{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.35.480","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.35.480","heading":"Vested membership.","body":"A member who separates or has separated after having completed at least five years of service may remain a member during the period of such member's absence from service for the exclusive purpose only of receiving a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.35.420 if such member maintains the member's accumulated contributions intact.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.35"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.35.480","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:43:34Z","sha256":"9ef55a5242f10ecd0037f5169a5e862f1d5dc61779c818ae1f9d6d92f4827094","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.35.470","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.35.490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}