Section 145.01. Public employees retirement system definitions

Section 145.011. Certain university and college employees included

Section 145.012. Public employee defined

Section 145.013. Fireman electing to remain in system

Section 145.014. Regional council of governments employees

Section 145.015. County historical society employee electing to remain in system

Section 145.016. Credit for contributing service

Section 145.017. Calculation of final average salary

Section 145.02. [Repealed]

Section 145.03. Public employees retirement system - exemption from compulsory membership

Section 145.031. Exemption requests by Hamilton county municipal court employees

Section 145.032. Exemption requests by Hamilton county air pollution control employees

Section 145.033. Exemption requests by Cincinnati correctional institute employees

Section 145.034. Exemption requests by members becoming subject to social security tax

Section 145.035. Exemption requests by department of development employees located in foreign countries

Section 145.036. Transmission of list of independent contractors; determination of status by board

Section 145.037. Request to be classified as public employee

Section 145.038. Acknowledgement of independent contractor status

Section 145.04. Public employees retirement board

Section 145.041. Orientation program required for members - continuing education

Section 145.042. Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term

Section 145.05. Term of office - election of employee members - eligibility - nomination by petition

Section 145.051. Special election where person elected unable to serve

Section 145.052. Board member election unnecessary if only one candidate nominated

Section 145.053. Candidate campaign finance statements - donor statement of independent expenditures

Section 145.054. Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities

Section 145.055. Complaint alleging violation of RC 145.054 - procedure - fine

Section 145.057. Disqualification of convicted member - misconduct in office - removal procedure

Section 145.058. Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results

Section 145.06. Vacancies

Section 145.07. Oath of office - quorum - meetings

Section 145.08. Reimbursing expenses of board members - liability insurance

Section 145.09. Election of chairperson and appointment of executive director - powers and duties of board

Section 145.091. Administering defined benefit and defined contribution plans

Section 145.092. Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget

Section 145.093. Ethics policy - commission approval - ethics training

Section 145.094. Chief investment officer - supervision duties - monitoring of securities transactions

Section 145.095. Selection of internal auditor

Section 145.10. Legal adviser

Section 145.101. Venue for court actions

Section 145.11. Investment powers and fiduciary duties of board

Section 145.111. No board member or employee shall have an interest in board funds

Section 145.112. Prohibited business transactions

Section 145.113. Restrictions on fiduciaries

Section 145.114. Designation of Ohio-qualified agents - selection policy - utilization - annual report

Section 145.115. Annual disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission

Section 145.116. Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report

Section 145.12. Certifying rate necessary to pay employer contributions

Section 145.13. Denomination of bonds

Section 145.14. Percentage of funds available for annuities and other payments - deposit

Section 145.15. Employee information provided by each department

Section 145.16. Statement to be filed by employee member

Section 145.17. Department monthly statement

Section 145.171. Information to new employees

Section 145.18. Records kept by department heads

Section 145.19. Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan

Section 145.191. Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan

Section 145.192. Effect of electing defined contribution plan

Section 145.193. Election after reemployment

Section 145.194. Contributions by law enforcement or public safety officers to defined contribution plan

Section 145.195. Participants in both defined benefit and defined contribution plans

Section 145.20. Elective officials may become members of system - credit for prior service

Section 145.201. Additional service credit purchased by elected or appointed officials

Section 145.202. [Repealed]

Section 145.203. [Repealed]

Section 145.21. Individual accounts for each member - mortality tables

Section 145.22. Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements

Section 145.221. Amortizing unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability

Section 145.23. Creation of funds

Section 145.24. Inequality of contributions by employer

Section 145.25. Each fund is separate legal entity

Section 145.26. Treasurer of state custodian of funds

Section 145.27. Annual statement of funds

Section 145.28. Purchase of service credit for period of self-exemption

Section 145.29.

Section 145.291. Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption

Section 145.292. Credit for prior service

Section 145.293. Credit for prior service - comparable public position

Section 145.294. Payroll deduction plans

Section 145.295. Credit for service in uniform retirement system

Section 145.296. Contributions during disability leave

Section 145.297. Retirement incentive plan

Section 145.298. Retirement incentive plan - closing of or layoff at state institution

Section 145.299. Purchasing credit for service as school board member

Section 145.2910. Transferring service credit and contributions between PERS and Cincinnati retirement system

Section 145.2911. Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system

Section 145.2912. Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system

Section 145.2913. Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system

Section 145.2914. Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service

Section 145.2915. Credit for work missed while receiving workers' compensation

Section 145.2916. Credit for salary increases for elected officials

Section 145.30. Credit for military service

Section 145.301. Purchasing military service credit

Section 145.302. Purchasing uniformed services credit

Section 145.31. Restoring service credit

Section 145.311. Payroll deduction plans - restoring SERS or STERS credit

Section 145.312. Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit

Section 145.32. Age and service retirement

Section 145.321. [Repealed]

