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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1555

  • Creditable service: means prior service plus membership service, as provided in part 6 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101

Any member having ten (10) or more years of creditable service, or four (4) or more years of creditable service for any member in an institution of higher learning who is separated from service may, in lieu of receiving the payment under § 49-1524 leave such payment in the members’ contributions account until he has attained age sixty (60), at which time he shall be entitled to receive a retirement allowance calculated in the same manner as provided in § 49-1544.