Maryland Statutes
State Personnel and Pensions
Division II - Pensions

Section 20-205 - Average Final Compensation -- Member of Pension Systems on or Before July 1, 2011 - (a) This section applies only to an individual who on...

Section 20-205.1 - Average Final Compensation -- Member of Pension Systems on or After July 1, 2011 - (a) This section applies only to an individual who on...

Section 20-206 - Credit for Unused Sick Leave - (a) In this section, “unused sick leave” means sick leave...

Section 20-207 - Limit on Amount Used to Determine Retirement Allowance - (a) This section does not apply to an individual who...

Section 20-208 - Allowance in Excess of Limit on Benefit Accruals Prohibited - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of...

Section 20-209 - Use of Forfeiture of Benefits - (a) In conformity with § 401(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue...

Title 21 - State Retirement and Pension System

Subtitle 1 - Administration

Section 21-101 - System Established; Purpose; Status - (a) There is a State Retirement and Pension System. (b)...

Section 21-102 - Composition of System - The State Retirement and Pension System consists of: (1) the...

Section 21-103 - Board of Trustees -- Established - There is a Board of Trustees for the State Retirement...

Section 21-104 - Board of Trustees -- Membership - (a) The Board of Trustees consists of the following 15...

Section 21-105 - Board of Trustees -- Officers - The Board of Trustees shall: (1) elect a chairman annually...

Section 21-106 - Board of Trustees -- Quorum; Meetings; Expenses - (a) Each trustee is entitled to one vote on the...

Section 21-107 - Board of Trustees -- Legal Adviser - The Attorney General is the legal adviser of the Board...

Section 21-108 - Board of Trustees -- Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) (1) The responsibility for the management, general administration, and...

Section 21-109 - Board of Trustees -- Budget - The Board of Trustees shall submit the budget for the...

Section 21-110 - Board of Trustees -- Regulations - (a) The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations providing for:...

Section 21-111 - Board of Trustees -- Administration and Enforcement; Hearings - (a) (1) As the Board of Trustees considers necessary to...

Section 21-112 - Board of Trustees -- Annual Report and Statement - Each year the Board of Trustees shall: (1) publish a...

Section 21-113 - Board of Trustees -- Correction of Errors in Benefits; Recovery of Improper Payments - (a) Except as provided in § 29–409 of this article,...

Section 21-114 - Investment Committee -- Established - There is an Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Section 21-115 - Investment Committee -- Membership - (a) The Board of Trustees shall: (1) specify by resolution...

Section 21-116 - Investment Committee -- Powers - (a) By resolution, the Board of Trustees shall specify the...

Section 21-117 - State Retirement Agency -- Established - (a) There is a State Retirement Agency. (b) The State...

Section 21-118 - State Retirement Agency -- Executive Director - (a) (1) The Board of Trustees shall appoint the Executive...

Section 21-118.1 - Chief Investment Officer - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the recommendation...

Section 21-119 - State Retirement Agency -- Powers and Duties - The State Retirement Agency shall carry out the administrative duties...

Section 21-120 - State Retirement Agency -- Annual Report - (a) On or before December 15 of each year, the...

Section 21-121 - State Retirement Agency -- Audit of Benefit Payments; Correction of Records; Payment of Amounts Owed - (a) The State Retirement Agency may at any time examine...

Section 21-122 - Investment Division - (a) (1) There is an Investment Division in the State...

Section 21-123 - Management of Funds - (a) Except for those assets that the law requires another...

Section 21-123.1 - Divestiture From Iran and Sudan - (a) (1) In this subtitle the following words have the...

Section 21-123.2 - Private Equity and Venture Capital Investments - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-124 - State Treasurer - (a) (1) The State Treasurer is the custodian of: (i)...

Section 21-125 - Actuary - (a) The Board of Trustees shall designate an actuary who...

Section 21-126 - Medical Boards; Other Physicians - (a) The Board of Trustees shall establish one or more...

Section 21-128 - Retiree Information for Direct Mailings - (a) In this section, “retiree organization” means an organization in...

Subtitle 2 - Fiduciary Responsibilities

Section 21-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 21-202 - Purposes of Assets of System - The Board of Trustees shall hold the assets of each...

Section 21-203 - Standards of Care - A fiduciary shall discharge the fiduciary's duties with respect to...

Section 21-204 - Duties and Responsibilities of Trustees - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of...

Section 21-205 - Prohibited Transactions Involving System Assets - In exercising authority, control, or discretion with respect to the...

Section 21-206 - Liability of Fiduciary for Breach of Duty - (a) Subject to § 21-207 of this subtitle, a fiduciary...

Section 21-207 - Indemnification of Fiduciaries - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the State...

Section 21-208 - Agreement Relieving Fiduciary From Liability - (a) Except as provided in § 21-204(b) and (c) of...

Section 21-209 - Disqualification of Fiduciary; Penalties - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not...

Section 21-210 - Bond - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Subtitle 3 - Funding

Section 21-301 - Funds of Several Systems - (a) In each State system, there is: (1) an accumulation...

