Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.669 - Felony conviction, ineligible for benefits, when — employer to notify of offenses, when — list of offenses
AI-assisted research summary: A participant convicted of certain listed felony offenses is ineligible for retirement benefits, but may still ask for a refund of contributions. Employers must notify the retirement system when a covered participant is charged or convicted, and the plans must take steps to implement the section.
105.669. Felony conviction, ineligible for benefits, when — employer to notify of offenses, when — list of offenses. — 1. Any participant of a plan who is convicted of a felony offense listed in subsection 3 of this section, which is committed in direct connection with or directly related to the participant's duties as an employee on or after August 28, 2014, shall not be eligible to receive any retirement benefits from the respective plan based on service rendered on or after August 28, 2014, except a participant may still request from the respective retirement system a refund of the participant's plan contributions, including interest credited to the participant's account. 2. The employer of any participant who is charged or convicted of a felony offense listed in subsection 3 of this section, which is committed in direct connection with or directly related to the participant's duties as an employee on or after August 28, 2014, shall notify the appropriate retirement system in which the offender was a participant and provide information in connection with such charge or conviction. The plans shall take all actions necessary to implement the provisions of this section. 3. A felony conviction based on any of the following offenses or a substantially similar offense provided under federal law shall result in the ineligibility of retirement benefits as provided in subsection 1 of this section: (1) The offense of felony stealing under section 570.030 when such offense involved money, property, or services valued at five thousand dollars or more; (2) The offense of felony receiving stolen property under section 570.080*, as it existed before January 1, 2017, when such offense involved money, property, or services valued at five thousand dollars or more; (3) The offense of forgery under section 570.090; (4) The offense of felony counterfeiting under section 570.103; (5) The offense of bribery of a public servant under section 576.010; or (6) The offense of acceding to corruption under section 576.020. (L. 2014 H.B. 1217, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34 merged with S.B. 62) *Section 570.080 was repealed by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.