Masse v. BD. OF TRUSTEES, PUB. EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYS.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

SCHREIBER, J.

Plaintiff challenges herein the disqualification by the Board of Trustees of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) of 27 years of service toward his pension. The sole question before us is whether the applicable pension statutes require that a public employee who has satisfied the age and service requirements entitling him to a pension must forfeit all the creditable service which occurred prior to his conviction for conduct involving moral turpitude, even though the conduct is unrelated to his job performance.

The facts are…