{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.1018","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.1018","heading":"Vesting of benefits, when — reemployment of member, effect of.","body":"1. When a member is no longer employed in a position covered by the system, membership in the system shall thereupon cease. If a member has five or more years of credited service upon such member's termination of membership, such member shall be a vested former member entitled to a deferred annuity pursuant to section 104.1036, except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 of section 104.1024. If a member has fewer than five years of credited service upon termination of membership, such former member's credited service shall be forfeited, provided that if such former member becomes reemployed in a position covered by the system, such former member shall again become a member of the system and the forfeited credited service shall be restored after receiving creditable service continuously for one year.\n2. Upon a member becoming a retiree, membership shall cease and, except as otherwise provided in section 104.1039, the person shall not again become a member of the system.\n3. If a vested former member becomes reemployed in a position covered by the system before such vested former member's annuity starting date, membership shall be restored with the previous credited service and increased by such reemployment.","path":["Title VIII - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS","Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=104.1018","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:25Z","sha256":"e67172527617cc91925dcbdaa2c6ec8d005baea6d756cdd69dec5581895e8180","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.1015","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-104.1021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}