Compulsory retirement.
Ark. Code Ann. § 24-10-605
in effect(a) A member's employer shall determine the compulsory separation age for its employees.
(b) Upon his or her separation from his or her last covered employment, a member with five (5) or more years of credited service in force who has attained his or her normal retirement age shall receive an annuity provided for in § 24-10-602 and shall have the right to elect an option provided for in § 24-10-603.
(c) A member hired on or after July 1, 2013, shall accrue ten (10) years of actual credited service in order to be eligible under this section.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.24.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026
