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title: O.C.G.A. § 47-14-78. Service for which credit received for retirement purposes.
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# O.C.G.A. § 47-14-78. Service for which credit received for retirement purposes.

Any member of this retirement system who, prior to becoming a member, served as a clerk of a state court in which the clerk is someone other than the clerk of the superior court shall be entitled to not more than 20 years of creditable service for such prior service. Any such member shall make application to the board in such form and providing such documentation of such prior service as the board deems necessary.

## History

Code 1981, § 47-14-78, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 470, § 7.