Ohio Code § 742.511

§ 742.511.

In computing years of active service under division (C) of section 742.37 or section 742.39 of the Revised Code for a full-time regular police officer who, prior to December 1, 1983, was appointed

to the police department of a newly incorporated municipal corporation, whether pursuant

to section 124.41 of the Revised Code or otherwise, directly from a police department of the township from which such municipal

corporation was incorporated, such members shall be given full credit for service

as a full-time township police officer and as a full-time police officer in the municipal

corporation after the date of incorporation and for which contributions were made

to the public employees retirement system, if, within thirty days after December 1,

1983, the member makes a written request to the public employees retirement system

to withdraw accumulated contributions attributable to such service from the public

employees retirement system and, thirty days after receiving such contributions, the

member pays into the Ohio police and fire pension fund the amount withdrawn from the

public employees retirement system for the period of service being obtained. When such an election is made, the public employees retirement system shall certify

to the Ohio police and fire pension fund a copy of the records of the service and

contributions of the member and shall transfer to the Ohio police and fire pension

fund an amount equal to the total employer contributions paid on service as a full-time

township police officer and on service as a full-time municipal police officer at

the rates in effect during such employment, as set forth in section 145.01 of the Revised Code .