Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-2-309.8
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Service credit
Official statutory text
A. Any state employee who is employed in a commissioned officer
position of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division, the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
Commission, a Parks Ranger of the Tourism and Recreation Department,
and a Pharmacy Inspector of the Pharmacy Board shall be eligible for
service credit for employment prior to July 1, 1993, if the employee
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 191
was in a commissioned officer position in the former Oklahoma
Capitol Patrol Division, the former Mansion Security, and the former
Training Center Security of the Department of Public Safety and the
employee was a full-time, active employee eligible for all state
employee benefits.
B. An eligible member of the System shall receive credit for
all prior service as provided in subsection A of this section,
provided 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 years of service for retirement and
vesting purposes.
C. To receive credit for such service, an eligible member, as
provided in this section, who became a member of the System prior to
July 1, 1993, shall make application to the Board in writing for
such service prior to July 1, 2002.
position of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Division, the Oklahoma State
Bureau of Investigation, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement
Commission, a Parks Ranger of the Tourism and Recreation Department,
and a Pharmacy Inspector of the Pharmacy Board shall be eligible for
service credit for employment prior to July 1, 1993, if the employee
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 191
was in a commissioned officer position in the former Oklahoma
Capitol Patrol Division, the former Mansion Security, and the former
Training Center Security of the Department of Public Safety and the
employee was a full-time, active employee eligible for all state
employee benefits.
B. An eligible member of the System shall receive credit for
all prior service as provided in subsection A of this section,
provided 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 years of service for retirement and
vesting purposes.
C. To receive credit for such service, an eligible member, as
provided in this section, who became a member of the System prior to
July 1, 1993, shall make application to the Board in writing for
such service prior to July 1, 2002.
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