Ohio Code § 742.371

§ 742.371.

A member of the fund who is in the active service of a police or fire department,

is not receiving a pension or benefit payment from the Ohio police and fire pension

fund, and is not a participant in the deferred retirement option plan established

under section 742.43 of the Revised Code shall, in computing years of active service in such department under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revised Code , be given credit for time previously served in the active full-time service of an

Ohio police or fire department, provided both of the following occur: (A) The member was a member of a police or firemen's relief and pension fund or the Ohio

police and fire pension fund during the entire period for which such active service

credit is claimed. (B) The member pays into the Ohio police and fire pension fund the amount received by

the member under division (I) of former section 521.11, division (I) of former section

741.18, division (I) of former section 741.49, or division (G) of section 742.37 of

the Revised Code, with interest compounded annually thereon at a rate to be determined

by the board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, from the date of

such receipt to the date of such deposit. Subject to board rules, a member may choose to purchase in any one payment only part

of the credit that may be purchased under this section. At the request of the fund, the employer shall certify to the board the dates the

member was in the active service of the police or fire department.