If a plan 1 member‘s prior service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter under a prior pension system is not creditable because, although employed in a position covered by a prior pension act, the member had not yet become a member of the pension system governed by the act, the member’s prior service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be creditable under plan 1, if the member pays to the plan the amount set forth under RCW 41.50.165(2) prior to retirement.

NOTES:

IntentSeverabilityEffective date1994 c 197: See notes following RCW 41.50.165.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 41.26.194

  • Firefighter: means :
Washington Code 41.26.030
  • Member: means any firefighter, law enforcement officer, or other person as would apply under subsection (17) or (19) of this section whose membership is transferred to the Washington law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system on or after March 1, 1970, and every law enforcement officer and firefighter who is employed in that capacity on or after such date. See Washington Code 41.26.030
  • Position: means the employment held at any particular time, which may or may not be the same as civil service rank. See Washington Code 41.26.030