{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-78.550","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 78.550","heading":"Nonelection of membership.","body":"Any person who is an employee on the date his county first participates in the system,\neither in service or on leave from service, who does not elect within the time set forth in\nKRS 78.510 to 78.852 to become a member and thereby make contributions requir ed of\nhim by KRS 78.510 to 78.852, shall forfeit all right for credit for service with any county\nprior to the date he might subsequently elect to become a member, except as provided in\nKRS 61.552 or 78.530(3)(d).","path":["KRS Chapter 78"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24735","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:38Z","sha256":"f27d484b0c3070b27c396dcb2333f955868a9a3a83f5ab78005674f5b47a9f4b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-78.545","next":"us-ky/krs-78.5510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}