If no application for benefits or for refund has been filed with the administrator by July 1 following the date on which an inactive member, except an employee on leave-without-pay status or on layoff status, would attain age 75, or if no application for benefits or for refund has been filed with the administrator within the 50 years following the most recent date on which the employee was an active member, benefits or refunds may not be paid under AS 39.35.095 - 39.35.680 and the member's records may be destroyed.