§ 45-21-18 - Deferred allowance on service retirement before minimum age.
SECTION 45-21-18
§ 45-21-18 Deferred allowance on serviceretirement before minimum age. – The right to a service retirement allowance under the provisions of thischapter is vested in a member who withdraws from service prior to theattainment of the applicable minimum age of retirement as prescribed in thissection, who has not received a refund; provided, that the member has completedat least ten (10) years of total service. The member becomes entitled to aservice retirement allowance upon the member's attainment of the applicableminimum retirement age or at the member's option at any date subsequent toattaining that age. The rate of service retirement allowance payable in thecase of any member is that provided in § 45-21-17 for the period of totalservice earned and accrued at the date of withdrawal from service of the member.