N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law § 517-a: Termination of membership

§ 517-a. Termination of membership. With respect to the New York

state employees' retirement system and the New York state and local

police and fire retirement system, membership in the retirement system

shall cease upon the occurrence of any one of the following conditions:

1. When seven years have elapsed since a member has performed active

service provided, however, that no part of such seven year period shall

run during such time as a member, with at least five years of member

service credit, shall serve as an officer or employee of the federal

government or the United Nations or other international organizations of

which the United States of America is a member.

2. When a member shall die.

3. When a member shall retire.

4. When a member, who is not vested, withdraws accumulated

contributions in accordance with the provisions of section five hundred

seventeen of this article. If such person subsequently rejoins the

retirement system within five years from the date he discontinued

service with the state or a participating employer, such person shall be

entitled to every retirement right, benefit and privilege which would

have been available to him had he reentered membership on the date of

such discontinuance from service.