{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10.2-4-1.7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10.2-4-1.7","heading":"Elected county official eligibility for normal retirement","body":"Sec. 1.7. (a) This section applies only to members of the public employees' retirement fund who retire after June 30, 2002.\n(b) A member is eligible for normal retirement after becoming sixty-five (65) years of age if the member:\n(1) has:\n(A) served as an elected county official in an office described in Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana for at least eight (8) years; or\n(B) been elected at least two (2) times and would have served at least eight (8) years as an elected county official in an office described in Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana had the member's term of office not been shortened under a statute enacted under Article 6, Section 2(b) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and\n(2) is prohibited by Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana from serving in that office for more than eight (8) years in any period of twelve (12) years.\n(c) A member who:\n(1) has served as an elected county official; and\n(2) does not meet the requirements of subsection (b);\nis eligible for normal retirement if the member has attained vested status (as defined in IC 5-10.2-1-8(b)(3)) and meets the requirements of section 1 of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10.2. PUBLIC RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY BENEFITS","Chapter 4. Retirement and Disability Benefits"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10.2-4-1.7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"0cdc2647561d6ecd61799b9852c9656f735c8d8bffc03ca0f6a63a5dc9ca46a0","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10.2-4-1.5","next":"us-in/ic-5-10.2-4-1.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}