{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-709","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-34-709","heading":"Rights of certain commissioned members of department of safety who were over 35 when hired","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any prior Class C member that is a presently employed commissioned member of the department of safety, and who was employed subsequent to such member's thirty-fifth birthday, shall be allowed to remain in the service of the department and to participate in the retirement system until such member obtains twenty-five (25) years of creditable service or reaches sixty (60) years of age.\n(b) Any person covered under this provision shall make contributions at the rate applicable to prior Class C members and shall be entitled, upon retirement, to receive a retirement allowance at the rate specified for prior Class C members based upon the total years of creditable service.\n(c) This section shall have application to all persons retiring after January 1, 1979.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 34"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"1ec157d84ff42e9d2e351ac2f5d6ed055a1aeb20ede5f07007536974029a84ed","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-708","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-34-710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}