Section 21-302 - State Guaranty - (a) The following are obligations of the State: (1) the...

Section 21-303 - Accumulation Funds - (a) The Board of Trustees shall credit to the accumulation...

Section 21-304 - Employer Contributions -- State - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-305 - Employer Contributions -- Participating Governmental Units - (a) In this section, “employees’ systems” means the Employees’ Pension...

Section 21-305.1 - Employer Contributions -- Normal Contributions - (a) In this section, “employees’ systems” means the Employees’ Pension...

Section 21-305.2 - Employer Contributions -- Accrued Liability Contributions - (a) In this section, “employees’ systems” means the Employees’ Pension...

Section 21-305.3 - Employer Contributions -- Special Accrued Liability Contributions - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-305.4 - Employer Contributions -- Required Employer Contributions - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-305.5 - Employer Contributions -- Withdrawal Liability Contribution - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-305.6 - Employer Contributions -- Partial Withdrawal - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-306 - Employer Contributions -- Local Fire and Police System - (a) (1) Each fiscal year, on behalf of its employees...

Section 21-306.1 - Employer Contributions -- Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - (a) (1) Each fiscal year, on behalf of its employees...

Section 21-306.2 - Employer Contributions -- Correctional Officers' Retirement System - (a) (1) Each fiscal year, on behalf of its employees...

Section 21-307 - Employer Contributions -- Miscellaneous - (a) For a permanent employee of a board of supervisors...

Section 21-308 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by State - (a) (1) On or before December 1 of each year,...

Section 21-309 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by Participating Governmental Unit - (a) In this section, “participating governmental unit” includes a county...

Section 21-309.1 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by Local Employers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 21-310 - Employer Contributions -- Payment by Maryland Environmental Service - (a) Each year, the Board of Trustees shall certify to...

Section 21-311 - Annuity Savings Funds - (a) The Board of Trustees shall credit to each member’s...

Section 21-312 - Member Contributions -- in General - (a) To determine the earnable compensation of a member in...

Section 21-313 - Member Contributions -- Employer Pickup of Member Contributions - (a) In this section, “approved employer” means a participating employer...

Section 21-314 - Member Contributions -- Duties of Participating Employers - (a) Each participating employer shall submit to the Board of...

Section 21-315 - Expense Funds - (a) The Board of Trustees shall credit to the expense...

Section 21-316 - State and Local Employer Pro Rata Payments for Administrative and Operational Expenses of Board of Trustees and State Retirement Agency - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 4 - Optional Forms of Allowance

Section 21-401 - Election - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, instead...

Section 21-402 - Option Requirements - (a) Each optional form of allowance shall be the actuarial...

Section 21-403 - Description of Options - (a) (1) Under Option 1, if a retiree dies before...

Section 21-404 - Change in Designated Beneficiary -- in General - (a) This section does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement...

Section 21-405 - Change in Designated Beneficiary -- Prohibited for Retirees of Judges' Retirement System - A retiree of the Judges’ Retirement System who has elected...

Section 21-406 - Final Payment - (a) (1) If a designated beneficiary who is receiving payments...

Subtitle 5 - Benefit Administration

Section 21-501 - Deductions From Allowance - (a) A retiree may elect to have the Board of...

Section 21-502 - Exemptions From Execution; Permissible Assignments - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 21-503 - Retirement Counseling - The Board of Trustees shall offer counseling about retirement benefits:...

Section 21-504 - Release of Retiree Information - (a) This section applies only to the: (1) Employees’ Pension...

Section 21-505 - Optional Defined Contribution System Participation; Exchange of Participating Employee Information - The Board of Trustees and the State Board of Trustees...

Section 21-506 - Publication of Notice of Unclaimed Money Held by State Retirement System - (a) This section applies to a former member, retiree, or...

Subtitle 6 - Eligible Rollover Distributions

Section 21-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 21-602 - Election of Eligible Rollover Distribution - (a) A participant may elect on the form the Board...

Section 21-603 - Regulations - The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations that are necessary...

Section 21-604 - Written Notice - Within a reasonable time before making an eligible rollover distribution,...

Subtitle 7 - Forfeiture of Benefits

Section 21-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 21-702 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies to an individual who: (1) is...

Section 21-703 - When Benefits Subject to Forfeiture - (a) Benefits under this Division II of this article payable...

Section 21-704 - Forfeiture of Benefits - (a) If the final adjudication of charges results in conviction...

Section 21-705 - Retirement of Employee Before Order Issued - (a) If a public employee has retired before a forfeiture...

Section 21-706 - Application for Retirement - (a) This section applies to a public employee who is...

Section 21-707 - Effect of Order Reversing or Overturning Conviction - (a) (1) On receipt of an order that reverses or...

Section 21-708 - Return of Accumulated Contributions - (a) A public employee subject to a forfeiture order issued...

Section 21-709 - Regulations - The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to implement this...

