Effective - 28 Aug 2013
104.800. Transfers of creditable service to other retirement system — transfer to be made, when — effect of transfer — death of member prior to retirement and transfer to be computed under system with most advantageous benefits. — 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person having earned creditable service pursuant to the provisions of the state employees' retirement system or pursuant to the provisions of the state transportation department employees' and highway patrol retirement system or having service as a statewide state elective officer or having service as a member of the general assembly or having service pursuant to the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855, or having service as a judge, as defined in section 476.515, may elect prior to retirement and not after retirement, to make a one-time transfer of credit for such service or such creditable service to or from any other retirement system or type of service specified in this section or sections 56.800 to 56.840 for which the person has accumulated service or creditable service. The amount of transferred credit shall be accumulated with the amount of such creditable service or such service earned by the person in the retirement system or type of service to which the service is transferred for purposes of determining the benefits to which the person is entitled under the retirement system or type of service to which the service is transferred. The transfer of such creditable service or service shall become effective at the time the person files written notification of the person's election with the retirement boards affected by such service transfer. When the election to transfer creditable service or service becomes effective, the person shall thereby forfeit any claim to any benefit under the provisions of the retirement system or type of service, as the case may be, from which the service or creditable service was transferred regardless of the amount of service or creditable service previously earned in such retirement system or type of service. Any person who has transferred service pursuant to this subsection prior to August 28, 2002, and who is an employee covered by a retirement plan described in this subsection after that date, may elect to make an additional transfer of service prior to retirement if additional service would otherwise be available to be transferred except for the forfeiture of that service after the previous transfer. In no event shall the amount of service that a person shall be entitled to transfer pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed eight years.
2. In the event of the death of a member before retirement and prior to exercising transfer rights pursuant to the provisions of this section, survivorship benefits shall be computed as if such person had in fact exercised or not exercised the person's transfer rights to produce the most advantageous benefit possible.
3. Any person that has earned creditable service pursuant to the provisions governing the Missouri state employees' retirement system or pursuant to the provisions of chapter 287 or chapter 476, who terminated employment prior to August 13, 1986, shall, upon application to the board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system, be made, constituted and appointed and employed by the board as a special consultant on the problems of retirement, aging and other state matters for the remainder of the person's life. Upon request of the board or the court from which the person retired, the consultant shall give opinions or be available to give opinions in writing or orally in response to such request. As compensation for such services, the consultant shall be eligible, prior to retirement, to make a one-time transfer of creditable service as provided in this section.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1496 § 2, A.L. 1987 H.B. 713, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 1999 S.B. 308 & 314, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455, A.L. 2013 H.B. 233)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VIII - Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records
Chapter 104 - Retirement of State Officers and Employees
Section 104.010 - Definitions.
Section 104.012 - Spouse defined.
Section 104.020 - System created.
Section 104.060 - No payroll deductions — accumulated contributions refunded, when, to whom.
Section 104.080 - Member may retire when — waiver of monthly annuity, when.
Section 104.081 - Highway patrol retirement age.
Section 104.120 - Accumulated contributions paid as death benefit, when.
Section 104.130 - Death benefit of retired member.
Section 104.140 - Death prior to retirement, benefits.
Section 104.200 - Board may correct error in amounts paid member, limitation.
Section 104.210 - Powers of board of trustees.
Section 104.220 - Actuary, selection, duties.
Section 104.230 - Legal services to be rendered by whom.
Section 104.271 - Retirement age, certain employees — "eighty and out".
Section 104.272 - Certain members entitled to credit for service regardless of classification.
Section 104.330 - State employees to be members — military service, effect.
Section 104.339 - Creditable prior service, members entitled to.
Section 104.347 - Member elected as circuit clerk of certain counties entitled to annuity.
Section 104.354 - Part-time legislative employee retirement benefits — funding.
Section 104.378 - Survivors as special consultants on board, when, compensation.
Section 104.400 - Normal retirement age — early retirement requirements — annuity, how computed.
Section 104.422 - Accumulated contribution as death benefit of member or former member.
Section 104.510 - Actuary, selection — duties.
Section 104.516 - Conservation department, contributions for insurance for uniformed agents, when.
Section 104.520 - Legal advice, representation — attorney general to provide legal services, when.
Section 104.530 - Actions by and against system — process, how served — venue.
Section 104.603 - Reciprocal transfer of creditable service, when.
Section 104.604 - Surviving spouse to receive benefits from only one member — right to elect.
Section 104.606 - Purchase of creditable service, required before receipt of retirement annuity.
Section 104.615 - Minimum monthly benefits.
Section 104.625 - Annuities and lump sum payments, when, determination of amount.
Section 104.810 - Water patrol employees, membership options.
Section 104.1003 - Definitions.
Section 104.1006 - Year 2000 plan, citation, applicability of other provisions.
Section 104.1009 - Membership in year 2000 plan.
Section 104.1012 - Plans to be managed by appropriate boards.
Section 104.1018 - Vesting of benefits, when — reemployment of member, effect of.
Section 104.1021 - Credited service determined by board — calculation.
Section 104.1033 - Early retirement annuity, when.
Section 104.1039 - Reemployment of a retiree, effect on annuity — cost-of-living adjustments.
Section 104.1042 - Long-term disability, effect on retiree's annuity.
Section 104.1045 - Cost-of-living adjustment, amount.
Section 104.1048 - Waiver of monthly payment or COLA.
Section 104.1051 - Annuity deemed marital property — division of benefits.
Section 104.1057 - Year 2000 plan, a qualified plan according to federal law.
Section 104.1063 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 104.1066 - Actuarial evaluations, methods used — certification of contribution rate, when.
Section 104.1069 - Trust established, investment of funds.
Section 104.1072 - Life insurance benefits — medical insurance for certain retirees.
Section 104.1075 - Disability income benefits.
Section 104.1081 - Life insurance and disability benefit programs established — board rules.
Section 104.1087 - Credited service with multiple plans, payable annuity amount.
Section 104.1090 - Additional credited service, when.
Section 104.1200 - Definitions.
Section 104.1205 - Duties of board.
Section 104.1215 - Outside employee's election for membership, when.