A. Prior to January 1, 1991, upon payment to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System of the employee contribution the member would have been subject to had the member been a member of the System at the time, plus five percent (5%) interest, any member of the System shall receive credit for not to exceed five (5) years of prior law enforcement service rendered in this state, if the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits for such service in any other public retirement system. Effective January 1, 1991, to receive credit for not to exceed five (5) years of prior law enforcement service rendered in this state, if the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits for such service in any other public retirement system, the member shall pay the amount determined by the Board pursuant to Section 2-307.5 of this title. Service credit received pursuant to this section shall be used in determining the member's retirement benefit but shall not be used in determining years of service for retirement or vesting purposes.

To receive credit for such service:

1. A member who became a member of the System prior to July 1, 1988, shall make application to the Board for such service prior to January 1, 1989; and

2. A member who becomes a member of the System after June 30, 1988, shall make application to the Board for such service within two (2) years of the date the member became a member of the System.

B. Upon payment to the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System of a sum equal to the employee contribution the member would have been subject to had the member been a member of the System at the time, plus five percent (5%) interest prior to January 1, 1991, or effective January 1, 1991, upon payment to the System of the amount determined by the Board pursuant to Section 2-307.5 of this title, any member of the System shall receive credit for not to exceed five (5) years of prior law enforcement service rendered in another state or with a federal law enforcement agency, either as a commissioned law enforcement officer or in a scientific or technical field, if the member is not receiving or eligible to receive retirement credit or benefits for such service in any other public retirement system. Service credit received pursuant to this section shall be used in determining the member's retirement benefit but shall not be used in determining years of service for retirement or vesting purposes.

To receive credit for such service:

1. A member who became a member of the System prior to July 1, 1990, shall make application to the Board for such service prior to January 1, 1991; and

2. A member who became a member of the System after June 30, 1990, shall make application to the Board for such services within two (2) years of the date the member became a member of the System.

C. Such service credit may be paid by:

1. A cash lump-sum payment;

2. A trustee-to-trustee transfer of non-Roth funds from a Code Section 403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred compensation plan described in Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in Code Section 457(e)(1)(A) and/or a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan;

3. A direct rollover of tax-deferred funds from a Code Section 403(b) annuity or custodial account, an eligible deferred compensation plan described in Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer described in Code Section 457(e)(1)(A), a Code Section 401(a) qualified plan, and/or a Code Section 408(a) or 408(b) traditional or conduit Individual Retirement Account or Annuity (IRA). Roth accounts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and after-tax contributions shall not be used to purchase such service credit; or

4. Any combination of the above methods of payment.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 164, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 267, § 25, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 340, § 24, eff. July 1, 1990; Laws 1990, c. 334, § 5, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2003, c. 406, § 10, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2006, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 46, § 25, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2016, c. 8, § 4, emerg. eff. April 5, 2016.