Ohio Rev. Code § 145.194: Contributions by law enforcement or public safety officers to defined contribution plan.

(A) A member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan who becomes a PERS law enforcement officer or PERS public safety officer shall cease making contributions to a PERS defined contribution plan. During employment as a PERS law enforcement officer or a PERS public safety officer and any concurrent employment in a position subject to this chapter, the member shall contribute only to the PERS defined benefit plan.

(B) A member described in division (A) of this section with contributions standing to the member's credit in a PERS defined contribution plan may elect to have those contributions deposited and credited in the PERS defined benefit plan in accordance with section 145.814 of the Revised Code and rules governing the PERS defined benefit plan.