Employer Handbook


Chapter 7: Transmittal Codes

Type Codes

List of Type Codes by System

All Systems | PERS | PSERS | SERS | TRS | LEOFF | WSPRS | JRF | JRS

LEOFF Codes*
  • 40 - Firefighter employed by Washington State University
  • 41 - Law enforcement officer employed by a first class city
  • 42 - Law enforcement officer employed by other than a first class city
  • 43 - Law enforcement officer employed by a county
  • 44 - Firefighter employed by a first class city
  • 45 - Firefighter employed by other than a first class city
  • 46 - Firefighter employed by any other entity (port authority, fire protection district, etc.)
  • 47 - LEOFF member serving as an elected or appointed official at the state level
  • 48 - Law enforcement officers employed by universities
  • 49 - Law enforcement officers employed by port authorities
  • 55 - Law Enforcement officer employed by Fish and Wildlife

Note: LEOFF employers must report any retiree working in a PERS position using P/0 (system/plan) and should refer to the PERS heading for the appropriate type code. Call DRS if you hire any retiree into a LEOFF position.

*Retirees and substitutes have special reporting requirements. Refer to the paragraph on Reporting Charts to Assist Employers with Type Codes for the specific type code to use.