Verification of service, including wages paid and number of hours worked, for the purpose of determining eligibility for free prior service, purchase of service, or delinquent service, may be established in the following ways:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Certification by the payroll or personnel officer or person otherwise responsible for payroll and personnel matters of the department or agency wherein the work was performed.
   2. (B) Acceptable for both hours worked and wages;

2. (2)

   1. (A) Certification by the department or immediate supervisor under whom the employee actually worked.
   2. (B) Acceptable for hours worked only;

3. (3)

   1. (A) Any documentary proof in the possession of the individual.
   2. (B) May be acceptable for hours and/or wages depending on nature of proof.
   3. (C) Acceptability will be determined by the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System; and

4. (4)

   1. (A) Notarized statements by two (2) co-workers.
   2. (B) Acceptable for hours worked only.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "301– 1957 (5) – Prior Service (as amended 1994)"