Section 31567 Of Article 4. Membership From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
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. Any member of a retirement system established under this
chapter who is employed in a position, the principal duties of which
consist of active law enforcement or active fire suppression as
defined under Sections 31469.3, 31470.2 and 31470.4, and who, prior
to 1955, had the right to elect to become a safety member of such
system shall again have the right to elect to become a safety member.
Notice of such election shall be given in writing to the board of
retirement administering the system.
The member's status as a safety member shall be effective on the
first day of the second month following that in which the notice of
election is received by the board of retirement.
Such a member may elect to receive credit for service rendered as
a member of such system, as if he had been a safety member commencing
in 1955. Notice of such election shall be given in writing to the
board of retirement no less than 30 days prior to the member's
retirement. The member shall receive credit for such service, as a
safety member, if he contributes the difference between the member
contributions actually made for that period of service and the
contributions that he would have been required to make if he had been
a safety member during that period. The member shall also contribute
interest on the difference at the rates at which interest was
credited on member contributions for each year of the period for
which credit is sought.
An election under this section shall be irrevocable, and the
additional contribution payments hereunder required, if not completed
as specified, shall be forfeited to the retirement fund, and a
forfeiting member shall then receive only general membership
benefits. Additional contributions shall be made by lump sum payment
or in such monthly payroll deduction amounts as determined by the
board, but must be made prior to the member's retirement.