| Eligibility to Retire (OPSRP Pension Program) |
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You are vested in your Pension Program account when you reach normal retirement age or if you work at least 600 hours in each of five calendar years (the years need not be consecutive, but cannot be separated by five consecutive calendar years of less than 600 hours of service).
The age at which you can retire depends on your classification.
Retirement with unreduced benefits:
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Classification
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Age
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PERS Service Time
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General service
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65
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Age 58 with 30 years of service
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Police and Fire*
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60
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Age 53 with 30 years of service
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* You must have held the position of police officer or firefighter continuously for five or more years immediately before the effective date of retirement.
Retirement with reduced benefits (if vested):
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Age
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General service
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55
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Police and Fire*
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50
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* You must have held the position of police officer or firefighter continuously for five or more years immediately before the effective date of retirement.
Not eligible to retire but I want to withdraw my IAP account.
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