Tex. Gov't Code Section 814.107
Service Retirement Benefits for Certain Peace Officers

(a)

A member who has at least 20 years of service credit as a law enforcement or custodial officer is eligible to retire regardless of age and receive a standard service retirement annuity in an amount and to be funded as provided by this section.

(b)

The standard service retirement annuity payable for at least 20 years of service credit as a law enforcement or custodial officer is an amount computed on the basis of the member’s average monthly compensation for the 60 highest months of compensation in the employee class, times the sum of the percentage factor used in the computation of a standard service retirement annuity under Section 814.105 (Service Retirement Benefits for Employee Class Service) plus .5 percent.

(c)

The standard combined service retirement annuity that is payable under this section is based on retirement on or after the attainment of the normal retirement age, which for purposes of this section is the earlier of either the age of 57 or the age at which the sum of the member’s age and amount of service credit in the employee class equals the number 80. The annuity of a law enforcement or custodial officer who retires before reaching the age of 57 under any eligibility criteria is actuarially reduced by five percent for each year of difference between the member’s age at retirement and 57. The actuarial reduction described by this section is in addition to any other actuarial reduction required by law.

(c-1)

A law enforcement or custodial officer who retires before attaining the age of 50 is entitled only to an annuity that is actuarially reduced from the annuity available at the age of 50 to the law enforcement or custodial officer whose service credit annuity amount is based on the sum of the member’s age and amount of law enforcement or custodial officer service credit and employee class service credit, and is not entitled to have the annuity recalculated at normal retirement age. The standard or reduced annuity under this section is payable from the trust fund established by Section 815.310 (Trust Fund) and the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund in a ratio determined by the retirement system.

(d)

A member who retires under this section retires simultaneously from the employee class of membership. Optional retirement annuities provided by Section 814.108 (Optional Service Retirement Benefits) are available to a member eligible to receive a service retirement annuity under this section, but the same optional plan and beneficiary must be selected for the portion of the annuity payable from the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund and the portion payable from the trust fund established by Section 815.310 (Trust Fund).

(e)

The amount payable from the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund is reducible by the amount paid from the trust fund established by Section 815.310 (Trust Fund) for service as a law enforcement or custodial officer. The total combined amount of an annuity under this section may not be less than the authorized benefit under Subsection (b) subtracted by any amount necessary because of selection of an optional annuity, because of retirement before the normal retirement age, or as provided by Subsection (f).

(f)

The standard combined service retirement annuity payable for at least 20 years of service credit as a law enforcement or custodial officer may not exceed 100 percent of the average compensation computed under Subsection (b).

(g)

For purposes of this section, service as a law enforcement or custodial officer is creditable as provided by rule of the board of trustees or on a month-to-month basis, whichever is greater.

(h)

Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 45(1), eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 199, ch. 18, Sec. 13, 14, eff. Nov. 10, 1981; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 24.107 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 11.08(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 850, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 15, 45(1), eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1541, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1231, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618 (S.B. 1459), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 814.107 — Service Retirement Benefits for Certain Peace Officers, (accessed Feb. 26, 2025).

814.001
Types of Benefits 814.002
Benefits from Both Membership Classes 814.003
Effective Date of Retirement 814.004
When Benefits Are Payable 814.005
Waiver of Benefits 814.006
Simultaneous Death of Member and Beneficiary 814.007
Beneficiary Causing Death of Member or Annuitant 814.008
Change of Beneficiary After Retirement 814.009
Deduction from Annuity for State Employee Organization 814.010
Electronic Filing of Beneficiary Designation 814.011
Lump-sum Payments in Lieu of Annuities 814.012
Disposition of Unclaimed Beneficiary Benefits 814.0095
Charitable Deduction from Annuity 814.0096
Coordination with State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee 814.101
Application for Service Retirement Benefits 814.102
Eligibility of Elected Members for Service Retirement 814.103
Service Retirement Benefits for Elected Class Service 814.104
Eligibility of Member for Service Retirement 814.105
Service Retirement Benefits for Employee Class Service 814.107
Service Retirement Benefits for Certain Peace Officers 814.108
Optional Service Retirement Benefits 814.110
Increasing Annuity Option 814.201
Application for Disability Retirement Benefits 814.202
Eligibility for Disability Retirement 814.203
Certification of Disability 814.204
Information About Occupational Disability 814.205
Disability Retirement Benefits for Elected Class Service 814.206
Disability Retirement Benefits for Employee Class Service 814.207
Disability Retirement Benefits for Certain Peace Officers 814.208
Medical Examination of Disability Retiree 814.210
Restoration of Disability Retiree to Active Service 814.211
Refund at Annuity Discontinuance 814.301
Selection of Death Benefit Plan by Member 814.302
Selection of Death Benefit Plan by Survivor of Member 814.304
Annuity for Survivor of Elected Member 814.305
Annuity for Survivor of Law Enforcement or Custodial Officer 814.401
Member Death Benefits Generally 814.402
Member Occupational Death Benefits 814.403
Return of Contributions 814.404
Assignment of Death Benefit for Funeral Services 814.501
Retiree Death Benefits Generally 814.503
Occupational Disability Retiree Death Benefits 814.504
Assignment of Death Benefit for Funeral Services 814.505
Return of Excess Contributions in Other Circumstances 814.601
Annuity Increase After Death or Retirement 814.602
Adjustment to Annuities 814.603
Supplemental Payments 814.604
Cost-of-living Adjustment 814.1005
Inapplicability of Subchapter to Cash Balance Group Members 814.1081
Change in Annuity Selection 814.1082
Partial Lump-sum Option 814.2055
Average Monthly Compensation
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
Feb. 26, 2025

§ 814.107’s source at