9-3-702. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Account" means an account established for the purpose of accounting for funds used to provide benefits to employees covered under this act;

(ii) "Board" or "retirement board" means the retirement board of the Wyoming retirement system established by the Wyoming Retirement Act, article 4 of this chapter 3;

(iii) "Credited service" means service as a justice of the supreme court, as a district judge or a circuit court judge for which contributions were made and not refunded under this act;

(iv) "Disability" means a determination by the supreme court or a special supreme court of mandatory retirement of the employee for a disability as provided in Wyoming Constitution, Article 5, Section 6(g);

(v) "Employee" means any justice of the supreme court, district judge, chancery court judge or circuit court judge appointed to any of those offices on or after July 1, 1998, and with no prior service as a justice of the supreme court or district judge at the time of the appointment. "Employee" also includes any justice or judge who elects to participate in the judicial retirement program under this act in accordance with W.S. 9-3-713;

(vi) "Employer" means the Wyoming supreme court, for justices, chancery court judges and circuit court judges, or a district court;

(vii) "Highest average salary" means the average annual salary of a member for the highest paid three (3) years of continuous service;

(viii) "Interest" means interest compounded annually at such rate or rates as shall be determined by the board, not exceeding the average amount of interest actually earned per annum by the account;

(ix) "Retirement program" means the Wyoming judicial retirement program created by this act;

(x) "Salary" means the cash remuneration paid, including contributions required by W.S. 9-3-704, to an employee for his services;

(xi) "Member account" means:

(A) For an employee who has a minimum of four (4) years of service or an employee initially employed before July 1, 2018, the employee's contributions paid from any source;

(B) For an employee who has fewer than four (4) years of service and who is initially employed on or after July 1, 2018, only the employee's contributions paid by a reduction in cash salary of the employee.

(xii) "This act" means W.S. 9-3-701 through 9-3-713.