Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 87

Firemen's Retirement and Relief Systems

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Section 87.135.1

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August 28, 2015

Members shall file detailed account of service--verification of service and issuance of service certificate.

87.135. 1. Under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees

shall adopt, each member who was a firefighter on and prior to the date of

the establishment of the retirement system shall file a detailed statement of

all service as a firefighter rendered by him or her prior to that date for

which the firefighter claims credit.



2. The board of trustees shall fix and determine by proper rules and

regulations how much service in any year is equivalent to one year of

service, but in no case shall more than one year of service be creditable for

all service in one calendar year, nor shall the board of trustees allow credit

as service for any period of more than one month's duration during which the

member was absent without pay.



3. Subject to the above restrictions and to such other rules and

regulations as the board of trustees may adopt, the board of trustees shall

verify the service claims as soon as practicable after the filing of the

statement of service.



4. Upon verification of the statements of service the board of trustees

shall issue prior service certificates, certifying to each member the length

of prior service with which the member is credited on the basis of his or her

statement of service. So long as the holder of the certificate continues to

be a member, a prior service certificate shall be final and conclusive for

retirement purposes as to such service, except that any member may, within one

year from the date of issuance or modification of the certificate, request

the board of trustees to modify or correct the member's prior service

certificate, and upon such request or of its own motion the board may correct

the certificate. When any firefighter ceases to be a member his or her prior

service certificate shall become void. Should he or she again become a

member, he or she shall enter the retirement system as a member not entitled

to prior service credit except as provided in section 87.215.



5. Creditable service at retirement on which the retirement allowance of

a member shall be based shall consist of creditable membership service

rendered by him or her, and also if the member has a prior service

certificate which is in full force and effect, the amount of the service

certified on the member's prior service certificate. Service rendered by a

firefighter after the operative date and prior to becoming a member shall be

included as creditable membership service provided the service was rendered

since he or she last became a firefighter.



(L. 1943 p. 708 § 4, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.490, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)





1991



1991



87.135. 1. Under such rules and regulations as the board of

trustees shall adopt, each member who was a fireman on and prior

to the date of the establishment of the retirement system shall

file a detailed statement of all service as a fireman rendered by

him prior to that date for which he claims credit.



2. The board of trustees shall fix and determine by proper

rules and regulations how much service in any year is equivalent

to one year of service, but in no case shall more than one year

of service be creditable for all service in one calendar year,

nor shall the board of trustees allow credit as service for any

period of more than one month's duration during which the member

was absent without pay.



3. Subject to the above restrictions and to such other rules

and regulations as the board of trustees may adopt, the board of

trustees shall verify the service claims as soon as practicable

after the filing of the statement of service.



4. Upon verification of the statements of service the board

of trustees shall issue prior service certificates, certifying to

each member the length of prior service with which he is credited

on the basis of his statement of service. So long as the holder

of the certificate continues to be a member, a prior service

certificate shall be final and conclusive for retirement purposes

as to such service, except that any member may, within one year

from the date of issuance or modification of the certificate,

request the board of trustees to modify or correct his prior

service certificate, and upon such request or of its own motion

the board may correct the certificate. When any fireman ceases

to be a member his prior service certificate shall become void.

Should he again become a member, he shall enter the retirement

system as a member not entitled to prior service credit except as

provided in section 87.215.



5. Creditable service at retirement on which the retirement

allowance of a member shall be based shall consist of creditable

membership service rendered by him, and also if he has a prior

service certificate which is in full force and effect, the amount

of the service certified on his prior service certificate.

Service rendered by a fireman after the operative date and prior

to becoming a member shall be included as creditable membership

service provided the service was rendered since he last became a

fireman.



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