{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.720","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.40.720","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 41.40.630 if such member maintains the member's accumulated contributions intact.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.40.720","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:43:46Z","sha256":"99d84eee90f0dc0c1033fb222f555eed34e37a868d9dbfa3c728312d16d14f64","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.710","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.40.730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}