OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ... - OPERS

Sec. 145.563 Recovery of payments
If the person who is a member, former member, contributor, former contributor, retirant,
beneficiary, or alternate payee, as defined in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code, is paid any
benefit or payment by the public employees retirement system to which the person is not entitled,
the benefit shall be repaid to the retirement system by the person. If the person fails to make the
repayment, the retirement system shall withhold the amount due from any benefit due the person
or the person's beneficiary under this chapter, or may collect the amount in any other manner
provided by law.
(ENACTED: SB 346, Eff. 7/29/92; HB 628, Eff. 9/21/00; HB 535, Eff. 1/1/02)
Sec. 145.564 Deductions for dues and fees
Any person receiving from the public employees retirement system an allowance,
annuity, pension, or benefit may authorize the system to make deductions therefrom for the
payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or other organization
composed primarily of retired public employees or retired public employees and their spouses if
the association or organization adopts a resolution approving payment by that method and not
fewer than five hundred persons receiving allowances, annuities, pensions, or benefits from the
system initially authorize the deduction for payment to the same association or organization. The
authorization shall be in writing and signed by the person giving it. The system shall make the
deductions authorized and pay to the association or organization the amounts deducted, until the
authorization is revoked in writing by the person. The system may charge the association or
organization an amount not exceeding the actual costs incurred by the system in making the
deductions. The system shall adopt rules establishing the method of collecting the amount
charged, if any.
(ENACTED: HB 186, Eff. 3/17/01)
Sec. 145.57 Withholding order to enforce restitution to employer for theft offense;
payment delayed while charge pending
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any payment that is to be made
under a pension, annuity, allowance, or other type of benefit, other than a survivorship benefit,
that has been granted to a person under this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions
standing to a person's credit under this chapter, and any payment of any other amounts to be paid
to a person under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this
chapter shall be subject to any withholding order issued pursuant to section 2907.15 of the
Revised Code or division (C)(2)(b) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, and the public
employees retirement board shall comply with that withholding order in making the payment.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the board receives notice
pursuant to section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or division (D) of section 2921.41 of the
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit
pursuant to this chapter is charged with a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04,
2907.05, or 2921.41 of the Revised Code, no payment of those accumulated contributions, of any
other amounts to be paid to a contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of
contributions pursuant to this chapter, or of any amount to be paid to a contributor as a lump sum
or single payment under section 145.38 of the Revised Code, shall be made prior to whichever of
the following is applicable:
(1) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the charge and no motion for a
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