Frequently asked questions

Notify our office via mail, fax, or email with a signed confirmation or request for change. A Change of Address Form is available on our website for your convenience.

Because our system is a Defined Benefit Plan, contributions are not eligible for withdrawal for any reason unless a member is terminated from employment and applies for a refund of employee contributions or their monthly pension benefit.

It is not a requirement; however, it is recommended that active members complete a Designation of Beneficiary form for their retirement account in the event of death prior to retirement. This form can be found on our website for your convenience.

Membership in our system is mandatory, even for part-time employees, if the earned minimum monthly salary meets the requirements of enrollment.

A member in “limited” status is vesting for Regular Retirement benefits only. Should the member ever wish to apply for Disability Retirement due to a non-job-related injury or illness, they would have to both: 1. Prove the disability was not due to preexisting condition(s) (R.S. 11:2181A) and 2. Prove their enrollment process was completed in a timely manner and have 10 years of creditable service in non-limited status.

If your time was not refunded and you have a less than 90-day break in contributable service, you are not required to complete a new physical for the enrollment process. Members who transfer employment from one sheriff’s office to another are not eligible for a refund of contributions from the first sheriff’s office.

By completing a Refund of Contributions packet with your previous sheriff’s office. This packet can be found on our website for your convenience.

Thirty (30) days must pass from the date of termination provided by the sheriff’s office. Also, all required (completed) paperwork must be returned within those 30 days. If any paperwork is missing or incomplete, this will cause a delay in the issue of the refund.

No, only employee contributions are refundable to the member.

Yes, however, members must have twelve (12) months of current earnings in our system for a transfer to be priced.

No, transfers from a Federal retirement cannot be transferred into our system.

The retirement application is to be completed through the sheriff’s office. It is recommended that the member communicate with the Pension Fund, in writing, at least 30 to 60 days prior to retirement to request an estimate of retirement benefits payable as of a certain date, and to inquire as to what documents will be required. Birth or baptismal certificates for the member and spouse, marriage certificate, petition for divorce, judgment of divorce and property settlement papers, and/or spouse’s death certificate, if applicable, are among documents required.

Yes, a login/password must be requested from our office by mail, fax, or email. An online request can be made through our website for your convenience.

The benefit for partial disability is equal to 75% of the amount that the member would have received for total disability. [R.S. 11:2178B(4)] A member who is unable to perform the duties of sheriff, deputy, or other member, but is certified as able to engage in other gainful employment will be classified as partially disabled.

This depends on your date of hire, age, and length of service at your anticipated date of retirement. Contact our office, in writing, for an estimate of benefits or call and speak with a Benefits Analyst for details.

Yes, a surviving spouse whom you were married to and living with at the time of death is entitled to an automatic Option Two benefit and shall have the option of electing any payment formula, including Back DROP, you were eligible to make such an election on the day preceding death.

Notify our office via mail, fax, or email with a signed confirmation of your request. Please include a return address.

Notify our office via mail, fax, or email with a signed confirmation of your request. Please include a return address. An IRS Form W-4P is available on our website for your convenience.

Complete a new form titled “Authorization for Electronic Direct Deposit” and forward to our office with a bank representative’s signature. This form is available on our website for your convenience.