Knox County Tennessee

Sheriff’s Total Accumulation Retirement Plan (STAR)

Plan Document Information

If you are a regularly employed sworn officer of the Knox County Sheriff's Office (Officers), hired or re-rehired on or after January 1, 2014 you are required to make mandatory pre-tax contributions of 6%. Officers direct the investments of their employee and employer accounts. However the 2% Supplemental Contribution paid by Knox County is directed by the Retirement Board.

Please note:
This summary highlights the provisions of the Sheriff’s Total Accumulation Retirement Plan, which are written in a Plan and Trust Agreements. It is not meant to interpret, extend or change the Plan in any way. Accordingly, the actual and complete provisions of the Plans can only be determined accurately by consulting the Plan and Trust Agreement. In the event of any discrepancy between this summary and the actual provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall govern.


Documents related to the to STAR can be found on this site.

Important information:

There may have been changes to the Plan document since the SPD was written; those changes have been incorporated into the Plan document.