{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-36-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-36-301","heading":"Eligibility","body":"(a) Any member in Group 1 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: (1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with the applicable years of creditable service as set forth in § 8-36-204 ; or (2) At any age less than fifty-five (55) years of age with twenty-five (25) years of creditable service; provided, that this provision shall be optional for political subdivisions participating under chapter 35 of this title. (b) Any member in Group 2 shall be eligible for early retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: (1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with ten (10) years of creditable service; or (2) If the member is employed by a political subdivision which has not authorized unreduced service retirement benefits pursuant to § 8-36-201(b)(1)(B) , at any age with thirty (30) years of creditable service. (c) Any member in Group 3 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon attaining fifty-five (55) years of age with eight (8) years of service. Acts 1972, ch. 814, § 5; 1973, ch. 347, § 13; 1979, ch. 288, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-3908; Acts 1984, ch. 601, § 3; 1986, ch. 554, § 15; 1997 , ch. 67, § 2; 1998, ch. 1011, §§ 4, 5.\n(a) Any member in Group 1 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: (1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with the applicable years of creditable service as set forth in § 8-36-204 ; or (2) At any age less than fifty-five (55) years of age with twenty-five (25) years of creditable service; provided, that this provision shall be optional for political subdivisions participating under chapter 35 of this title.\n(1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with the applicable years of creditable service as set forth in § 8-36-204 ; or\n(2) At any age less than fifty-five (55) years of age with twenty-five (25) years of creditable service; provided, that this provision shall be optional for political subdivisions participating under chapter 35 of this title.\n(b) Any member in Group 2 shall be eligible for early retirement upon satisfying one (1) of the following: (1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with ten (10) years of creditable service; or (2) If the member is employed by a political subdivision which has not authorized unreduced service retirement benefits pursuant to § 8-36-201(b)(1)(B) , at any age with thirty (30) years of creditable service.\n(1) Attainment of fifty-five (55) years of age with ten (10) years of creditable service; or\n(2) If the member is employed by a political subdivision which has not authorized unreduced service retirement benefits pursuant to § 8-36-201(b)(1)(B) , at any age with thirty (30) years of creditable service.\n(c) Any member in Group 3 shall be eligible for early service retirement upon attaining fifty-five (55) years of age with eight (8) years of service.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","Chapter 36"],"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":"ba744bc4e51152b32e40776c51f0d90af524f987926b441b658fc346cab493d0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-36-213","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-36-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}