§ 603. Eligibility for service retirement benefits; age and service\nrequirements. * a. The service retirement benefit specified in section\nsix hundred four of this article shall be payable to members who have\nmet the minimum service requirements upon retirement and attainment of\nage sixty-two, other than members who are eligible for early service\nretirement pursuant to subdivision c of section six hundred four-b of\nthis article, subdivision c of section six hundred four-c of this\narticle, subdivision d of section six hundred four-d of this article,\nsubdivision c of section six hundred four-e of this article, subdivision\nc of section six hundred four-f of this article, subdivision c of\nsection six hundred four-g of this article, subdivision c of section six\nhundred four-h of this article subdivision c of section six hundred\nfour-i of this article, or subdivision c of section six hundred four-j\nof this article, provided, however, a member of a teachers' retirement\nsystem or the New York state and local employees' retirement system who\nfirst joins such system before January first, two thousand ten or a\nmember who is a uniformed court officer or peace officer employed by the\nunified court system who first becomes a member of the New York state\nand local employees' retirement system before April first, two thousand\ntwelve may retire without reduction of their retirement benefit upon\nattainment of at least fifty-five years of age and completion of thirty\nor more years of service, provided, however, that a uniformed court\nofficer or peace officer employed by the unified court system who first\nbecomes a member of the New York state and local employees' retirement\nsystem on or after January first, two thousand ten and retires without\nreduction of their retirement benefit upon attainment of at least\nfifty-five years of age and completion of thirty or more years of\nservice pursuant to this section shall be required to make the member\ncontributions required by subdivision f of section six hundred thirteen\nof this article for all years of credited and creditable service,\nprovided further that the preceding provisions of this subdivision shall\nnot apply to a New York city revised plan member.\n * NB Effective until ch. 682/2003 expires and only so long as certain\nconditions are met (see chapter 55 of 2024 Part EE, § 5 (a))\n * a. The service retirement benefit specified in section six hundred\nfour of this article shall be payable to members who have met the\nminimum service requirements upon retirement and attainment of age\nsixty-two, other than members who are eligible for early service\nretirement pursuant to subdivision c of section six hundred four-b of\nthis article, subdivision c of section six hundred four-c of this\narticle, subdivision d of section six hundred four-d of this article,\nsubdivision c of section six hundred four-e of this article, subdivision\nc of section six hundred four-f of this article, subdivision c of\nsection six hundred four-g of this article, subdivision c of section six\nhundred four-h of this article or subdivision c of section six hundred\nfour-i of this article provided, however, a member who is a peace\nofficer employed by the unified court system or a member of a teachers'\nretirement system or the New York state and local employees' retirement\nsystem may retire without reduction of his or her retirement benefit\nupon attainment of at least fifty-five years of age and completion of\nthirty or more years of service.\n * NB Effective when ch. 682/2003 expires\n a-1. For members who first become a member of a public retirement\nsystem of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve, the\nservice retirement benefit specified in section six hundred four of this\narticle shall be payable to members who have met the minimum service\nrequirements upon retirement and have attained age sixty-three,\nprovided, however, that members of the New York state teachers'\
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