System membership -- Eligibility.

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  • (1) Judges appointed after July 1, 1997, are members of and are eligible for service credit in this system.
  • (2)
    • (a) Any judge appointed prior to July 1, 1997, may either become a member of the Judges' Noncontributory Retirement System or remain a member of the Judges' Contributory Retirement System established under Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act, by following the procedures established by the board pursuant to this chapter.
    • (b) Judges may only elect to participate in this system under Subsection (2) prior to January 1, 1998.




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