Section 1313 - Disqualification and forfeiture of benefits(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no public official or public employee nor any beneficiary designated by such public official or public employee shall be entitled to receive any retirement or other benefit or payment of any kind except a return of the contribution paid into any pension fund without interest, if such public official or public employee is found guilty of a crime related to public office or public employment or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to any crime related to public office or public employment.(b) The benefits shall be forfeited retroactive to the date of the public official's or public employee's plea of guilty or nolo contendere or upon initial entry of a jury verdict of guilty or judicial order of guilty, with respect to any crimes related to public office or public employment. The forfeiture shall not be stayed or affected by pendency of an appeal or collateral attack on the plea, verdict or order, regardless of whether a court has entered or stayed the sentence pending the appeal or collateral attack. If a plea, verdict or order is vacated and a verdict of not guilty is rendered or the indictment or criminal information finally dismissed, then the public official or public employee shall be reinstated as a member of the pension fund or system and shall be entitled to all benefits including those accruing during the period of forfeiture if any. Such plea, verdict or order shall be deemed to be a breach of a public officer's or public employee's contract with his employer.(c) Each time a public officer or public employee is elected, appointed, promoted, or otherwise changes a job classification, there is a termination and renewal of the contract for purposes of this act.(d) The appropriate benefits administrator may retain a member's contributions and interest thereon for the purpose of paying any fine imposed upon the member of the fund by a court of competent jurisdiction, or for the repayment of any funds misappropriated by such member from the Commonwealth or any political subdivision.(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the State Employees' Retirement Board shall not disburse any funds to any person who has forfeited their right to benefits until the Auditor General and the Attorney General have determined and certified that there has been no loss to the Commonwealth as a result of the conduct that resulted in forfeiture of benefits. If there is a loss to the Commonwealth, the board shall pay the amount of the loss to the State Treasurer from the member's contributions and the interest thereon.(f) [Effective 5/27/2019] The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall provide the State Employees' Retirement System and the Public School Employees' Retirement System the information necessary to fulfill the duties under subsection (b).Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 1, § 2, eff. 3/28/2019.1978, July 8, P.L. 752, No. 140, § 3.