Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 513-7-1-.10 - Payment of Dues
(1) Dues are to be paid in the amount as
prescribed in O.C.G.A.
47-7-60.
Dues are due on the tenth (10th) day of each month if paid by individual or
department. If paid by direct debit, dues are debited on the fifteenth (15th)
day of each month.
(2) Dues
payments made directly to the Fund by an individual may be paid by personal
check, money order or direct debit. Each such check or money order shall show
the member's Pension Fund ID number or social security number.
(a) Any member having two returned items from
any bank for any reason may be required by the Executive Director to pay dues
by money order or certified funds until such requirement is released.
(b) Any member having a returned item from
any bank for any reason shall be charged a "returned items" charge in an amount
set by the Board prior to being allowed to resume dues payments.
(c) Members shall be current with their dues
in order to apply for the direct debit program and shall maintain current dues
payments in order to stay in the program. Members who fall in arrears on dues
payments due to returned debit items shall be discontinued from the program
until the arrearage is satisfied.
(d) Dues paid by check or money order may be
paid up to one year in advance.
(3) As a matter of convenience to its
members, the Fund, subject to these rules, accepts remittance of dues made on
behalf of its members by the employer fire department. In such cases, the
employer fire department is not acting as agent for the Fund. The Fund is not
responsible for loss or error by the employer fire department. In such cases:
(a) All departments that submit dues payments
on behalf of their employees shall enclose a copy of the Georgia Firefighters'
Pension Fund payments receipt;
(b)
A separate notice shall be given to the Fund of each addition to the list of
members for whom dues are paid and the new members shall be shown on the
composite list;
(c) A person
leaving the fire service or the department shall be removed from the composite
list by the employer fire department and separate notice given to the Fund of
such removal by the employer fire department;
(d) If a department pays the member's dues
and the member consequently receives non-creditable service for such period,
the department may request, in writing, that such funds be returned to the
department if the money has not previously been returned to the
member.
(4) Dues
payments, whether by individual members or by employer fire departments, are
not effective until actually received by the Fund.
(5) Any member leaving the fire service or
Pension Fund for any reason may request are fund of dues less a 5%
administrative service cost. Moneys paid to the Fund for creditable service are
refunded to the member regardless of the source of payment.
Notes
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