Title 22 - Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems

Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 22-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 22-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies to: (1) the Employees’ Retirement System; and...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Part I - Membership Generally

Section 22-201 - Membership in the Employees' Retirement System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 22-202 - Membership in the Employees' Retirement System -- Conditions and Restrictions - (a) Except as provided in § 22-203 of this subtitle,...

Section 22-203 - Membership in the Employees' Retirement System -- Optional Membership - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to: (i) an elected...

Section 22-204 - Membership in the Employees' Retirement System -- Determination by Board of Trustees - If eligibility of an individual for membership in the Employees’...

Section 22-205 - Membership in the Teachers' Retirement System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 22-206 - Membership in the Teachers' Retirement System -- Conditions and Restrictions - (a) Except as provided in § 22-207 of this subtitle,...

Section 22-207 - Membership in the Teachers' Retirement System -- Discretionary - The Board of Trustees may deny membership in the Teachers’...

Section 22-208 - Membership in the Teachers' Retirement System -- Determination by Board of Trustees - If eligibility of an individual for membership in the Teachers’...

Section 22-209 - Continuation of Membership -- in General - (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, as a...

Section 22-210 - Continuation of Membership -- Officials - A member of the Employees’ Retirement System who is an...

Section 22-211 - Continuation of Membership -- Former Officials - A former member of the Employees’ Retirement System who was...

Section 22-212 - Transfer of Membership - On or after January 1, 2005, an individual who is...

Section 22-213 - Transfer of Vested Rights - On or after January 1, 2005, a former member who...

Section 22-214 - Contributions by Members - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to a member who...

Section 22-215 - Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 22-216 - Employment by Private Contractors - (a) This section applies to an individual who is: (1)...

Section 22-217 - Termination of Membership - Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from employment...

Part II - Alternate Retirement Selections

Section 22-219 - Selection a (Additional Member Contributions) - (a) This section applies only to a member who is...

Section 22-220 - Selection B (Limited Cost-of-Living Adjustment) - (a) This section applies only to a member who is...

Section 22-221 - Selection C (Combination Formula) - (a) (1) This section applies only to a member who...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 22-301 - In General - A member of the Employees’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Retirement...

Section 22-302 - Service Credit -- Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this section,...

Section 22-303 - Service Credit -- Types of Service Credit - Eligibility service for a member of the Employees’ Retirement System...

Section 22-303.1 - Service Credit -- Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 22-304 - Service Credit -- Purchase of Service Credit at Member's Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 22-305 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 22-305.1 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost -- Purchase of Service Credit by Former Employees of Private Vendors of Child Support Enforcement Services in Baltimore City - (a) This section applies only to a member of the...

Section 22-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost -- Service Credit for Elected or Appointed Officials - (a) An elected or appointed official who elected to become...

Section 22-307 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost -- Purchase of Service Credit by Former Official - A member of the Employees’ Retirement System who had served...

Section 22-308 - Creditable Service -- in General - (a) Creditable service on which the allowance of a member...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 22-401 - Normal Service Retirement - (a) A member may retire with a normal service retirement...

Section 22-402 - Early Service Retirement - (a) A member may retire with an early service retirement...

Section 22-403 - Retirement After Termination of Membership - (a) This section applies to a former member who: (1)...

Section 22-404 - Special Early Retirement - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-405 - Governor and Surviving Spouse - (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, if a...

Section 22-406 - Effect of Employment of Individual -- as Temporary or Contractual Employee - (a) In this section, “area of critical shortage” means an...

Section 22-406.1 - Effect of Employment of Individual -- Restoration of Membership in Retirement System - (a) Notwithstanding § 22-406 of this subtitle and Chapter 703...

Section 22-407 - Service Credit for Members of the Judges' Retirement System - (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is...

Section 22-408 - Other Benefits - A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29...

Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 23-101 - Scope of Title - This title applies only to: (1) the Employees’ Pension System;...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Part I - Membership Generally

Section 23-201 - Membership in the Employees' Pension System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-202.1 - Membership in the Employees' Pension System -- Transfer From Teachers' Pension System - A nonfaculty employee of the Baltimore City Community College who...

Section 23-203 - Membership in the Employees' Pension System -- as a Condition of Employment - Except as provided in § 23-204 of this subtitle, an...

Section 23-204 - Membership in the Employees' Pension System -- Optional Membership - (a) (1) Membership in the Employees’ Pension System is optional...

Section 23-205 - Membership in the Employees' Pension System -- Determination by Board of Trustees - If eligibility of an individual for membership in the Employees’...

Section 23-206 - Membership in the Teachers' Pension System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-208 - Membership in the Teachers' Pension System -- as a Condition of Employment - Except as provided in § 23-209 of this subtitle, an...

Section 23-209 - Membership in the Teachers' Pension System -- Discretionary - The Board of Trustees may deny membership in the Teachers’...

Section 23-210 - Membership in the Teachers' Pension System -- Determination by Board of Trustees - If eligibility of an individual for membership in the Teachers’...

