Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 513-7-1-.11 - Delinquent Dues; Notification Process

(1) As a matter of courtesy, any member of this Fund who becomes delinquent in the payment of dues by failure to pay the prescribed amount of dues shall be notified of such delinquency by first class mail by the Executive Director after five (5) months of delinquency. The notice shall be mailed to the member's current mailing address on file with the Pension Fund, and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the employer fire department by first class mail. If the member becomes six (6) months delinquent, the member shall then be suspended from active membership in the Fund and a notice of suspension shall be sent by first class mail to the member and the employer fire department. In such an event, a refund of 95% of the dues paid by the delinquent member shall be available for refund to the member upon request.

(2) The notices set forth above are provided by the Fund to its members solely as a matter of courtesy to its membership. The failure of the Fund to give notice, in any case, or the failure of a member to receive such notices, shall not excuse a member's responsibility and a member may not rely upon the procedure set forth above to avoid payment of dues when required by law. No claim shall be made upon the Executive Director or any member of the Pension Fund's staff for the failure to give such notice or for the member's failure to receive it.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 513-7-1-.11

O.C.G.A. Sec. 47-7-23.

Original Rule entitled "Delinquent Dues; Notification Process" adopted. F. Dec. 23, 1985; eff. Apr. 19, 1984, as specified by the Agency. Amended: F. Aug. 22, 1994; eff. Sept. 11, 1994. Amended: F. Dec. 29, 1999; eff. Jan. 18, 2000. Amended: Rule reserved. F. Feb. 5, 2001; eff. Feb. 25, 2001. Amended: New Rule entitled "Delinquent Dues; Notification Process" adopted. F. Aug. 20, 2009; eff. Sept. 9, 2009. Amended: F. Oct. 29, 2013; eff. Nov. 18, 2013. Amended: F. Aug. 10, 2015; eff. Aug. 30, 2015.