{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17934","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §17934","heading":"Optional election","body":"Any person entitled to receive a disability retirement benefit under article 3, as in effect immediately before October 1, 1989, may elect to be governed by this article instead of article 3 by making written application to the chief executive officer within 6 months of October 1, 1989.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS","SUBCHAPTER 5: BENEFITS","ARTICLE 3-A: DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 1989"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec17934.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"1e92d4142fce747ae4ba1c62e33fa7ce0f5d028ac593c55e9b2354f0df1031a6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17933","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17941"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}