9-3-713. Election to transfer into the system established under this act.
(a) Any Wyoming supreme court justice, district judge or circuit court judge appointed before July 1, 1998, may elect to be covered under the retirement system established under this act subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The election shall be made by providing notice to the board not later than December 31, 1999, or prior to retirement, whichever is earlier, and making any payment required under paragraph (iii) of this subsection. An election made pursuant to this section may be rescinded at any time before the electing judge or justice collects retirement from the retirement system established under this act;
(ii) For county judges, the board shall transfer the funds in the judge's member account in the retirement system as defined in W.S. 9-3-402(a)(i) and the matching employer contributions along with interest on both to the account created in W.S. 9-3-702(a)(i) to fund retirement under this act;
(iii) A circuit court judge making an election under this section shall also pay to the board an amount determined by the board which shall be deposited into the retirement system account used to fund the retirement benefits under this act. The amount shall be equal to three and sixty-five hundredths percent (3.65%) of his salary for each year of service to be credited under this act plus interest, or an amount sufficient to cover the unfunded liability for retirement benefits under this section after the transfer under paragraph (ii) of this section, whichever is less. Notwithstanding paragraph (i) of this subsection, a circuit court judge appointed before July 1, 1998, may elect to be covered under this act by providing notice to the board not later than December 31, 2003, or prior to retirement, whichever is earlier, and making any payment required under this paragraph.
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