Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 590 - Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System
Chapter 15 - Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 590:15-1-4 - Average monthly salary and maximum compensation

(a) Retiring prior to June 30, 2004. For any Justice or Judge retiring prior to June 30, 2004, average monthly salary shall be computed averaging the last thirty-six (36) consecutive months of salary received as an active Justice or Judge. Partial months will be included in the average.

(b) Retiring after June 30, 2004. For any Justice or Judge retiring after June 30, 2004, average monthly salary shall be calculated as follows:

(c) Multiplier; benefit limit. The monthly benefit amount shall be determined by multiplying four percent (4%) of the average monthly salary by the total number of years of credited service, provided the monthly benefit may not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the average monthly salary calculated in subsection (b) of this rule.

(d) Prior reported compensation. Except for errors in contribution or service, any amounts of compensation reported to the System as salary prior to June 30, 2004, and for which retirement contributions were paid may be used in the calculations provided in this rule.

(e) Limits from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 2002. Effective with respect to plan years beginning on and after July 1, 1996, and before July 1, 2002, the annual compensation of a plan member which exceeds One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) (as adjusted for cost-of-living increases under Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) shall be disregarded for purposes of computing employee and employer contributions to or benefits due from the retirement system. Effective only for the 1996 plan year, in determining the compensation of an employee eligible for consideration under this provision, the rules of Section 414(g)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply, except that in applying such rules, the term "family" shall include only the spouse of the member and any lineal descendants of the employee who have not attained age 19 before the close of the year.

(f) Limits from July 1, 2002. Effective with respect to plan years beginning on or after July 1, 2002, the annual compensation of a plan member which exceeds Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) (as adjusted for cost-of-living increases in accordance with Section 401(a)(17)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) may not be taken into account in determining benefits or contributions due for any plan year. "Annual compensation" means compensation during the plan year or such other consecutive 12-month period over which compensation is otherwise determined under the plan (the determination period). The cost-of-living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to annual compensation for the determination period that begins with or within such calendar year. If the determination period consists of fewer than 12 months, the annual compensation limit is an amount equal to the otherwise applicable annual compensation limit multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the short determination period, and the denominator of which is 12. If the compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining a plan member's contributions or benefits for the current plan year, the compensation for such prior determination period is subject to the applicable annual compensation limit in effect for that prior period.

(g) Definitions. As used in this section, the term "eligible member" means a person who first became a member of the retirement system prior to the plan year beginning after December 31, 1995. Pursuant to Section 13212(d)(3)(A) of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, and the regulations issued under that section, eligible members are not subject to the limits of Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the maximum compensation used in computing employee and employer contributions to or benefits due from the retirement system for eligible members shall be the maximum amount allowed by the retirement system to be so used on July 1, 1993. The limits referenced in subsections (e) and (f) above apply only to years beginning after December 31, 1995, and only to individuals who first become plan members in plan years beginning on and after July 1, 1996.