Section 23-211 - Membership in the Teachers' Pension System -- Continuation of Membership - Membership continues for a member who is: (1) on leave...

Section 23-212 - Contributions by Members - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a member’s...

Section 23-213 - Contributions by Members -- Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-214 - Employment by Private Contractors - (a) This section applies to an individual who is: (1)...

Section 23-215 - Termination of Membership - (a) Except as provided in § 23–215.1 of this subtitle,...

Section 23-215.1 - Member Subject to Alternate Contributory Pension Selection Prior to June 30, 2011 -- Effect of Rehiring on or Before June 30, 2016 - (a) This section applies to a member who: (1) on...

Section 23-215.2 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- Employees' Pension or Teachers' Pension - If an individual was a member of any one of...

Part II - Contributory Pension Benefit

Section 23-217 - Applicability - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-218 - Allowances for Creditable Service - A member who is subject to this Part II of...

Part III - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection

Section 23-221 - "Active Member" Defined; Scope - (a) In this section, “active member” means a member who...

Section 23-222 - Benefits and Duties of Members - A member who is subject to this part shall: (1)...

Part IV - Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit

Section 23-225 - Scope - (a) This Part IV of this subtitle (Reformed Contributory Pension...

Section 23-226 - General Consideration - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 23-301 - In General - A member of the Employees’ Pension System or Teachers’ Pension...

Section 23-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this...

Section 23-303 - Eligibility Service -- Break in Service Rules - (a) In this section, “break in service” means a period...

Section 23-303.1 - Eligibility Service -- Employees' or Teachers' Pension Systems - (a) This section applies to a member of the Employees’...

Section 23-304 - Eligibility Service -- Transferred Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals: (1)...

Section 23-304.1 - Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-305 - Eligibility Service -- Military Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service equal to the...

Section 23-306 - Eligibility Service -- Approved Leaves of Absence - (a) A member is entitled to eligibility service during a...

Section 23-306.1 - Eligibility Service -- State Racing Commission - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 23-306.2 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit by Members Subject to Contributory Pension Benefit or Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit - (a) A member who is subject to the contributory pension...

Section 23-306.3 - Eligibility Service -- Receipt of Credit by Employees of Pension Systems - (a) This section applies to a member of the Employees’...

Section 23-307 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees' Pension System - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 23-307.1 - Contributory Pension Benefit -- Employees' Pension System - (a) This section applies only to a former member, member,...

Section 23-307.2 - Frederick County Members - (a) This section applies only to a former member, member,...

Section 23-307.3 - Purchase of Service Credit by 40-Year State Employees - (a) (1) A member of the Employees’ Pension System who...

Section 23-307.4 - Purchase of Service Credit by Former Employees of Private Vendors of Child Support Enforcement Services in Baltimore City - (a) This section applies only to a member of the...

Section 23-307.5 - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection -- Purchase of Service Credit - (a) This section applies only to a former member, member,...

Section 23-308 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Pension System - (a) In the year of retirement, a member of the...

Section 23-308.1 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Employees' Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System - (a) This section applies only to a former member, member,...

Section 23-308.2 - Purchase of Service Credit by Members of Teachers' Retirement System or Teachers' Pension System - (a) For periods of employment as a member of the...

Section 23-309 - Creditable Service -- in General - (a) For the purpose of computing benefits under this title,...

Section 23-310 - Treatment of Unused Sick Leave as Creditable Service - The Board of Trustees shall treat a member’s credit for...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 23-401 - Normal Service Retirement - (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,...

Section 23-402 - Early Service Retirement - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 23-403 - Retirement After Termination of Membership - (a) This section applies to a former member who: (1)...

Section 23-404 - Special Early Retirement - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 23-405 - Additional Contributions - (a) When a member of the Employees’ Retirement System or...

Section 23-406 - Reduction of Allowance When Accumulated Contributions Are Not Repaid - (a) The Board of Trustees shall reduce a member’s allowance...

Section 23-407 - Effect of Employment of Individual -- as Temporary or Contractual Employee - (a) In this section, “area of critical shortage” means an...

Section 23-408 - Service Credit for Members of the Judges' Retirement System - (a) This section applies to an individual who: (1) is...

Section 23-409 - Other Benefits - A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29...

Subtitle 5 - Retirees, Former Vested Members, Deferred Vested Retirees, and Surviving Beneficiaries of the Local Fire and Police System

Section 23-501 - Continuation of Benefits - (a) This section applies to an individual who is a...

Title 24 - State Police Retirement System

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 24-101 - Scope of Title - This title applies to the State Police Retirement System.

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Section 24-201 - Membership in the State Police Retirement System -- Scope - This subtitle applies only to: (1) a police employee as...

Section 24-202 - Membership as a Condition of Employment - An individual described in § 24–201 of this subtitle is...

Section 24-203 - Membership for Secretary of State Police - The Secretary of State Police is a member of the...

Section 24-204 - Determination by the Board of Trustees - If eligibility of an individual for membership is unclear, the...

