{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-120","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/18-120","heading":"Employee participation.","body":"An eligible judge who is not a participant shall become a participant beginning on the date he or she becomes an eligible judge, unless the judge files with the board a written notice of election not to participate within 30 days of the date of being notified of the option.\nA person electing not to participate shall thereafter be ineligible to become a participant unless the election is revoked as provided in Section 18-121.","path":["CHAPTER 40 PENSIONS","Illinois Pension Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=638\u0026ChapterID=9\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:20Z","sha256":"fa52a8454009ecce6c18bb8bde2669705911b8a2372e8af87a3e6206ed78e717","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-119","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-18-120.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}