{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-831.908","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 831.908","heading":"Mandatory separation.","body":"(a) The mandatory separation provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8335(b) apply to all law enforcement officers and firefighters in primary and secondary positions. A mandatory separation under section 8335(b) is not an adverse action under part 752 of this chapter or a removal action under part 359 of this chapter. Section 831.502 provides the procedures for requesting an exemption from mandatory separation.\n(b) In the event an employee is separated mandatorily under 5 U.S.C. 8335(b), or is separated for optional retirement under 5 U.S.C. 8336(c), and OPM finds that all or part of the minimum service required for entitlement to immediate annuity was in a position which did not meet the requirements of a primary or secondary position and the conditions set forth in this subpart, such separation will be considered erroneous.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 831—RETIREMENT","Subpart I—Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"a6b84fb985a3424d627557675bab61422a182f3d54e616bce7887a39066e5421","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-831.907","next":"us/5-cfr-831.909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}