Section 24-205 - Contributions by Members - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 24-206 - Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 24-207 - Termination of Membership - Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from employment...

Section 24-208 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- State Police Retirement System - If an individual was a member of any one of...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 24-301 - In General - A member is entitled to: (1) eligibility service as provided...

Section 24-302 - Service Credit -- Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...

Section 24-303 - Eligibility Service -- Types - Eligibility service for a member consists of service credit: (1)...

Section 24-304 - Eligibility Service -- Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - (a) A member who previously terminated membership and withdrew accumulated...

Section 24-304.1 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 24-305 - Purchase of Service Credit at Member's Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 24-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 24-307 - Creditable Service - Creditable service on which the allowance of a member is...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 24-401 - Service Retirement - (a) (1) (i) This paragraph applies to an individual who...

Section 24-401.1 - Deferred Retirement Option Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 24-402 - Retirement After Termination of Membership - (a) This section applies to a former member who: (1)...

Section 24-403 - Survivor Benefits - (a) This section applies only to a retiree who has...

Section 24-405 - Effect of Employment of Individual - (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, and except...

Section 24-406 - Other Benefits - (a) A member may be entitled to benefits under Title...

Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 25-101 - Scope of Title - This title applies to the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.

Section 25-102 - Legislative Policy - Except as otherwise provided in this title, the administration, management,...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Section 25-201 - Membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 25-202 - Membership as a Condition of Employment - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 25-203 - Contributions by Members - A member’s contribution rate is 5% of the member’s earnable...

Section 25-203.1 - Transfer From Employees' Pension System or Employees' Retirement System - For members who transfer from the Employees’ Pension System or...

Section 25-204 - Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 25-205 - Termination of Membership - Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from employment...

Section 25-206 - Transfer of Employer Contributions From Local Pension System - (a) For members who transfer from a local pension system,...

Section 25-207 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- Correctional Officers' Retirement System - If an individual was a member of any one of...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 25-301 - In General - A member is entitled to: (1) eligibility service as provided...

Section 25-302 - Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...

Section 25-303 - Eligibility Service -- Types - Eligibility service for a member consists of service credit: (1)...

Section 25-304 - Eligibility Service -- Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - A member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System who previously...

Section 25-304.1 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 25-305 - Purchase of Service Credit at Member's Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 25-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 25-306.1 - Transfer of Service Credit - (a) A member who is a former member of the...

Section 25-307 - Creditable Service - (a) Creditable service on which the allowance of a member...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 25-401 - Normal Service Retirement - (a) A member may retire with a normal service retirement...

Section 25-401.1 - Early Service Retirement - (a) This section applies only to a Baltimore City Jail...

Section 25-402 - Retirement After Termination of Membership - (a) This section applies to a former member who: (1)...

Section 25-403 - Reemployment After Retirement - (a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section,...

Section 25-404 - Other Benefits - A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29...

Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 26-101 - Scope of Title - This title applies to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.

Section 26-102 - Legislative Policy - Except as otherwise provided in this title, the operation of...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Part I - Membership Generally

Section 26-201 - Membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System -- Scope - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 26-202 - Membership as Condition of Employment - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 26-203 - Continuation of Membership - Membership continues for a member who is: (1) on leave...

Section 26-203.1 - Transfer of Employer Contributions; Local Pension Fund Transfers - (a) For members who transfer from the Employees’ Pension System...

Section 26-203.2 - Maryland Transit Administration Police Force - (a) This section applies to a member of the Maryland...

Section 26-203.3 - Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Intelligence and Investigative Division - (a) This section applies to members of the Department of...

Section 26-203.4 - Warrant Apprehension Unit of Division of Parole and Probation - (a) This section applies to an employee of the Warrant...

Section 26-204 - Contributions by Members - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 26-205 - Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 26-206 - Termination of Membership - Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from employment...

Section 26-207 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - If an individual was a member of any one of...

Part II - Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit

Section 26-209 - Applicability of Part - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 26-210 - Allowance for Creditable Service - (a) A member who is subject to this Part II...

Section 26-211 - Participation in Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit - (a) This section applies only to a member of the...

Section 26-212 - Benefits Enhancements - A member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 26-301 - In General - A member is entitled to: (1) eligibility service as provided...

Section 26-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this...

Section 26-303 - Eligibility Service -- Entitlements Before Separation From Employment - (a) This section applies to a member of the Law...

Section 26-304 - Eligibility Service -- Transferred Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals: (1)...

Section 26-305 - Eligibility Service -- Military Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service equal to the...

Section 26-306 - Eligibility Service -- Approved Leaves of Absence - (a) A member is entitled to eligibility service during a...

Section 26-306.1 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 26-307 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit - (a) (1) In the year of retirement, a member may...

Section 26-307.1 - Purchase of Additional Service Credit - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Section 26-308 - Creditable Service - (a) For the purpose of computing benefits under this title,...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 26-401 - Service Retirement - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a...

Section 26-401.1 - Deferred Retirement Option Program (Drop) - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 26-402 - Survivor Benefits - (a) This section applies to the surviving spouse or a...

