§ 15-5-404 — Vesting rights; return to service

(a) A member who has four (4) years of credited service
has a vested right to a service pension payable as provided in
W.S. 15-5-403(c).
(b) If a member who has less than four (4) years of
credited service ceases to be an employee, his service credits
to the date of termination shall be cancelled unless:
(i) He again becomes an employee within four (4)
months after his cessation of employment; or
(ii) He subsequently acquires four (4) years of
credited service; and
(iii) If he has withdrawn his contributions he repays
them with interest at a rate determined by the board and remains
employed for not less than two (2) continuous years following
the date or reemployment.
(c) For purposes of this section, credited service
includes any period during which a member is receiving a
disability pension under this article.
(d) The board shall adopt rules to allow service for any
period of time, after commencement of participation under this
article, which an employee spends in active military or other
emergency service of the United States as required by the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38
U.S.C. 4301 et seq.