Ohio Code § 5505.401
Ohio Code § 5505.401. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5505.401.
(A) As used in this section and sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code , “ military service credit ” means credit purchased or obtained from the state highway patrol retirement system
or city of Cincinnati retirement system for service in the armed forces of the United
States. (B) Service credit and contributions may be transferred between the state highway patrol
retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The Cincinnati city council and the board of trustees of the Cincinnati retirement
system take all actions, including the adoption of any ordinance or resolution, necessary
to authorize the transfer of service credit and contributions between the retirement
systems. (2) The state highway patrol retirement system and Cincinnati retirement system, through
their boards of trustees, enter into an agreement governing the transfers that is
consistent with the requirements of sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code and includes both of the following: (a) A provision under which the retirement systems agree to transfer the amounts specified
in those sections; (b) A provision that specifies an amount of credit the system to which the transfer is
made will grant for a specific period of service earned under the transferring system. (C) The amount of credit specified under division (B)(2) of this section may be less
than the person earned for a specific period of service under the transferring system. (D)(1) The state highway patrol retirement system, through its board of trustees, and the
Cincinnati retirement system, acting pursuant to the authority granted it by the Cincinnati
city council, may do either of the following: (a) By mutual consent, modify the agreement described in this section; (b) Rescind the agreement described in this section. (2) Any action taken under division (D)(1) of this section does not affect any transfers
made between the systems and grants of credit made by the systems prior to the time
action is taken. (3) Rescinding of an agreement as provided in division (D)(1)(b) of this section does
not require mutual consent. The retirement system that rescinds the agreement must promptly notify the other. (E) If either of the conditions described in division (B) of this section is not met,
a member of the state highway patrol retirement system who meets the requirements
of section 5505.40 of the Revised Code may purchase credit under division (B)(3) of that section for service in the Cincinnati
retirement system.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5505.401
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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