Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 27 - Personnel
Part 210 - PERS, Regulations for Retirement Plans Administered by the Board of Trustees
Chapter 64 - Purchase of Service Credit in the Public Employees' Retirement System at Actuarial Cost
Section 27-210-64-101 - Eligibility to purchase allowable service credit

A vested member of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS), whether active or inactive, may purchase eligible service at actuarial cost, provided the member has entered or reentered state service after completion of the service to be purchased. A member is vested if he or she has the required number of years of membership service to receive a service retirement allowance at age 60.