{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8364","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 8364","heading":"Vested rights; cancellation of service credits.","body":"(a) A member who has 10 years of credited service shall have a vested right to a service pension.\n(b) If a member who has less than 10 years of credited service ceases to be an employee, the member’s service credits to the date of termination shall be cancelled unless:\n(1) The member again becomes an employee within 4 months after such cessation of employment; or\n(2) The member subsequently acquires 5 years of credited service; or\n(3) The member has joined the state employees’ pension system; and provided that if the member has withdrawn contributions the member repays with interest at a rate determined by the Board.\n(c) For purposes of this section, credited service shall include any period during which a member is receiving a disability pension as provided by this subchapter.\n(d) A former employee’s vested right shall be forfeited upon application for a refund of accumulated contributions.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Law-Enforcement Administration","CHAPTER 83. State Police","Subchapter III. Service, Disability and Survivor’s Pensions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c083/sc03/index.html#8364","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:14Z","sha256":"807466e39dbe0dd4eda8832bba8f61e691f696c59b357aedc540380fb12503bf","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8363","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8365"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}