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40 ILCS 5/3-124

(40 ILCS 5/3-124) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-124)

Sec. 3-124.

Refund.

A police officer who is separated from police
service after June  30, 1953 with less than 20 years of service is entitled
to a refund upon request of all
contributions made by the officer to the police pension
fund.

Acceptance of a refund shall bar the police officer and
his or her dependents
from any further participation in the benefits of this Article subject
to restoration upon re-entry into service and repayment to the fund of
the refund together with interest at 2% per annum from the
date of refund until
the date of repayment.

If a police officer dies with less than 10 years of police service,
the officer's
contributions to the police pension fund shall, upon the
written request of his or her surviving spouse, be refunded
to the spouse without interest. If
upon the death of a police officer, there is no surviving spouse, the
excess of the officer's contributions to the fund over
any pension payments shall be refunded to his or her heirs or estate.
Acceptance of this refund shall bar the police officer's
dependents or estate
from any further participation in the benefits provided under
this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)