Section 145.322. [Repealed]

Section 145.323. Cost of living increase

Section 145.324. [Repealed]

Section 145.325. [Renumbered]

Section 145.326. [Repealed]

Section 145.327. [Repealed]

Section 145.328. [Repealed]

Section 145.329. [Repealed]

Section 145.3210. [Repealed]

Section 145.3211. [Repealed]

Section 145.3212. [Repealed]

Section 145.3213. [Repealed]

Section 145.33. Allowance upon age and service retirement

Section 145.331. Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement

Section 145.332. Determination of eligibility for age and service retirement

Section 145.333. Contribution based benefit cap

Section 145.34. [Repealed]

Section 145.35. Providing disability coverage for on-duty illness or injury

Section 145.351. Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer

Section 145.36. Benefits upon disability retirement

Section 145.361. Annual amount of disability allowance

Section 145.362. Disability benefit recipient to retain membership status

Section 145.363. Social security disability insurance benefits

Section 145.37. Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems

Section 145.38. Employment of retirant

Section 145.381. Re-employing retirant

Section 145.382. Employment of certain retirants notwithstanding restrictions

Section 145.383. Continuing contributions to state system after retirement

Section 145.384. Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment

Section 145.385. Reemployed retirant electing to resume retirement allowance

Section 145.39. Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised

Section 145.391. Establishing and maintaining qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement

Section 145.40. Payment to member who ceases to be a public employee

Section 145.401. Making additional payment upon death of member or withdrawal of contributions

Section 145.402. Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system

Section 145.41. Termination of membership - leave of absence

Section 145.42. [Repealed]

Section 145.43. Designation or qualification of beneficiaries

Section 145.431. Designation of beneficiary

Section 145.44. [Repealed]

Section 145.45. Beneficiary may substitute other benefits

Section 145.451. Payment of death benefit

Section 145.452. Continuation of service credit purchase upon death of member

Section 145.453. [Repealed]

Section 145.46. Electing a plan of payment

Section 145.461. [Repealed]

Section 145.462. [Repealed]

Section 145.47. Per cent of compensation required as contribution - deductions

Section 145.471. Crediting of interest to individual accounts of contributors

Section 145.472. Crediting of interest on account balances of contributors as of 12-31-98

Section 145.473. Interest rates

Section 145.48. Rate of employer contribution

Section 145.481, 145.482. [Repealed]

Section 145.483. Statement of delinquent contributions

Section 145.49. Calculations of employee and employer contribution rates separately

Section 145.491. Amended and Renumbered RC 145.49

Section 145.50. [Repealed]

Section 145.51. Payments into employer's accumulation fund

Section 145.52. Transitional liability - installment payments

Section 145.53. Amounts credited to employer transitional liability

Section 145.531. [Repealed]

Section 145.54. Annual estimate of amount necessary to defray expenses; transfer of funds

Section 145.55. Members deemed to consent to deductions

Section 145.56. Tax exemptions

Section 145.561. Acquiring vested right in pension when granted

Section 145.562. Waiver of rights

Section 145.563. Adjustment for and recovery of erroneous payments

Section 145.564. Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations

Section 145.57. Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses

Section 145.571. Order for division of marital property

Section 145.572. Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192

Section 145.573. Benefits subject to termination

Section 145.574. Forfeiture

Section 145.58. Group health insurance coverage for retired persons and survivors

Section 145.581. Establishing programs for long term health care insurance

Section 145.582. Providing health care coverage for elected officials given erroneous information

Section 145.583. Deposits to fund payments under plan

Section 145.584. Benefits equivalent to medicare

Section 145.59. Renumbered RC 145.70

Section 145.62. Additional deposits in employee savings fund

Section 145.63. Refund of additional deposits

Section 145.64. Application for benefit where refund not received

Section 145.65. Payment of deposits made by deceased contributor

Section 145.69. Budgeting amount necessary to pay the state's obligation as employer

Section 145.70. Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury

Section 145.71. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.01

Section 145.72. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.02

Section 145.73. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.04

Section 145.74. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.06

Section 145.75. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.09

Section 145.76. Amended and Renumbered RC 148.10

Section 145.80. Rules for defined contribution plans

Section 145.81. Establishment and administration of defined contribution plan

Section 145.811. Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes

Section 145.812. Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes

Section 145.813. Maintaining individual account for each participant

Section 145.814. Electing to participate in different plan

Section 145.82. Application of chapter to defined contribution plan

Section 145.83. Accumulating contributions to pay medical and insurance expenses

Section 145.85. Contributions of members

Section 145.86. Contributions of employers

Section 145.87. Transferring portion of employer contribution to employers' accumulation fund

Section 145.88. Withholding

Section 145.91. Member rights governed by plan selected

Section 145.92. Spousal consent or waiver

Section 145.95. Right to payment or benefit vested

Section 145.97. Deposits of members

Section 145.98. Ceasing contributions

Section 145.99. Penalty