21.345 Definitions.
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police judge purchased pursuant to KRS 21.370(3), and service as a Justice of the
Supreme Court, as a Judge of the Court of Appeals created by Section 111 of the
Constitution of Kentucky, as a regular Circuit Judge, or as a regular Judge of the
District Court, including service in one (1) and then another of those capacities. It
also includes service as a special Circuit Judge under the conditions described in
subsection (3) of this section, as a Judge or commissioner of the former Court of
Appeals, or as director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, prior to January
1, 1976, and service continuing beyond that date, in any capacity in or for the Court
of Justice, by any person who held the office of commissioner of the former Court
of Appeals, or director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, on December 31,
1975. The word "service" embraces only service performed while a member of the
retirement system established by KRS 21.350 to 21.510, except that service in any
of the positions mentioned, before the Judicial Retirement System was made
applicable to that category of position, and service transferred from the Kentucky
Retirement Systems pursuant to KRS 21.370(2), shall be included. (3) For the purposes of KRS 21.345 to 21.510, a "year" of service means a total of twelve (12) months of service, which need not be in the same calendar year. Service
for any part of the calendar month in which the member's term of service begins or
ends shall be deemed to constitute a month of service. (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any director of the Administrative Office of the Courts appointed after January 1, 1976, nor shall they apply to any
commissioner of the Court of Appeals not appointed prior to January 1, 1976. The
administrative director of the courts and commissioners of the Court of Appeals
appointed prior to January 1, 1976, shall continue to be members of the system so
long as they continue to render service in any capacity in or for the Court of Justice. Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 29, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 480, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 3,
effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 271, sec. 1, effective July 15,
1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 1, effective July 1, 1978. -- Amended
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 14. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 1. -- Amended
1962 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 2 (last sentence) -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 84, Art. III,
sec. 5. Formerly codified in part as KRS 21.390.