86.523. Refund of contributions, when--exceptions.

Refund of contributions, when--exceptions.

86.523. In the event of resignation or dismissal from theforce, any member who has faithfully served at least five yearsand less than twenty-five years in the department shall receive arefund from the pension fund of all moneys he may havetheretofore paid in as salary contribution, except thirty-threeand one-third percent of his salary contribution the member shallhave paid into the fund, except that no refund shall be made fromthe fund because of the death or retirement of members or whenthe resignation or dismissal of a member from the force wasoccasioned or required by the culpable misconduct of the member.

(RSMo 1939 § 9479, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 327, A.L. 1961 p. 210)