A member who has left covered employment may withdraw the sum of the member’s accumulated contributions upon application to the system and submission of a copy of the member’s current driver license or other picture identification card issued by a government agency or tribe. If the member is married, the spouse shall sign the application and provide a copy of the spouse’s current driver license or other picture identification card issued by a government agency or tribe.

A member who withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions pursuant to this section forfeits all credited service and benefits provided in this chapter.

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The right to withdraw accumulated contributions ceases if the member returns to covered employment with a participating unit.

Source: SL 1967, ch 303, § 8; SDCL § 3-12-30; SL 1968, ch 216, § 1; SL 1974, ch 35, § 34; SL 1977, ch 28, § 6; SL 1995, ch 24, § 13; SL 1998, ch 15, § 6; SL 2018, ch 33, § 9; SDCL § 3-12-76; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1; SL 2019, ch 23, § 4; SL 2021, ch 27, § 2.