Section 26-403 - Reemployment After Retirement - (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,...

Section 26-404 - Other Benefits - A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29...

Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System

Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 27-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 27-102 - Scope of Title - This title applies only to the Judges’ Retirement System.

Section 27-103 - Construction of Title - This title does not impair or reduce any benefit that...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Section 27-201 - Membership - (a) The following individuals are members of the Judges’ Retirement...

Section 27-202 - Contributions by Members - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 27-203 - Regular Interest; Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 27-204 - Ending Membership; Termination of Rights in System - (a) Membership ends if the member: (1) is separated from...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 27-301 - Types - A member is entitled to service credit: (1) for service...

Section 27-302 - Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - A member who, on a prior termination of service, withdrew...

Section 27-303 - Credit for Prior Service - A member is entitled to service credit for prior service...

Section 27-304 - Purchase of Service Credit - (a) A member may purchase service credit as provided in...

Subtitle 4 - Benefits

Section 27-401 - Eligibility for Retirement - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who...

Section 27-402 - Retirement Allowance - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...

Section 27-403 - Rights of Surviving Spouse or Child - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 27-404 - End of Allowances - Except for a retiree who elects an optional form of...

Section 27-405 - Return of Accumulated Contributions - If a member’s service is terminated by death and the...

Section 27-406 - Effect of Reemployment of Retiree - (a) This section does not apply to a retiree who...

Section 27-407 - Limitation on Supplements - (a) In this section: (1) “supplement” means a payment in...

Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 28-101 - Scope of Title - This title applies to the Local Fire and Police System.

Section 28-102 - Legislative Policy - Except as otherwise provided in this title, the operation of...

Subtitle 2 - Membership

Section 28-201 - Membership in the Local Fire and Police System -- Scope - (a) This subtitle applies only to an employee of a...

Section 28-202 - General Consideration - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 28-203 - Continuation of Membership - Membership continues for a member who is: (1) on a...

Section 28-204 - Contributions by Members - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 28-205 - Regular Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 28-206 - Termination of Membership - Membership ends if the member is separated from employment for...

Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

Section 28-301 - In General - A member of the Local Fire and Police System is...

Section 28-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member...

Section 28-303 - Break in Service Rules - (a) In this section, “break in service” means a period...

Section 28-304 - Transferred Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals: (1)...

Section 28-305 - Military Service Credit - A member is entitled to eligibility service equal to the...

Section 28-306 - Approved Leaves of Absence - (a) A member is entitled to eligibility service during a...

Section 28-306.1 - Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 28-307 - Purchase of Service Credit - (a) (1) In the year of retirement, a member may...

Section 28-308 - Creditable Service - (a) For the purpose of computing benefits under this title,...

Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits

Section 28-401 - Service Retirement - (a) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this...

Section 28-402 - Reemployment of Retired Individual - (a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section,...

Section 28-403 - Other Benefits - A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29...

Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits

Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits

Section 29-101 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement System.

Section 29-102 - Disability Retirement Application Procedure -- Generally - Before the Board of Trustees grants a retirement allowance for...

Section 29-103 - Disability Retirement Application Procedure -- Who May Submit Application - (a) Subject to § 29–104 of this subtitle, an application...

Section 29-104 - Disability Retirement Application Procedure -- Limitations on Filing for Disability - (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of...

Section 29-105 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Eligibility - (a) The Board of Trustees shall grant an ordinary disability...

Section 29-106 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Allowance for Employees', Teachers', and Correctional Officers' Retirement Systems - (a) This section applies only to members of: (1) the...

Section 29-107 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Allowance for State Police Retirement System - (a) This section applies only to members of the State...

Section 29-108 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Allowance for Employees', Local Fire and Police, Law Enforcement Officers', and Teachers' Pension Systems - (a) This section applies only to members of: (1) the...

Section 29-109 - Accidental Disability Retirement -- Eligibility - (a) This section does not apply to the State Police...

Section 29-110 - Accidental Disability Retirement -- Allowance - (a) This section does not apply to the State Police...

Section 29-111 - Special Disability Retirement -- State Police Retirement System - (a) This section applies to the State Police Retirement System....

Section 29-112 - Disability Options for State Police - If the Board of Trustees approves an application for disability...

Section 29-113 - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustment Under State Police Retirement System - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a disability...

Section 29-114 - Multiple Disability Allowances Prohibited - A member entitled to an accidental disability retirement allowance or...

Section 29-115 - Temporary Suspension of Retirement Allowance - (a) (1) This section applies only to a disability retiree...

Section 29-116 - Setoff for Ordinary Disability Retirees Earning Compensation at Certain Levels - (a) This section does not apply to a disability retiree:...

Section 29-117 - Reemployment of Disability Retiree - (a) A disability retiree who is rehired by a participating...

Section 29-118 - Effect of Workers' Compensation Benefits - (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this...

Subtitle 2 - Death Benefits

Section 29-201 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to the Judges’ Retirement System.

Section 29-202 - Death Benefit -- Generally - (a) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,...

