What if a member withdraws from the Fund?
A member may resign his or her position with the NYPD at any time and thus withdraw from the Police Pension Fund. Withdrawal from the Fund is accomplished by the member requesting a withdrawal of their accumulated contributions, if any. A withdrawal of membership extinguishes any benefit entitlements the member may have. Accordingly, any right, if any that an alternate payee may have to share in such member’s benefits would be extinguished as well. Typically members will withdraw if their accumulated service affords no entitlement to any retirement benefit or if it is possible for them to obtain retirement credit in some other public retirement system for the service credited in NYCPPF. The Fund will permit a member to withdraw his/her accumulated contributions, if any, and thereby terminate his/her membership in NYCPPF unless the DRO on file with the Fund contains specific language prohibiting the member from withdrawing his/her accumulated contributions. The alternate payee may also
