{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-9-1-570","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 9-1-570","heading":"Option of state employees required to become members of Federal Railroad Retirement System.","body":"Any person who becomes an employee of the State and, because of the nature of his employment, is required to become a member of the Federal Railroad Retirement System, may elect to become, or not to become, a member of the South Carolina Retirement System, provided that such option is exercised within thirty days after he enters upon the discharge of the duties of such position.","path":["Title 9 - RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 1 South Carolina Retirement System","ARTICLE 5 Membership in System"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t09c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:29:14Z","sha256":"68d94edceb677d4e05d6cdc88487998c4360134574546c5e5ab3bfabf9c31cc0","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-9-1-560","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-9-1-580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}