Texas Government Code Title 8, Chapter 841 - General Provisions

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 841.001 - Definitions
  In this subtitle: (1) "Actuarial equivalent" means a benefit that, at the time it is begun, has the same present value as the benefit it...
• Texas Section 841.002 - Purpose Of Subtitle
  The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a program of benefits for members, retirees, and their beneficiaries and to establish rules for the management...
• Texas Section 841.003 - Retirement System
  The Texas County and District Retirement System is continued in existence and is the name by which the business of the retirement system shall be...
• Texas Section 841.004 - Powers, Privileges, And Immunities
  (a) The retirement system is a governmental entity and has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation, as well as the powers, privileges, and...
• Texas Section 841.005 - Actions For Accounting
  (a) The retirement system or the board of trustees may initiate, or cause to be initiated on its behalf, an action against a participating subdivision,...
• Texas Section 841.0051 - Venue
  (a) The venue of any action brought against the retirement system in a state court or before the State Office of Administrative Hearings is in...
• Texas Section 841.006 - Exemption From Execution
  (a) All retirement annuity payments, other benefit payments, and a member's accumulated contributions are unassignable and are exempt from execution, garnishment, attachment, and state and...
• Texas Section 841.007 - Reduction Of Annuity Payments On Request
  (a) An annuitant by written request may authorize the retirement system to reduce the annuitant's monthly payment to an amount specified in the request. In...
• Texas Section 841.008 - Applications By, And Payments To, Persons Other Than Members, Beneficiaries, And Annuitants
  (a) The board of trustees may accept an application for any benefit under this subtitle that is signed on behalf of a person entitled to...
• Texas Section 841.009 - Divorce-decree Payments Protected
  The system and officials of the system are not liable to any person for making payments of any benefits in accordance with the provisions of...
• Texas Section 841.0091 - Division Of Benefits On Divorce Of Member
  (a) On receipt of a qualified domestic relations order incident to a divorce that awards a portion of a member's accrued benefit to a former...
• Texas Section 841.010 - Distribution Requirements
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, all distributions under this subtitle must be determined and made in accordance with Section 401(a)(9) of the...

SUBCHAPTER B PENAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 841.011 - Full Vesting Of Accrued Benefits At Termination
  If the retirement system is terminated or if there is a complete discontinuance of contributions to the retirement system, each member will become fully vested...
• Texas Section 841.101 - Offenses; Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement in a report or application to the retirement system in an...

Last modified: September 28, 2016