Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-122 - Remittance of Contributions

A. Each Employer shall remit the amount of employee member contributions to the ASRS not later than 14 days after the last day of each payroll period. Payments of employee member contributions not received in the offices of the ASRS by the 14th day after the last day of the applicable pay-roll period shall become delinquent after that date and shall accrue interest at the assumed actuarial investment earnings rate listed in R2-8-118(A) per annum from and after the date of delinquency until payment is received by the ASRS.

B. Each Employer shall remit the amount of employer contributions to the ASRS not later than 14 days after the last day of each payroll period. Payments of employer contributions not received in the offices of the ASRS by the 14th day after the last day of the applicable payroll period shall become delinquent after that date and shall accrue interest at the assumed actuarial investment earnings rate listed in R2-8-118(A) per annum from and after the date of delinquency until payment is received by the ASRS.

C. Each Employer shall remit contributions pursuant to this Section based on the contribution rate in effect on the pay period end date.

D. Each Employer shall certify on each payroll that each employee included on that payroll has met the requirements for active member eligibility and that all contributions to be remitted are for eligible compensation under A.R.S. § 38-711.

E. If an Employer improperly certifies that an employee has met the requirements for active member eligibility and that all contributions remitted for the employee are eligible for compensation under subsection (D), the ASRS may charge the employer an unfunded liability amount under A.R.S. § 38-748.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-8-122

Former Rule, Retirement System Regulation 8; Amended effective Dec. 8, 1978 (Supp. 78-6). Former Section R2-8-22 renumbered as Section R2-8-122 without change effective May 21, 1982 (Supp. 82-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 22 A.A.R. 79, effective 3/6/2016. Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 1861, effective 6/11/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 371, effective 4/11/2020. Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 458, effective 5/2/2021.