(a) A member shall cease to be a member if such member:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-35-104

  • Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member, together with any amount transferred to the account of the member established pursuant to chapters 34-37 of this title from the respective account of the member under one (1) or more of the superseded systems, with interest thereon, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Is absent from service more than seven (7) consecutive years after last becoming a member and is not eligible for a deferred retirement allowance as provided in § 8-36-204;
(2) Withdraws such member’s accumulated contributions;
(3) Becomes a beneficiary; or
(4) Dies.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of trustees shall continue the membership of a member during such member’s period of active service in the armed forces of the United States; provided, that such member does not withdraw such member’s accumulated contributions.
(c) It is further provided that any member who has established both contributory and noncontributory service shall lose membership upon withdrawal of such member’s accumulated contributions or as provided by subsection (a).
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