§88-62 Return to service of a former member. (a) If a former member who has less than five years of credited service and who has been out of service for a period of four full calendar years or more after the year in which he left service, or if a former member who withdrew his accumulated contributions returns to service, he shall become a member in the same manner and under the same conditions as anyone first entering service; however, he may obtain membership service credit for his former credited service as provided in section 88-59. If such member did not withdraw his accumulated contributions prior to his return to service, such contributions shall be returned to him as part of the process of enrolling him in the system.

In order to be eligible for any benefit, he must fulfill the membership service requirements for such benefit through membership service after again becoming a member in addition to meeting any other eligibility requirement established for such benefit; provided that the membership service requirement shall be exclusive of any former service acquired in accordance with section 88-59 or any other section in this part.

(b) If a former member who did not withdraw his accumulated contributions returns to service within four full calendar years after the year in which he left service, he shall again become a member in the same manner and under the same conditions as anyone first entering service, except that he shall be credited with service credit for the service he had when he terminated employment and his new and previous accumulated contributions shall be combined.

(c) If a former member with five or more years of credited service who did not withdraw his contributions returns to service, his status shall be in accordance with the provisions described in section 88-97. [L 1969, c 110, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 165, §2(13)]