{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8814","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 8814","heading":"Vesting rights; return to service.","body":"(a) A member who has 5 years of credited service shall have a vested right to a service pension.\n(b) If a member who has less than 5 years of credited service ceases to be an employee, the 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 a state pension plan which provides for a unified state service pension and subsequently acquires 5 years of credited service; and provided that, if the member has withdrawn that member’s own contributions, the member repays them with interest at a rate determined by the Board.\n(c) For purposes of this section, credited service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 chapter.\n(d) A former employee’s vested right shall be forfeited upon application for a refund of accumulated contribution.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Law-Enforcement Administration","CHAPTER 88. Delaware County and Municipal Police/Firefighter Pension Plan"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c088/index.html#8814","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"5c93df43014036bffd055f34728649fa2f9dd4a9daf5720f69a94a5f8cb8c41f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8813","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-8815"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}