Nev. Rev. Stat. § 1A.160
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Judicial Retirement Fund: Establishment; policy; sources; payments
Official statutory text
1. The Judicial Retirement Fund is hereby established as a trust fund.
2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature that the Judicial Retirement Fund is established to afford a degree of security to long-time justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, district judges, justices of the peace and municipal judges in this State. The money in the Fund must not be used or appropriated for any purpose incompatible with the provisions of this chapter or NRS 2.060 to 2.083 , inclusive, 2A.100 to 2A.150 , inclusive, or 3.090 to 3.099 , inclusive. The Fund must be invested and administered to ensure the highest return consistent with safety in accordance with accepted investment practices.
3. All money appropriated by the Legislature to the Judicial Retirement Fund, all money submitted to the System for deposit in the Fund pursuant to NRS 1A.312 and 1A.314 , and all income accruing to the Fund from all other sources must be deposited in the Fund.
4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Judicial Retirement Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund.
5. The System must pay all retirement allowances, benefits, optional settlements and other obligations or payments payable by the System pursuant to this chapter and NRS 2.060 to 2.083 , inclusive, 2A.100 to 2A.150 , inclusive, and 3.090 to 3.099 , inclusive, from the Judicial Retirement Fund. The money in the Fund must be expended by the Board for the payment of expenses authorized by law to be paid from the Fund.
2. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature that the Judicial Retirement Fund is established to afford a degree of security to long-time justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, district judges, justices of the peace and municipal judges in this State. The money in the Fund must not be used or appropriated for any purpose incompatible with the provisions of this chapter or NRS 2.060 to 2.083 , inclusive, 2A.100 to 2A.150 , inclusive, or 3.090 to 3.099 , inclusive. The Fund must be invested and administered to ensure the highest return consistent with safety in accordance with accepted investment practices.
3. All money appropriated by the Legislature to the Judicial Retirement Fund, all money submitted to the System for deposit in the Fund pursuant to NRS 1A.312 and 1A.314 , and all income accruing to the Fund from all other sources must be deposited in the Fund.
4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Judicial Retirement Fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Fund.
5. The System must pay all retirement allowances, benefits, optional settlements and other obligations or payments payable by the System pursuant to this chapter and NRS 2.060 to 2.083 , inclusive, 2A.100 to 2A.150 , inclusive, and 3.090 to 3.099 , inclusive, from the Judicial Retirement Fund. The money in the Fund must be expended by the Board for the payment of expenses authorized by law to be paid from the Fund.
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