New York Retirement & Social Security Law

Every section of the New York Retirement & Social Security Law, in order — 574 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 1 — Short title of chapter
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 2 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 10 — The retirement system continued; a corporation
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 11 — Duties of comptroller; the actuary
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 12 — Classification of members
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 13 — Management of funds
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 14 — Legal adviser
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 15 — State supervision
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 16 — Annual appropriation by state
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 16-a — Amortization of amounts outstanding
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 16-b — Notice of change
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 16-c — Amortization of a portion of the state's contribution bill for fiscal year ending March thirty-first, two thousand five
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 16-d — Amortization of a portion of the state's contribution bill for fiscal year ending March thirty-first, two thousand six
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 17 — Annual appropriation by participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 17-a — Amortization of amounts outstanding
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 17-b — Amortization of a portion of the bills for participating employers for the two thousand four--two thousand five fiscal year
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 17-c — Amortization of a portion of the bills for participating employers for the two thousand five--two thousand six fiscal year
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 17-d — Amortization of a portion of the bills for participating employers for the two thousand six--two thousand seven fiscal year
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 18 — Guaranty
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 19 — Filing of documents with the retirement system
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 19-a — Employer contributions for the two thousand ten - two thousand eleven fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 20 — The funds of the retirement system
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 21 — Members' contributions and their use; annuity savings fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 22 — Members' contributions and their use; annuity reserve fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 23 — Employers' contributions and their use; pension accumulation fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 23-a — Statement of intent
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 24 — Employers' contributions and their use; pension reserve fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 25 — Appropriations in retirement bills
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 30 — Participation by municipalities
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31 — Participation by public or quasi-public organizations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-a — Participation by school district public libraries
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-b — Participation by the Upper Hudson Library System
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-c — Participation by the Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-d — Participation by the Pioneer Library System
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-e — Participation by the Keuka Lake watershed improvement cooperative
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-f — Participation by the Northern Westchester joint water works
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 31-f — Participation by the Henry Viscardi school
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 32 — Participation by certain New York city libraries
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 33 — Election of certain optional retirement benefits by participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 34 — Reporting of service and salary information
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 40 — Membership of retirement system
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 41 — Allowances for service
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 42 — Payments for credit for service for the federal government or certain public authorities or corporations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 43 — Transfer of members between systems
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 44 — Certain local pension system credit for compensation received for constitutional convention service
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 45 — Right to membership
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 50 — Loans
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 51 — Refunds and withdrawals
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 60 — Ordinary death benefit
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 60-a — Guaranteed ordinary death benefit payable upon death of state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 60-b — Guaranteed ordinary death benefit for participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 60-c — Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 61 — Accidental death benefit
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 61-a — Payment of interest on death benefits and accumulated contributions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 62 — Ordinary disability retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63 — Accidental disability retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-a — Performance of duty disability retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-b — Performance of duty disability retirement; certain county employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-c — Disability benefits
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-d — Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain disabilities
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-e — Retirement for disability incurred in performance of duty; Westchester county district attorney investigators
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-f — Disability benefits; Westchester county district attorney investigators
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-g — Performance of duty disability retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-g — Disability benefits; certain disabilities
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-h — Certain impairments of health; presumption
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 63-i — Death benefits for fire marshals employed by Nassau county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 64 — Payment of both pensions for accident and other benefits prohibited
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 70 — Superannuation retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 70-a — Pensions-for-increased-take-home-pay
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 71 — Optional retirement at age fifty-five; alternative plan
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 71-a — Optional retirement at age fifty-five; new plan
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 72 — Optional retirement at age fifty-five; closed plan
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 73 — Discontinued service after twenty years
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 74 — Procedure for retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 74-a — Applications and elections; issues due to death
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75 — Allowance on superannuation retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-a — Non-contributory retirement plan for state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-b — Non-contributory retirement plan for members of participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-c — Non-contributory retirement plan benefits
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-d — Guaranteed retirement benefits for state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-e — Guaranteed retirement benefits for employees of participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-f — Career retirement plan for state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-g — Career retirement plan for employees of participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-h — Career retirement plan for state employees; new plan
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 75-i — Improved career retirement plan for employees of participating employers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 76 — Vested retirement allowance
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 77 — Deferred applications for retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 78 — Supplemental retirement allowance
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 78-a — Cost-of-living adjustment
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 79 — Cafeteria plans
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 80 — Retirement of members of the legislature
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 80-a — Legislative and executive retirement plan; new plan
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89 — Retirement of members in the uniformed personnel in institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community su...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-a — Optional retirement of sheriffs, under-sheriffs and regular deputy sheriffs
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-b — Optional twenty year retirement plan for sheriffs, under-sheriffs, and regular deputy sheriffs in counties which have elected to provide ...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-c — Retirement of members in New York state thruway authority service
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-d — Optional twenty year retirement plan for detective investigators, criminal investigators, senior criminal investigators, confidential cri...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-e — Retirement of correction officers of the Westchester county correction department; alternative eligibility for retirement
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-f — Retirement of county correction officers in Suffolk county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-g — Retirement of county correction officers, uniformed correction division personnel, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and undersheriffs in Nassau ...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-h — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs, correction officers and identification officers in Albany county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-i — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in St
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-j — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in Jefferson county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-k — Retirement of deputy sheriffs and correction officers in Onondaga county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-l — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in Orleans county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-m — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in Broome county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-n — Retirement of deputy sheriffs-jailors in Monroe county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-n — Computation of twenty-five years of service; correction officers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-o — Retirement of sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in Greene county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-p — Optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers whose employer ele...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-q — Retirement of traffic officers with the town of Elmira
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-r — Retirement of county park police officers in Suffolk county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-s — Retirement of members who serve as peace officers in the Nassau county probation department
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-s — Retirement of members who serve as peace officers in the Suffolk county probation department
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-s — Retirement of members who serve as ambulance medical technicians, ambulance medical technician/supervisors, members who perform ambulance...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-ss — Retirement of members employed as an emergency medical technician, critical care technician, advanced emergency medical technician, param...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-t — Alternative retirement benefits for safety officers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-t — Optional twenty-five year retirement plan for county probation officers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-u — Retirement of county sheriffs, undersheriffs, deputy sheriffs, state and county correction officers; portability of service credit betwee...