Section 29-203 - Special Death Benefit -- Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who...

Section 29-204 - Special Death Benefit -- State Police Retirement System - (a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who...

Section 29-204.1 - Special Death Benefit -- Correctional Officers' Retirement System - (a) This section applies only to an individual who dies...

Section 29-204.2 - Special Death Benefit -- Employees' Retirement or Pension System, or Teachers' Retirement or Pension System - (a) This section applies only to an individual who is...

Section 29-205 - Election of Allowance -- Retirement Systems and Local Fire and Police Transferees - (a) This section applies to an individual who died while...

Section 29-206 - Election of Allowance -- Pension Systems - (a) This section applies to an individual who died while...

Section 29-207 - Death Benefit for Former Members - If a former member who is eligible for a vested...

Subtitle 3 - Deferred Vested Benefits

Section 29-301 - Vested Allowance - (a) This section applies only to a member of the...

Section 29-302 - Vested Allowances for Members of Retirement Systems - (a) This section applies only to members of: (1) the...

Section 29-302.1 - Vested Allowances for Members of Retirement Systems -- Lump-Sum Payment - (a) This section applies only to an individual who: (1)...

Section 29-303 - Vested Allowances for Members of Pension Systems - (a) This section applies only to members of: (1) the...

Section 29-303.1 - Vested Allowances for Members of Pension Systems -- Lump-Sum Payment - (a) This section applies only to an individual who: (1)...

Section 29-304 - Immediate Vesting for Heads of Units of State Government - (a) An individual who is a secretary of a principal...

Section 29-305 - Immediate Vesting for Constitutional Officers - (a) In this section, “constitutional officer” means: (1) the Attorney...

Subtitle 4 - Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Section 29-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 29-402 - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustment - (a) (1) This subtitle applies only to an allowance paid...

Section 29-403 - Compound Cost-of-Living Adjustment -- No Rate Cap - (a) This section applies only to: (1) an allowance of...

Section 29-404 - Simple Cost-of-Living Adjustment -- Three Percent Rate Cap - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 29-405 - Compound Cost-of-Living Adjustment -- Five Percent Rate Cap - (a) This section applies only to an allowance received by...

Section 29-406 - Compound Cost-of-Living Adjustment -- Three Percent Rate Cap - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this...

Section 29-407 - Effect of Elections; Exceptions - (a) This section applies only to an allowance received by...

Section 29-408 - Compound Cost-of-Living Adjustment -- Two and One-Half/one Percent Rate Cap - (a) This section applies only to an allowance based on...

Section 29-409 - Suspension and Resumption of Payments - (a) This section applies only to a retiree of the...

Subtitle 5 - Accumulated Contributions

Section 29-501 - Return of Accumulated Contributions - The Board of Trustees shall pay a member or former...

Title 30 - Optional Retirement Program

Subtitle 1 - Definitions

Section 30-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Subtitle 2 - Optional Retirement Program

Section 30-201 - Establishment of Program - (a) There is an optional retirement program in which eligible...

Section 30-202 - Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees - (a) The Board of Trustees may designate not more than...

Section 30-203 - Written Plan Document; Regulations - The Board of Trustees shall adopt and maintain a written...

Section 30-204 - Limitation on Responsibility of Board of Trustees - The Board of Trustees is not responsible for: (1) retirement...

Section 30-205 - Contributions - (a) Under the program, the State and the participating employees...

Section 30-206 - Annuity Contracts -- Right to Benefits Fully Vested and Nonforfeitable - In accordance with § 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,...

Section 30-207 - Benefits - Benefits under the program: (1) shall be payable to participating...

Section 30-208 - Review of Designated Companies and Annuity Contracts - (a) Every 3 years the Board of Trustees shall review...

Section 30-209 - Expense Fund - (a) There is an expense fund for the program to...

Section 30-210 - Duties of Employing Institutions - With respect to a participating employee who is employed by...

Section 30-210.1 - Indemnification of Covered Individuals Made Party to Action - (a) In this section, “covered individual” means an employee of...

Section 30-211 - Duties of Designated Companies - (a) Before enrolling a participating employee, each designated company shall...

Section 30-212 - Indemnification - A designated company or a company authorized to provide supplemental...

Subtitle 3 - Participation

Section 30-301 - Eligible Employees - (a) An individual is eligible to participate in the program...

Section 30-302 - Election to Participate -- in General - (a) An election to participate in the program shall be...

Section 30-303 - Election to Participate -- Employees Employed on or After October 1, 1993 - (a) An eligible employee shall elect to: (1) join a...

Section 30-304 - Election to Participate -- Transfer on or Before July 1, 1981 - Unless an eligible employee transferred to a pension system on...

Section 30-305 - Election to Participate -- Change in Employee Status - (a) This section applies only to a State employee who...

Section 30-306 - Application for Contract Required - An election of the program by an eligible employee is...

Section 30-307 - Effect of Participation - (a) (1) This subsection applies to an election to participate...

