Missouri § 70.630 - Membership, composition.
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§ 70.630. Membership, composition.
1. The membership of the system shall include the following persons:
(1) All employees who are neither policemen nor firemen who are in the employ of a political subdivision the day preceding the date such political subdivision becomes an employer and who continue in such employ on and after such date shall become members of the system.
(2) All persons who become employed by a political subdivision as neither policemen nor firemen on or after the date such political subdivision becomes an employer shall become members of the system.
(3) If his employing political subdivision has elected to cover present and future policemen, all policemen who are in the employ of a political subdivision the day preceding the date such political subdivision covers policemen hereunder and who continue in such employ as a policeman on and after such date, and all persons who become employed by a political subdivision as a policeman on or after the date the political subdivision covers policemen shall become members of the system.
(4) If his employing political subdivision has elected to cover only future policemen, all persons who become employed by a political subdivision as a policeman on or after the date such political subdivision covers policemen hereunder shall become members of the system.
(5) If his employing political subdivision has elected to cover present and future firemen, all firemen who are in the employ of a political subdivision the day preceding the date such political subdivision covers firemen hereunder and who continue in such employ as a fireman on and after such date, and all persons who become employed by a political subdivision as a fireman on or after the date the political subdivision covers firemen hereunder shall become members of the system.
(6) If his employing political subdivision has elected to cover only future firemen, all persons who become employed by a political subdivision as a fireman on or after the date such political subdivision covers firemen hereunder shall become members of the system.
2. In any case of question as to the system membership status of any person, the board shall decide the question.
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(L. 1967 p. 141 § 7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 218, A.L. 2025 H.B. 147 merged with S.B. 71)
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