{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.242","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.242","heading":"Do these rules apply to me if I had multiple errors?","body":"You must be in the wrong retirement plan for at least 3 years of Federal service after December 31, 1986. You need not be in the same wrong retirement plan during the entire 3-year period. If you had more than one type of erroneous retirement coverage, then you will have a retirement plan election under these rules if one of the errors is of a type that qualifies you for an election.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart B—Eligibility"],"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":"0941ffd268fd050cb7380efe195b36dd930d22445681acb77ad47260a3a8f9c8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.241","next":"us/5-cfr-839.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}