Effective: May 11, 2018
Latest Legislation: House Bill 362 (GA 132), House Bill 49 (GA 132)
(A) As used in this section, "member" has the same meaning as in section 5505.01 of the Revised Code, except that it also includes a former member who has earned service credit and has not received a refund of accumulated contributions under section 5505.19 of the Revised Code.
A member who became a member of the state highway patrol before January 1, 2020, may be granted retirement under this division if the member has twenty-five years of service credit according to the rules adopted by the state highway patrol retirement board and has attained age forty-eight. If the member is under age forty-eight, retirement under this division shall be deferred until age forty-eight.
(B) A member who has twenty years of service credit according to the rules adopted by the retirement board, may be granted retirement under this division if the member has attained age fifty-two. If the member is under age fifty-two, retirement under this division shall be deferred until age fifty-two, except that any such member who has twenty years of service credit may, on or after attaining age forty-eight but before attaining age fifty-two, elect to retire and receive a reduced pension under this division of the greater of nine hundred dollars or an amount computed as follows:
The reduced pension is payable from the later of the date of the member's most recent birthday or the date the member becomes eligible to receive the reduced pension.
A member who has elected to receive a reduced pension in accordance with the schedule provided in this division and has received a payment in connection therewith may not change the election.
(C) Any member who attains the age of sixty years and has twenty years of service credit according to the rules adopted by the board, shall file application for retirement with the board, and if the member refuses or neglects to do so, the board may deem the member's application to have been filed on the member's sixtieth birthday. The member may, upon written application approved by the superintendent of the state highway patrol, be continued in service after attaining the age of sixty years, but only until the member has accumulated twenty years of service credit in accordance with rules adopted by the board.
(D)(1) As used in this division:
(a) "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty.
(b) "Uniformed services" of the United States includes both:
(i) Army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve components of these services; auxiliary corps as established by congress; army nurse corps; navy nurse corps; service as red cross nurse with the army, navy, air force, or hospital service of the United States, or serving full-time with the American red cross in a combat zone; and such other service as is designated by congress as included therein;
(ii) Personnel of the Ohio national guard, the Ohio military reserve, the Ohio naval militia, and the reserve components of the armed forces enumerated in division (D)(1) of this section who are called to active duty pursuant to an executive order issued by the president of the United States or an act of congress.
(2) A member's total service credit may include periods not to exceed a total of seven years, while the member's employment with the state highway patrol is or was interrupted due to service in the uniformed services of the United States. Such military service shall be credited to the member towards total service as provided by this chapter and to the extent approved by the board, provided that:
(a) The member is or was honorably discharged from service in the uniformed services;
(b) The member is or was re-employed by the state highway patrol within ninety days immediately following termination of service in the uniformed services;
(c) The member, subject to board rules, pays into the retirement system to the member's credit in the employees' savings fund an amount equal to the total contributions the member would have paid had state highway patrol employment not been so interrupted. Such payment may be made at any time prior to receipt of a pension.
(3) If the member meets the requirements of division (D)(2) of this section, on receipt of contributions from the member, the state highway patrol shall be billed for the employer contribution that would have been paid pursuant to section 5505.15 of the Revised Code if the member had not rendered service in the uniformed services, subject to board rules.
(4) If under division (D)(2)(c) of this section a member pays all or any portion of the contributions later than the lesser of five years or a period that is three times the member's period of service in the uniformed services beginning from the member's date of re-employment, an amount equal to compound interest at a rate established by the board from the member's date of re-employment to the date of payment shall be added to the remaining amount to be paid by the member to purchase service credit under this section.
(5) Credit purchased by a member under division (D)(2) of this section shall be used to determine the member's eligibility for retirement under this section and section 5505.17 of the Revised Code.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 5:03 PM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System
Section 5505.01 | Highway Patrol Retirement System Definitions.
Section 5505.02 | State Highway Patrol Pension Fund Established - Membership Mandatory.
Section 5505.03 | Creation of Funds.
Section 5505.04 | State Highway Patrol Retirement Board Organization and Rules.
Section 5505.041 | Election to Board - Retirant Member Eligibility - Terms.
Section 5505.042 | Filing of Vacancies by Election.
Section 5505.043 | Election Not Required Where Candidate Unopposed.
Section 5505.045 | Filing of Statements - Prohibited Campaign Activities.
Section 5505.046 | Complaint Alleging Violation of Rc 5505.045 - Procedure - Fine.
Section 5505.048 | Disqualification of Convicted Member - Misconduct in Office - Removal Procedure.
Section 5505.049 | Members With Excessive Travel Expenses Ineligible for Another Term.
Section 5505.05 | Oath - Expenses - Liability Insurance.
