{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.411","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.411","heading":"What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?","body":"If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS, you may elect FERS or CSRS. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in CSRS Offset, you may elect FERS or CSRS Offset. If you were placed in FERS due to a qualifying retirement coverage error and you should have been in Social Security-Only, you may elect FERS or Social Security-Only. This is summarized in the following chart:\nYou are in: And you belong in: You may elect:\nFERS CSRS FERS or CSRS.\nFERS CSRS Offset FERS or CSRS Offset.\nFERS Social Security-Only FERS or Social Security-Only.","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 D—Retirement Coverage Elections for Errors That Were Not Previously Corrected"],"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":"fb1d01e74ffb0448fa5e708c55d6b5572f999af9cd7fe730665af2ef391520ae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.401","next":"us/5-cfr-839.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}