Colorado Code § 24-51-605

Benefit formula for reduced service retirement
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(1) (a) For a member
who is a state trooper, who is eligible to retire on and after July 1, 1998, but on or before January
1, 2011, and who retires upon reaching fifty years of age or older but before reaching sixty years
of age, a reduced service retirement benefit shall be the option 1 benefit for service retirement, as
calculated according to the formula set forth in section 24-51-603, reduced by three percent for
each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction of a year from the effective date of
reduced service retirement to the date the member would have become eligible for a service
retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1).
(b) For a member who is not a state trooper, who is eligible to retire on and after July 1,
1998, but on or before January 1, 2011, and who retires upon reaching fifty-five years of age or
older but before reaching sixty years of age, a reduced service retirement benefit shall be the
option 1 benefit for service retirement, as calculated according to the formula set forth in section
24-51-603, reduced by:
(I) Three percent for each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction of a year
from the effective date of reduced service retirement to the date the member would have reached
sixty years of age, or the date the member would have become eligible for a service retirement
pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1), if earlier than sixty years of age; and
(II) Four percent for each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction of a year
from the date the member reaches sixty years of age to the date the member would have become
eligible for a service retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1), if on such
date the member would have been older than sixty years of age.
(c) For a member who is not a state trooper, who is eligible to retire on and after July 1,
1998, but on or before January 1, 2011, and who retires upon reaching sixty years of age or older
but before reaching sixty-five years of age, a reduced service retirement benefit shall be the
option 1 benefit for service retirement, as calculated according to the formula set forth in section
24-51-603, reduced by four percent for each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction
of a year from the effective date of reduced service retirement to the date the member would
have become eligible for a service retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1).
(2) Repealed.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, on and after July 1,
1993, for a member who is not a state trooper, who is eligible for a reduced service retirement
benefit as of January 1, 2011, and who retires upon reaching fifty years of age or older but before
reaching fifty-five years of age, a reduced service retirement benefit shall be the option 1 benefit
for service retirement, as calculated according to the formula set forth in section 24-51-603,
reduced by:
(a) Six percent for each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction of a year
from the effective date of reduced service retirement to the date the member would have reached
fifty-five years of age, or the date the member would have become eligible for a service
retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1) if earlier than fifty-five years of
age; and
(b) Three percent for each year and a proportional percentage for each fraction of a year
from the date the member reaches fifty-five years of age to the date the member would have
become eligible for a service retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-602 (1), if on
such date the member would have been older than fifty-five years of age.
(4) For a member, DPS member, or inactive member who is not eligible for a retirement
benefit as of January 1, 2011, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) For a member or inactive member who retires prior to reaching eligibility for a full
service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, a reduced service retirement benefit
shall be the option 1 benefit for service retirement, as calculated according to the formula set
forth in section 24-51-603, reduced by an actuarially determined percentage to ensure that, as of
the effective date of retirement, the benefit is the actuarial equivalent of the service retirement
benefit.
(b) For a DPS member who retires prior to reaching eligibility for retirement pursuant to
section 24-51-1713 or 24-51-602, whichever is applicable, a retirement with an actuarial
reduction shall be the option A benefit as calculated according to the formula set forth in section
24-51-1715 (1)(a)(I) or 24-51-603, whichever is applicable, reduced by an actuarially
determined percentage to ensure that the benefit, as of the effective date of retirement, is the
actuarial equivalent of the retirement benefit without an actuarial reduction.

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