§ 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made pursuant to this section may be rescinded at any time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.