{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5523","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 5523","heading":"Vested right to service pension.","body":"(a) An employee who is not a post-2011 employee and who has 5 years of credited service exclusive of service under § 5501(e)(4), (5) and (12) of this title shall have a vested right to a pension. A post-2011 employee who has 10 years of credited service exclusive of service under § 5501(d)(12) of this title shall have a vested right to a pension.\n(b) A former employee’s vested right shall be forfeited upon an application for a refund of the former employee’s accumulated contributions.","path":["Title 29. State Government","Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 55. State Employees’ Pension Plan","Subchapter II. Eligibility Requirements and Benefits"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c055/sc02/index.html#5523","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:33Z","sha256":"5e7340ef12c7ea89e7b6d5cf646671f53c340a9f78feae7847d404713884dfc5","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5522","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5524"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}