{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-7.9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10.3-7-7.9","heading":"Service credits; eligibility; computation","body":"Sec. 7.9. (a) This section applies to a person who is or was an employee of the office of a township executive in a county having a consolidated city.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), for the purposes of computing benefits and determining eligibility, a member who:\n(1) has at least one (1) year of service in a position covered by the fund;\n(2) became a member of the fund after December 31, 1987;\n(3) was at least sixty (60) years of age when the member joined the fund; and\n(4) was an employee of the state or a political subdivision participating in the fund, or both, before January 1, 1988;\nis entitled to service credit as provided in subsection (c).\n(c) A member who is qualified under subsection (b) is entitled to service credit for the time the member:\n(1) was an employee of the state or a political subdivision participating in the fund, or both;\n(2) was employed in a position covered by the fund; and\n(3) was not a member of the fund.\n(d) To receive service credit under this section, a member must pay into the fund the amount the member would have contributed if the member had been a member of the fund for the period described in subsection (c).","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10.3. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND","Chapter 7. Membership; Creditable Service; Contributions; Withdrawal"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10.3-7-7.9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"c0ddab009f9a2e219fb0eef12d5ac5d333f36b24b44bc0ab7b3a5c2d55d6d2f7","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-7.8","next":"us-in/ic-5-10.3-7-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}