{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.37.270","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.37.270","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 the member's absence from service for the exclusive purpose only of receiving a retirement allowance under RCW 41.37.210 if the member maintains the member's accumulated contributions intact.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.37"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.37.270","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:43:40Z","sha256":"2c7c78289193e75d8e8e16bacbffef48ad5447194bb6e0904b9671ccf44e7e4a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.37.265","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.37.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}