Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-50-106.3

Consolidation of systems - Election to participate.

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A. An eligible employer may join the System on the first day of

any month. Application for affiliation shall be in the form of a

resolution approved by the governing body of the eligible employer

or by any other body or officer authorized by law or recognized by

the State Board to approve such resolution or action. Upon the

filing of a certified copy of such resolution with the State Board,

such election shall be irrevocable and the eligible municipality

shall become a participating municipality on the first day of the

month immediately following the filing of such election with the

State Board. Participating municipalities shall be required to

provide all documentation requested by the System relating to the

administration of the System.

B. The State Board shall have final authority in determining

eligibility for membership in the System, pursuant to the provisions

of this article. A member claiming credit for prior municipal

police service in Oklahoma shall file an application with the State

Board. The date of filing such application shall be not more than

ninety (90) days after the municipality's entry date. Any credit

for such prior service shall not exceed five (5) years. Upon a

favorable determination of the eligibility for and the amount of

service credit under this section, the member shall pay the amount

determined by the State Board pursuant to Section 50-111.4 of this

title.

C. Any municipality that has a municipal police pension and

retirement system prior to July 1, 1980, shall consolidate its

system with the state System and become a participating municipality

on the first entry date as provided in this article.

D. Any eligible employer of a municipality which is a

participating employer in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement

System on July 1, 1996, may become a participating municipality of

the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System if and only if a

certified copy of a resolution approved by the governing body of the

eligible employer or by any other body or officer authorized by law

or recognized by the Board to approve such a resolution, is filed

with the Board. Such election shall be irrevocable.

1. All eligible officers who are initially employed in such a

position on or after the date when the municipality becomes a

participating municipality shall be members of the Oklahoma Police

Pension and Retirement System and shall have no right to participate

in the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

2. All eligible officers who were employed in such a position

prior to the date when the municipality becomes a participating

municipality shall have the right to make a one-time election on or

before six (6) months following the date that the municipality

became a participating municipality to participate in the Oklahoma

Police Pension and Retirement System. Any such employee who fails

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to make the election provided in this paragraph shall remain in the

Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System.

a. Eligible officers electing to participate in the

Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System shall be

allowed to withdraw their accumulated contributions or

elect a vested benefit in the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System as provided in Section 917

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

b. Eligible officers electing to participate in the

Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System may file

a claim for prior municipal police service in Oklahoma

with the State Board and may receive the prior service

credit, not to exceed five (5) years, upon payment for

the service at the actuarial cost as determined by the

State Board. In no event, however, shall any eligible

officer electing to participate in the Oklahoma Police

Pension and Retirement System be allowed to receive
tem may file

a claim for prior municipal police service in Oklahoma

with the State Board and may receive the prior service

credit, not to exceed five (5) years, upon payment for

the service at the actuarial cost as determined by the

State Board. In no event, however, shall any eligible

officer electing to participate in the Oklahoma Police

Pension and Retirement System be allowed to receive

credit or benefits in the Oklahoma Police Pension and

Retirement System for years of service for which the

officer is already receiving or eligible to receive

retirement credit or benefits in the Oklahoma Public

Employees Retirement System.