19-3-2116. Vesting -- mandatory termination of membership -- forfeitures. (1) A member's contribution account includes the member's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the employee becomes a member of the plan.
     (2) A member's employer contribution account includes the employer's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested only when the member has a total of 5 years of membership service under the system.
     (3) A member's account for other contributions includes the member's rollovers of contributions made pursuant to 19-3-2115 and income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the contribution is credited to the account.
     (4) A member who terminates covered employment after becoming a vested member may terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123.
     (5) A member who terminates covered employment before becoming a vested member shall terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123 and subject to 19-3-2126.
     (6) If the member's employer contribution account is not vested upon termination of covered employment, the employer contributions and income are forfeited and must be allocated as provided in 19-3-2117.

     History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 471, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 490, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 429, L. 2003.