86.1070. 1. In any hearing conducted by the retirement board, theboard's findings on all issues of fact shall be final and conclusive uponall parties concerned when such findings are supported by competent andsubstantial evidence.
2. Any ruling of the retirement board on a question of law andwhether the same is supported by substantial evidence shall, at the optionof the plaintiff, be reviewed upon application of any party by the circuitcourt of Cole County, or in the county of the residence of the plaintiff orone of the plaintiffs, or in the county in which the principal office ofthe retirement system is located.
(L. 2005 H.B. 323)