Subtitle 4 - Supplemental Retirement Plans

Section 30-401 - Establishment; Selection of Companies; Contributions; Assets; Indemnification - (a) An employing institution may: (1) establish supplemental retirement plans...

Title 31 - Participating Governmental Units

Subtitle 1 - Participation in Employees' Systems

Section 31-101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 31-102 - Eligible Governmental Units - Subject to § 22–202(b) of this article and § 31–109...

Section 31-103 - Limitation on Number of Eligible Community Action Agencies - A legislative body may not designate more than one community...

Section 31-104 - Eligible Employees of Baltimore Metropolitan Council - The only employees of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council who are...

Section 31-105 - Eligible Employees of Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority - The only employees of the Canal Place Preservation and Development...

Section 31-106 - Eligible Employees of Maryland Stadium Authority - The only employees of the Maryland Stadium Authority who are...

Section 31-106.1 - Eligible Employees of Maryland African American Museum Corporation - The only employees of the Maryland African American Museum Corporation...

Section 31-106.2 - Eligible Employees of St. Mary's Nursing Center, Inc - The only employees of the St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Inc....

Section 31-107 - Eligible Employees of University of Maryland Medical System Corporation - The only employees of the University of Maryland Medical System...

Section 31-108 - Employees of Worcester County - An employee of Worcester County is not eligible to participate...

Section 31-109 - Approval of Participation; Request to Permit Participation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the legislative...

Section 31-109.1 - Effective Date of Participation - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 31-110 - Membership in Employees' Retirement System - An employee who is a member of the Employees’ Retirement...

Section 31-111 - Credit for Service Before the Effective Date - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...

Section 31-111.1 - Supportive Service Employee -- Kent County Board of Education - (a) A supportive service employee of the Board of Education...

Section 31-111.2 - Employees -- Town of Oakland - (a) An employee of the Town of Oakland who was...

Section 31-111.3 - Employees -- City of Frostburg - (a) An individual who is an employee of the City...

Section 31-111.4 - Employees -- Town of Berwyn Heights - (a) An individual who elects membership in the Employees’ Pension...

Section 31-111.5 - Employees -- Town of Sykesville - (a) (1) An individual who is an employee of the...

Section 31-111.6 - Employees -- Town of University Park - (a) An individual who is an employee of the Town...

Section 31-111.7 - Employees -- Somerset County Economic Development Commission - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an employee...

Section 31-111.8 - Employees -- City of College Park - (a) An individual who elects membership in the Employees’ Pension...

Section 31-112 - Benefits of Members - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an employee...

Section 31-113 - Effect of Participation - (a) This section applies only to a local plan that...

Section 31-114 - Duties of Fiscal Officer - The chief fiscal officer of each participating governmental unit shall:...

Section 31-115 - Interim or Supplemental Allowances - (a) A participating governmental unit may establish, by law, a...

Section 31-116 - Contributory Pension Benefit - (a) On or before December 31, 2002, a participating governmental...

Section 31-116.1 - Alternate Contributory Pension Selection - (a) On or before June 30, 2007, a participating governmental...

Section 31-116.2 - Application of Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit and Alternate Contributory Pension Benefit - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Subtitle 2A - Participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System

Section 31-2A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 31-2A-02 - Eligible Governmental Units - Subject to § 31-2A-03 of this subtitle, the governmental units...

Section 31-2A-03 - Approval of Participation; Request to Permit Participation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the legislative...

Section 31-2A-03.1 - Effective Date for Participation - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 31-2A-04 - Credit for Preexisting Employment - If a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or paramedic joins the...

Section 31-2A-05 - Transition From Local to State Plan - (a) This section applies only to a local plan that...

Subtitle 2B - Participation in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System

Section 31-2B-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 31-2B-02 - Eligible Governmental Units - Subject to § 31-2B-03 of this subtitle, the governmental units...

Section 31-2B-03 - Approval of Participation; Request to Permit Participation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the legislative...

Section 31-2B-03.1 - Effective Date for Participation - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 31-2B-04 - Credit for Preexisting Employment - If a local detention center officer joins the Correctional Officers’...

Section 31-2B-05 - Transition From Local to State Plan - (a) This section applies only to a local plan that...

Section 31-2B-06 - Local Detention Center Officer of Queen Anne's County - (a) This section applies to an individual who is a...

Section 31-2B-07 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System Participation by Kent County Local Detention Center Officers - (a) This section applies to an individual who is a...

Subtitle 3 - Withdrawal by a Participating Governmental Unit

Section 31-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 31-302 - Withdrawal Generally - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the legislative...

Section 31-303 - Date Withdrawal Takes Effect - A withdrawal and transfer under § 31-302 of this subtitle...

Section 31-304 - Transfer of Accumulated Contributions - If a participating governmental unit withdraws from a State system,...

Section 31-305 - Transfer of Assets - (a) As of the effective date of withdrawal of a...

Section 31-306 - Payment of Administrative Costs - A participating governmental unit shall pay all administrative costs involved...

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