Tennessee § 8-4020 - Repayment of contributions when member fails to qualify.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-4020 — Repayment of contributions when member fails to qualify., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-4020. Repayment of contributions when member fails to qualify.
Any participating county official who fails to qualify for retirement benefits under the provisions of this chapter, or the named beneficiary if county official is deceased, will be paid by the retirement board through the state treasurer, all of the total three and one-half per cent (3½%) and/or four per cent (4%) contributions made to the system by the county officials as a member and also such interest as may be established by the Tennessee county officials retirement board. Acts 1968 (Adj. S.), ch. 617, § 21; 1969, ch. 49, § 9.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-4020 ("Repayment of contributions when member fails to qualify.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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