Section 5505.06 | Investment and Fiduciary Duties of State Highway Patrol Retirement Board.
Section 5505.061 | Transactions Prohibited.
Section 5505.062 | Travel Expense Policies - Bonus Policy - Budget.
Section 5505.063 | Ethics Policy - Commission Approval - Ethics Training.
Section 5505.064 | Orientation Program Required for New Members - Continuing Education.
Section 5505.069 | Annual Disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission.
Section 5505.0610 | Designation of Ohio-Qualified Investment Managers - Utilization - Annual Report.
Section 5505.07 | Secretary, Actuary, and Employees - Compensation and Expenses.
Section 5505.08 | No Participation by Trustees.
Section 5505.09 | Bonds of Taxing Districts May Be Offered to Board.
Section 5505.10 | Deposit and Security.
Section 5505.11 | Treasurer of State Is Treasurer of State Highway Patrol Retirement System.
Section 5505.111 | Selection of Internal Auditor.
Section 5505.122 | Format for Report to Retirement Study Council.
Section 5505.14 | Certificate of Prior Service.
Section 5505.15 | Employer Contribution.
Section 5505.151 | Contributions for Time Off While on Disability Leave.
Section 5505.152 | Annual Review of Adequacy of Contributions Rates.
Section 5505.16 | Application for Retirement.
Section 5505.161 | Retirant Re-Employed in Other State Retirement System.
Section 5505.162 | Election of Type of Pension.
Section 5505.163 | Election by Retirant Prior to 9-21-94.
Section 5505.17 | Pension and Benefits Upon Retirement.
Section 5505.171 | Additional Monthly Payments and Benefits.
Section 5505.172 | Additional Monthly Payments Eligibility on or After 7-1-68 and Prior to 7-1-71.
Section 5505.173 | Increase in Monthly Pension, Allowance or Benefit Effective 7-1-81.
Section 5505.174 | Eligibility for Cost-of-Living Increase.
Section 5505.175 | Increase in Benefit or Allowance When Irc 415 Limits Increased.
Section 5505.176 | Increase in Pension for Certain Retirees Prior to 9-16-98.
Section 5505.177 | Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit Arrangement Maintained and Established.
Section 5505.178 | Pensions Paid in Equal Monthly Installments.
Section 5505.18 | Disability Retirement.
Section 5505.181 | Annual Report Disability Retirement Experience of Each Employer.
Section 5505.19 | Cessation of Membership - Disposition of Accumulations.
Section 5505.20 | Restoration of Membership.
Section 5505.201 | Full Credit for Time Served as Police Officer or Firefighter.
Section 5505.203 | Payroll Deduction Plan for Payments for Service Credits.
Section 5505.21 | Distribution of Accumulated Contributions When No Pension Payable.
Section 5505.22 | Pension and Accumulated Contributions Exempt From Tax.
Section 5505.23 | Legal Adviser.
Section 5505.25 | Purchase Service Credit for Military Service.
Section 5505.26 | Restitution Order Based on Theft in Office or Certain Sex Offenses.
Section 5505.261 | Order for Division of Marital Property.
Section 5505.262 | Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits Under Rc 2929.192.
Section 5505.263 | Benefits Subject to Termination.
Section 5505.27 | Payments From State Treasury.
Section 5505.28 | Health Insurance.
Section 5505.281 | Additional Deposits to Fund Medical Expenses.
Section 5505.29 | Refunding Cost of Restored Service Credit.
Section 5505.30 | Lump Sum Death Benefit Payment.
Section 5505.33 | Long-Term Care Insurance Programs.
Section 5505.34 | Recovering Erroneous Payments.
Section 5505.35 | Authorized Deductions.
Section 5505.402 | Eligibility for Credit for Service in Cincinnati Retirement System.
Section 5505.403 | Transferring Contributions to Cincinnati Retirement System.
Section 5505.41 | Transferring Contributions on Deposit From Non-Uniform Retirement System.
Section 5505.50 | Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
Section 5505.51 | Participation in Deferred Retirement Plan - Election Procedure.
Section 5505.52 | Plan Members Ineligible for Service Credit or Health Benefits.
Section 5505.53 | Determination of Plan Member's Pension Amount.
Section 5505.54 | Accrual of Plan Member's Pension and Contributions.
Section 5505.55 | Events Terminating Member's Participation in Plan.
Section 5505.56 | Notice of Termination of Active Service - Distribution of Accrued Amount.
Section 5505.57 | Method and Timing of Distribution of Accrued Amount.
Section 5505.58 | Plan Member Qualifying for Disability Retirement.
Section 5505.59 | Plan Member Dying While Participant - Distribution of Benefits.