19-3-2116 . Vesting -- mandatory termination of membership -- forfeitures. (1) A member's contribution account includes the member's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the employee becomes a member of the plan. (2) A member's employer contribution account includes the employer's contributions and the income on those contributions and is vested only when the member has a total of 5 years of membership service under the system. (3) A member's account for other contributions includes the member's rollovers of contributions made pursuant to 19-3-2115 and income on those contributions and is vested from the date that the contribution is credited to the account. (4) A member who terminates service after becoming a vested member may terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123 . (5) A member who terminates service before becoming a vested member shall terminate plan membership as provided in 19-3-2123 and subject to 19-3-2126 . (6) If the member's employer contribution account is not vested upon termination of plan membership, as provided in 19-3-2123 , the employer contributions and income are forfeited and must be allocated as provided in 19-3-2117 .
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