<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 3-12C-520 - Prior service credit on return of nonvested member to employment. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2033329Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2033329SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2033329CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2033329Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2033329DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2033329000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2033329SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2033329SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2033329Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=3-12C-520"><span class="s2033329SENU">3-12C-520</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2033329SENU">. </span><span class="s2033329CL">Prior service credit on return of nonvested member to employment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2033329Normal-000000"><span class="s2033329DefaultParagraphFont">If a nonvested member who has terminated employment and has left the member's accumulated contributions in the system returns to employment with a participating unit, the system shall credit the member's prior service time toward the total length of service necessary for the member to obtain the credited service necessary for benefits provided by this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2033329Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2033329000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2033329Normal"><span class="s2033329SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2033329SCL-000002"> SL 1972, ch 22; SDCL Supp, § 3-12-32; SL 1974, ch 35, § 36; SL 1998, ch 18, § 3; SL 2008, ch 20, § 9; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=3-12-78"><span class="s2033329SCL-000002">3-12-78</span></a><span class="s2033329SCL-000002">; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>