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-v — Retirement of paramedics employed by the police department in the town of Tonawanda
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-v — Retirement of deputy sheriffs-civil in Rockland county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-v — Retirement of superior correction officers in Rockland county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-w — Optional twenty-five year retirement plan for county fire marshals in the county of Nassau
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-x — Retirement of deputy sheriffs-civil in Monroe county
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 89-y — Twenty-five year retirement plan for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 90 — Options
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 100 — Payment of retirement allowances
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 101 — Reduction or suspension of benefits
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 102 — Recovery of disability beneficiaries
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 109 — Abandonment of unclaimed contributions; payment to the pension accumulation fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 109-a — Abandonment of amounts payable to beneficiaries; payment to the pension accumulation fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 110 — Exemption from taxes and legal process
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 110-a — Deduction of group plan insurance or medicare premiums from benefits
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 110-b — Deduction of dues and insurance premiums from benefits of certain retired members
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 110-c — Deductions from benefits of certain retired members
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 110-d — Deductions for federated community campaigns
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 111 — Protection against fraud
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 111-a — Bonds required in certain cases
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 112 — Limitation of other statutes
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 113 — Creation or modification of local retirement systems prohibited
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 113-a — Suspension of state and local provisions requiring termination of service or retirement on account of age
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 114 — Retirement of certain state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 115 — Teachers employed in institutions for the deaf, mute and blind
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 116 — Certain pensions continued
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 117 — Legislative intent
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 118 — References in laws and documents
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 119 — Separability clause
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 130 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the "New York State Social Security Act
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 130-a — Declaration of policy
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 131 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 132 — New York state social security agency established
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 133 — Agreement with federal secretary
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 134 — Contributions by state employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 135 — Contributions by the state
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 136 — Agreements with political subdivisions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 137 — Termination of agreements with political subdivisions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 138 — Contributions by political subdivisions and employees thereof
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 138-a — Referenda among public employees; extension of old-age and survivors insurance
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 138-b — Use of annuity contributions to pay old-age and survivors insurance contributions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 139 — Costs of administration
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 140 — Recovery of delinquent payments
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 141 — Contribution fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 143 — Restriction on use of retirement or pension funds
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 144 — Regulations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 145 — Limitations on obligations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 146 — References in laws and documents
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 147 — Separability clause
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 150 — Short title
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 151 — Application
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 152 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 153 — Summary plan description
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 154 — Reporting of member's benefit rights
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 155 — Limitations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 156 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 157 — Pension forfeiture
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 158 — Pension contributions returned
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 159 — Miscellaneous
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 160 — Short title of article
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 161 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 162 — Retired employees and certain widows and dependents eligible for supplemental pensions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 163 — Computation of supplemental pensions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 164 — Payment of supplemental pensions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 165 — Rules and regulations
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 166 — Information to be furnished to comptroller
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 167 — Supplemental pension fund
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 168 — Reimbursement for payments to state retired teachers
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 169 — Reimbursement by participating employers for payments to certain state retired employees
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 170 — Reimbursement of supplemental pension fund by the state
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 171 — Restriction on use of retirement or pension funds
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 172 — Effect of unconstitutionality in part
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 173 — References in laws and documents
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 176 — Definitions
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 177 — Eligible investments
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 177-a — Investment in certain conventional mortgages
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 177-c — Investment in mortgage pass-through certificates
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 177-d — Security loan agreements
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 178 — Additional limitations on eligible investments
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 178-a — Custody and nominee registration of stock and securities
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 179 — Investments in municipal assistance corporation obligations; indemnification
• N.Y. Retire. & Soc. Sec. Law § 179-a — Construction