A. An Eligible
Member who requests to purchase Service Credit for Military Service under
A.R.S. §
38-745(A) and (B) shall provide to the ASRS:
1. The items listed in
R2-8-507(A)(1) ;
2.
1. A
copy of the Eligible Member's Military Service Record within 30 days of the
Eligible Member's request to purchase Service Credit; and
3.
2. A
Military Service form that contains:
a. The member's full
name;
b.
a. Whether the Eligible Member is receiving a benefit
or is eligible to receive a benefit, from the military.
c.
b. The
branch of the Uniformed Services the Eligible Member was in;
d.
c.
Whether the Eligible Member was on Active Duty or Active Reserve Duty;
e.
d. The start date and end date of the Eligible
Member's Military Service for which the Eligible Member is requesting to
purchase Service Credit;
f.
e. Acknowledgement that
the Eligible Member will submit to the ASRS:
i. Proof of honorable separation for each
type of Military Service listed on the form; and
ii. The Eligible Member's Military Service
Record that supports all of the service listed on the form;
g.
f. Acknowledgement of the following statements of
understanding:
i. I understand that any person
who knowingly makes any false statement or who falsifies or permits to be
falsified any record of the retirement plan with an intent to defraud the plan
is guilty of a class 6 felony per Arizona Revised Statutes Section
38-793 ;
ii. I understand this transaction
is subject to audit and if any errors or misrepresentations are discovered as a
result of this audit, my total credited service with the ASRS will be adjusted
as necessary and if I am retired, my retirement benefit will also be
adjusted;
iii.
i. The Eligible Member understands that the service
listed on this form does not include time that the Eligible Member either
volunteered or was ordered into Active Duty service as part of a military
call-up while employed by an Employer. This service is purchased under Military
Call-up Service and requires a Military Call-up form to be completed by the
Eligible Member's Employer; and
iv.
ii. The Eligible
Member understands that any time the Eligible Member has listed on this form
for Reserve or National Guard time reflects the months that the Eligible Member
attended at least one drill or assembly for each month listed.
B. The amount
the Eligible Member pays to purchase Service Credit for Military Service is
determined as provided in
R2-8-506.
C. The ASRS determines the amount of Service
Credit an Eligible Member receives for Active Duty and Active Reserve Duty time
by the time listed on the Military Service form, if the service listed is
supported by the information contained in the Eligible Member's Military
Service Record.
D. If the ASRS has
not received complete and correct documents pursuant to this section within 30
days of the request to purchase Service Credit, the ASRS shall cancel the
Eligible Member's request to purchase Service Credit.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R2-8-509
New Section made by
final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2640, effective June 30, 2005 (Supp. 05-2).
Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4667, effective December 5, 2006
(Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at
25
A.A.R. 303, effective 3/18/2019.
