{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-353g.075","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 353G.075","heading":"SERVICE CREDIT FOR VESTING.","body":"(a) Annually, the executive director must credit each volunteer firefighter with a year of service credit for vesting for each year of service credited for benefit accrual or contribution allocation under section 353G.07.\n(b) A volunteer firefighter is entitled to receive service credit toward vesting in the retirement plan for any period of service as a volunteer firefighter, as defined under section 353G.01, subdivision 15, rendered as a firefighter in a fire department in the state that was not covered by the retirement plan at the time the service was rendered if the firefighter submits a request to the executive director indicating the number of years and months of service for which credit is requested and provides documentation in a form acceptable to the executive director regarding the earlier period of service. The firefighter must submit a copy of the request and documentation to the fire chief of the fire department to which the firefighter is currently providing service.\n(c) The executive director must credit a firefighter with all years of service as a member of the retirement plan for any participating employer for vesting purposes.","path":["RETIREMENT","CHAPTER 353G. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS; RETIREMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/353G.075","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:43Z","sha256":"128801484e77734877f2565af04289bdc181f69a5705d0a4d25beddf1cfa3a4d","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-353g.07","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-353g.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}