Section 1-610.75 - Retirement benefits for lateral law enforcement officers hired after January 11, 2000(a) For the purposes of retirement benefits, an employee hired as a lateral law enforcement officer pursuant to § 1-610.72 shall elect to be covered by § 1-901.01 et seq. These lateral law enforcement officers shall be treated as new hires for retirement purposes except as provided by law for federal government and military service and except as provided by § 1-610.76.Mar. 3, 1979, D.C. Law 2-139, § 1075; as added Oct. 4, 2000, D.C. Law 13-160, § 102(b), 47 DCR 4619; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 812, 47 DCR 6308; Sept. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-194, § 1202, 51 DCR. 9406.