) For any period of time when a member is paid on a frequency other
than monthly, the member's salary for such period shall be deemed to be the
monthly equivalent of the member's annual rate of compensation for such
period;
(11) "Internal Revenue Code", the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended;
(12) "Medical board", not less than one nor more than three
physicians appointed by the retirement board to arrange for and conduct
medical examinations as directed by the retirement board;
(13) "Member", a member of the civilian employees' retirement system
as described in section 86.1480:
(a) "Tier I member", any person who became a member prior to August
28, 2013, and who remains a member on August 28, 2013, shall remain a Tier
I member until such member's membership is terminated as described in
section 86.1520;
(b) "Tier I surviving spouse", the surviving spouse of a Tier I
member;
(c) "Tier II member", any person who became a member on or after
August 28, 2013;
(d) "Tier II surviving spouse", the surviving spouse of a Tier II
member;
(e) Any person whose membership is terminated as described in section
86.1520 and who reenters membership on or after August 28, 2013, shall
become a member under paragraph (c) of this subdivision;
(14) "Pension", annual payments for life, payable monthly, at the
times described in section 86.1420;
(15) "Pension fund", the fund resulting from contributions made
thereto by the cities affected by sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 and by the
members of the civilian employees' retirement system;
(16) "Retirement", termination of a member's status as an employee of
the police department of the city at a time when the member or the member's
beneficiary is immediately entitled to one or more benefits under sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(17) "Retirement board" or "board", the board provided in section
86.1330 to administer the retirement system;
(18) "Retirement system", the civilian employees' retirement system
of the police department of the cities as defined in section 86.1320;
(19) "Surviving spouse", when determining whether a person is
entitled to benefits under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by reason of
surviving a member, shall include only:
(a) The person who was married to the member at the time of the
member's death in service prior to August 28, 2001, and who had not
remarried prior to August 28, 2001;
(b) The person who was married to the member at the time of the
member's death in service on or after August 28, 2001;
(c) In the case of any member who both retired and died prior to
August 28, 2001, the person who was married to the member at the time of
the member's death and who had not remarried prior to August 28, 2001;
(d) In the case of any member who retired prior to August 28, 2001,
and died on or after that date, the person who was married to the member at
the time of the member's death; or
(e) In the case of any member who retired on or after August 28,
2001, the person who was married to the member at both the time of the
member's retirement and the time of the member's death.
(L. 2005 H.B. 323, A.L. 2011 H.B. 183 merged with H.B. 282, A.L. 2013
H.B. 116 merged with H.B. 418)
2011
2005
2011
86.1310. The following words and phrases as used in sections 86.1310
to 86.1640 shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is
plainly required by the context:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of all amounts deducted from
the compensation of a member and paid to the retirement board, together
with all amounts paid to the retirement board by a member or by a member's
beneficiary for the purchase of prior service credits or any other purpose
permitted under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640, in all cases with interest, if
any, thereon at a rate determined from time to time for such purpose by the
retirement board;
(2) "Actuarial cost", the present value of a future payment or series
of payments as calculated by applying the actuarial assumptions established
according to subsection 8 of section 86.1630;
(3) "Beneficiary", any person entitled, either currently or
conditionally, to receive pension or other benefits provided in sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(4) "Board of police commissioners", the board composed of police
commissioners authorized by law to employ and manage an organized police
force in the cities;
(5) "City" or "cities", any city which now has or may hereafter have
a population of more than three hundred thousand and less than seven
hundred thousand inhabitants, or any city that has made an election under
section 86.1320 to continue a civilian employees' retirement system
theretofore maintained under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640;
(6) "Compensation", the basic wage or salary paid a member for any
period, excluding bonuses, overtime pay, expense allowances, and other
extraordinary compensation; except that, notwithstanding such provision,
compensation for any year for any member shall not exceed the amount
permitted to be taken into account under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal
Revenue Code as applicable to such year;
(7) "Consultant", unless otherwise specifically defined, means a
person retained by the retirement system as a special consultant on the
problems of retirement, aging and related matters who, upon request of the
retirement board, shall give opinions and be available to give opinions in
writing or orally in response to such requests, as may be needed by the
board;
(8) "Creditable service", service qualifying as a determinant of a
member's pension or other benefit under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by
meeting the requirements specified in such sections, or section 105.691;
(9) "Employee", any regularly appointed civilian employee of the
police department of the city as specified in sections 86.1310 to 86.1640
who is:
(a) Appointed prior to August 28, 2011, and is not eligible to
receive a pension from the police retirement system of said city;
(b) Appointed on or after August 28, 2011, and is not eligible to
receive a pension from the police retirement system of such city or from
any other retirement or pension system of such city;
(10) "Final compensation", the average annual compensation of a
member during the member's service if less than two years, or the
twenty-four months of service for which the member received the highest
salary whether consecutive or otherwise. For any period of time when a
member is paid on a frequency other than monthly, the member's salary for
such period shall be deemed to be the monthly equivalent of the member's
annual rate of compensation for such period;
(11) "Internal Revenue Code", the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended;
(12) "Medical board", not less than one nor more than three
physicians appointed by the retirement board to arrange for and conduct
medical examinations as directed by the retirement board;
(13) "Member", a member of the civilian employees' retirement system
as described in section 86.1480;
(14) "Pension", annual payments for life, payable monthly, at the
times described in section 86.1420;
(15) "Pension fund", the fund resulting from contributions made
thereto by the cities affected by sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 and by the
members of the civilian employees' retirement system;
(16) "Retirement", termination of a member's status as an employee of
the police department of the city at a time when the member or the member's
beneficiary is immediately entitled to one or more benefits under sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(17) "Retirement board" or "board", the board provided in section
86.1330 to administer the retirement system;
(18) "Retirement system", the civilian employees' retirement system
of the police department of the cities as defined in section 86.1320;
(19) "Surviving spouse", when determining whether a person is
entitled to benefits under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by reason of
surviving a member, shall include only:
(a) The person who was married to the member at the time of the
member's death in service prior to August 28, 2001, and who had not
remarried prior to August 28, 2001;
(b) The person who was married to the member at the time of the
member's death in service on or after August 28, 2001;
(c) In the case of any member who both retired and died prior to
August 28, 2001, the person who was married to the member at the time of
the member's death and who had not remarried prior to August 28, 2001;
(d) In the case of any member who retired prior to August 28, 2001,
and died on or after that date, the person who was married to the member at
the time of the member's death; or
(e) In the case of any member who retired on or after August 28,
2001, the person who was married to the member at both the time of the
member's retirement and the time of the member's death.
