Alabama § 36-27-71 - Conditions Precedent to Receipt of Credit.
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§ 36-27-71. Conditions Precedent to Receipt of Credit.
(a) A member of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama who becomes eligible under Section 36-27-70 on or after December 28, 2001, may receive credit for employment rendered to a city, county, or a political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama as provided in Section 36-27-70 provided that as conditions precedent to the receipt of such credit:
(1) Such member shall contribute, prior to the date of his or her retirement to the Employees’ Retirement System for each year of employment with a city, county, or a political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama, the full actuarially determined cost for each year of service purchased as determined by the system’s actuary.
(2) The city, county, or the political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama for which such member was employed shall certify in writing to the Employees’ Retirement System the dates of the member’s employment together with a statement certifying that such member was a regular employee of the city, county, or political subdivision thereof in the State of Alabama during such period of claimed credit.
(3) The member shall claim, purchase, and receive credit for eligible service in increments of not less than one year unless such member’s total or balance of such service is less than one year in which event he or she shall claim and purchase credit for the entire period.
(b) A member of the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama who was eligible under Section 36-27-70 prior to December 28, 2001, may receive credit for employment rendered to a city, county, or a political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama as provided in Section 36-27-70 provided that as conditions precedent to the receipt of such credit:
(1) Such member shall contribute, prior to December 31, 2003, to the Employees’ Retirement System for each year of employment with a city, county, or a political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama a percentage of his or her current annual compensation or average final compensation, whichever is greater; the applicable percentage of the annual compensation or average final compensation, whichever is greater, shall be the sum of the prevailing percentage rates of employer and member contributions as required by the most recent actuarial valuation.
(2) The city, county, or the political subdivision thereof of the State of Alabama for which such member was employed shall certify in writing to the Employees’ Retirement System the dates of the member’s employment together with a statement certifying that such member was a regular employee of the city, county, or political subdivision thereof in the State of Alabama during such period of claimed credit.
(3) The member shall claim, purchase, and receive credit for eligible service in increments of not less than one year unless such member’s total or balance of such service is less than one year in which event he or she shall claim and purchase credit for the entire period.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-27-71 ("Conditions Precedent to Receipt of Credit.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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