{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-16-80","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 47-16-80","heading":"Credit for prior service in the armed forces of the United States or as a peace officer.","body":"In addition to listing and claiming credit for prior services as a sheriff under paragraph (4) of Code Section 47-16-40, the applicant may elect to list and claim credit for service in the armed forces of the United States, not to exceed four years, and service as a peace officer other than as a sheriff, not to exceed four years, provided that he was employed during such period as a peace officer by the state, a municipality, or any other political subdivision of this state and was required by the terms of such employment, whether by election or appointment, to devote his full time to the duties of a peace officer. Upon approval or acceptance of such claims by the board, the applicant shall be credited with such service as a basis for future contemplated retirement, provided that credit for such service shall be available only if the applicant shall have served as a sheriff for a minimum of eight years subsequent to December 31, 1960, and subsequent to periods of service for which credit under this Code section is claimed; provided, further, that amounts due under paragraph (5) of Code Section 47-16-40 have been paid for such periods.","path":["TITLE 47 Retirement and Pensions","CHAPTER 16 Sheriffs’ Retirement Fund of Georgia","Article 5 Service Creditable Toward Retirement"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.47.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"5c773f27f1b39d06000b5007fd19390a215b72aab76052ebb8e0dacce440a40a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-16-61--2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-47-16-81"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}