Any member who shall have at least ten (10) years of creditable service who shall become totally and permanently disabled because of a mental or physical condition, and as a result thereof shall be unable to discharge the duties of any assigned position in the service of the employer, shall be entitled to a non-occupational disability annuity. Retirement of the member shall occur upon his/her request or application, or upon petition of the head of his/her department or office while such member is in service, and in accordance with the rules covering disability annuities, provided in § 771 of this title.
The amount of the annuity shall be one and one-half percent (1 1 / 2 %) of the average compensation, multiplied by the number of years of creditable service up to twenty (20) years, plus two percent (2%) of the average compensation multiplied by the number of years of creditable service in excess of twenty (20) years.
History —May 15, 1951, No. 447, p. 1298, § 10; May 13, 1952, No. 427, p. 862, § 2; July 19, 1960, No. 136, p. 390; Feb. 16, 1990, No. 1, § 6; renumbered as § 2-109 and amended on Sept. 24, 1999, No. 305, § 18; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 302, § 6.