2005
86.1310. The following words and phrases as used in sections 86.1310 to
86.1640 shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is
plainly required by the context:
(1) "Accumulated contributions", the sum of all amounts deducted from
the compensation of a member and paid to the retirement board, together with
all amounts paid to the retirement board by a member or by a member's
beneficiary for the purchase of prior service credits or any other purpose
permitted under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640, in all cases with interest
thereon at a rate determined from time to time for such purpose by the
retirement board;
(2) "Beneficiary", any person entitled, either currently or
conditionally, to receive pension or other benefits provided in sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(3) "Board of police commissioners", the board composed of police
commissioners authorized by law to employ and manage an organized police
force in the cities;
(4) "City" or "cities", any city which now has or may hereafter have a
population of more than three hundred thousand and less than seven hundred
thousand inhabitants, or any city that has made an election under section
86.1320 to continue a civilian employees' retirement system theretofore
maintained under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640;
(5) "Compensation", the basic wage or salary paid a member for any
period, excluding bonuses, overtime pay, expense allowances, and other
extraordinary compensation; except that, notwithstanding such provision,
compensation for any year for any member shall not exceed the amount permitted
to be taken into account under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue
Code as applicable to such year;
(6) "Consultant", unless otherwise specifically defined, means a person
retained by the retirement system as a special consultant on the problems of
retirement, aging and related matters who, upon request of the retirement
board, shall give opinions and be available to give opinions in writing or
orally in response to such requests, as may be needed by the board;
(7) "Creditable service", service qualifying as a determinant of a
member's pension or other benefit under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by
meeting the requirements specified in such sections, or section 105.691;
(8) "Employee", any regularly appointed civilian employee of the police
department of the city as specified in sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 who is not
eligible to receive a pension from the police retirement system of said city;
(9) "Final compensation", the average annual compensation of a member
during the member's service if less than two years, or the twenty-four months
of service for which the member received the highest salary whether
consecutive or otherwise. For any period of time when a member is paid on a
frequency other than monthly, the member's salary for such period shall be
deemed to be the monthly equivalent of the member's annual rate of
compensation for such period;
(10) "Internal Revenue Code", the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended;
(11) "Medical board", not less than one nor more than three physicians
appointed by the retirement board to arrange for and conduct medical
examinations as directed by the retirement board;
(12) "Member", a member of the civilian employees' retirement system as
described in section 86.1480;
(13) "Pension", annual payments for life, payable monthly, beginning with
the date of retirement or other applicable commencement date and ending with
death;
(14) "Pension fund", the fund resulting from contributions made thereto
by the cities affected by sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 and by the members of
the civilian employees' retirement system;
(15) "Retirement", termination of a member's status as an employee of the
police department of the city at a time when the member or the member's
beneficiary is immediately entitled to one or more benefits under sections
86.1310 to 86.1640;
(16) "Retirement board" or "board", the board provided in section 86.1330
to administer the retirement system;
(17) "Retirement system", the civilian employees' retirement system of
the police department of the cities as defined in section 86.1320;
(18) "Surviving spouse", when determining whether a person is entitled to
benefits under sections 86.1310 to 86.1640 by reason of surviving a member,
shall include only:
(a) The person who was married to the member at the time of the member's
death in service prior to August 28, 2001, and who had not remarried prior to
August 28, 2001;
(b) The person who was married to the member at the time of the member's
death in service on or after August 28, 2001;
(c) In the case of any member who both retired and died prior to August
28, 2001, the person who was married to the member at the time of the
member's death and who had not remarried prior to August 28, 2001;
(d) In the case of any member who retired prior to August 28, 2001, and
died on or after that date, the person who was married to the member at the
time of the member's death; or
(e) In the case of any member who retired on or after August 28, 2001,
the person who was married to the member at both the time of the member's
retirement and the time of the member's death.
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