(a) An employee who is not a post-2011 employee and who has 5 years of credited service exclusive of service under § 5501(e)(4), (5) and (12) of this title shall have a vested right to a pension. A post-2011 employee who has 10 years of credited service exclusive of service under § 5501(d)(12) of this title shall have a vested right to a pension.
(b) A former employee's vested right shall be forfeited upon an application for a refund of the former employee's accumulated contributions.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 55. State Employees’ Pension Plan
Subchapter II. Eligibility Requirements and Benefits
§ 5519. Disability insurance option.
§ 5521. Amount of unified service, disability or survivor pension.
§ 5522. Eligibility for service pension.
§ 5523. Vested right to service pension.
§ 5524. Eligibility for disability pension.
§ 5525. Payment of service pension.
§ 5526. Payment of disability pension.
§ 5531. Application for benefits.