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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  23-226 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 23 - Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part IV - Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit|Section 23-226 - General Consideration

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member who is subject to this Part IV of this subtitle shall:        (1)    receive an allowance for all creditable service as follows:            (i)    for normal service retirement as provided in § 23–401(f) of this title;            (ii)    for early service retirement as provided in § 23–402(c) of this title;            (iii)    for a vested allowance as provided in § 29–303(b–1) of this article;            (iv)    for ordinary disability retirement as provided in § 29–108 of this article; and            (v)    for accidental disability retirement as provided in § 29–110 of this article;        (2)    have the allowance adjusted as provided in §§ 29–401, 29–402, and 29–408 of this article; and        (3)    make the member contributions at the rate specified in § 23–212(d) of this subtitle.    (b)    A member described in § 23–225(a)(2) of this subtitle is not subject to this Part IV of this subtitle with respect to the service credit earned in the member’s previous membership.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-203 - Continuation of Membership

    Membership continues for a member who is:         (1)    on leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees; or        (2)    in military service within the periods specified in Title 38 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-203.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|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 Public Safety and Correctional Services Intelligence and Investigative Division who:        (1)    have the powers granted to a police officer under § 10–701 of the Correctional Services Article; and        (2)    transfer to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System on or before December 31, 2007.    (b)    A member shall deposit in the annuity savings fund of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System contributions at the rate of 4% of the individual’s earnable compensation after July 1, 2000, including regular interest on the contributions at the rate of 5% per year compounded annually.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-203.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-203.4 - Warrant Apprehension Unit of Division of Parole and Probation

    (a)    This section applies to an employee of the Warrant Apprehension Unit of the Division of Parole and Probation in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services who:        (1)    has the powers granted to a peace officer or police officer under § 6–106 of the Correctional Services Article; and        (2)    transfers to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System on or before December 31, 2015.    (b)    A member shall deposit in the annuity savings fund of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System:        (1)    contributions at the rates specified under § 26–204 of this subtitle; and        (2)    regular interest on the contributions required under item (1) of this subsection at the rate of 5% per year compounded annually.    (c)    (1)    The Board of Trustees shall transfer a member’s accumulated contributions from the annuity savings fund of the Employees’ Pension System to the annuity savings fund of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.        (2)    The amount a member is required to deposit under subsection (b) of this section shall be reduced by the amount of accumulated contributions transferred under this subsection.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-204 - Contributions by Members

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member’s contribution rate is:            (i)    4% of the member’s earnable compensation received before July 1, 2011;            (ii)    6% of the member’s earnable compensation received from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, both inclusive; and            (iii)    7% of the member’s earnable compensation received on or after July 1, 2012.        (2)    Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, after 32 years and 6 months of service as a member, a member does not make any further contributions.    (b)    (1)    This subsection applies only to a member who:            (i)    transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System on or after January 1, 2001, and on or before December 31, 2004; or            (ii)    1.    transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System on or before December 31, 2000; and                2.    did not elect to participate in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit on or before December 31, 2000 as provided in § 26–211 of this subtitle.        (2)    The contribution rate for a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System is the rate set under:            (i)    Section 22–214(a) of this article, for a member who had elected Selection A (Additional member contributions) under § 22–219 of this article; or            (ii)    Section 22–214(b) of this article, for a member who had elected Selection B (Limited cost–of–living adjustment) under § 22–220 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-205 - Regular Interest

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, regular interest is payable on member contributions until retirement or withdrawal of accumulated contributions at the rate of:        (1)    4% a year, compounded annually, for a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System on or before December 31, 2004; or        (2)    5% a year, compounded annually, for each other member.    (b)    No further interest shall be paid on member contributions after membership ends if the former member is not eligible to receive a vested allowance under Title 29, Subtitle 3 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-206 - Termination of Membership

    Membership ends if the member:         (1)    is separated from employment for more than 4 years;        (2)    withdraws the member’s accumulated contributions;        (3)    becomes a retiree; or        (4)    dies.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part I - Membership Generally|Section 26-207 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System

    If an individual was a member of any one of the several systems on June 30, 2011, and without incurring a break in employment of more than 30 days, becomes a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System on or after July 1, 2011, the individual:        (1)    shall be considered to be a new member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System as of the date the individual joins the system; and        (2)    is subject to the same requirements to which an individual who was a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System on June 30, 2011, and remains a member on July 1, 2011, is subject.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part II - Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit|Section 26-209 - Applicability of Part

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this Part II of this subtitle applies to an individual who is a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.    (b)    This Part II of this subtitle does not apply to an individual who:        (1)    is a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System;        (2)    transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System; and        (3)    did not elect to participate in the Contributory Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit as provided in § 26-211 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part II - Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit|Section 26-210 - Allowance for Creditable Service

    (a)    A member who is subject to this Part II of this subtitle shall:        (1)    receive an allowance for all creditable service as follows:            (i)    for normal service retirement as provided in § 26–401(b) of this title;            (ii)    for ordinary disability retirement as provided in § 29–108 of this article; and            (iii)    for accidental disability retirement as provided in §§ 29–109(c) and 29–110 of this article;        (2)    have the allowance adjusted as provided in §§ 29–401, 29–402, 29–406, and 29–408 of this article; and        (3)    make member contributions at the rate specified in § 26–204(a) of this subtitle.    (b)    A member who is not subject to this Part II of this subtitle shall receive an allowance for accidental disability retirement as provided in §§ 29-109(c) and 29-110 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part II - Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit|Section 26-211 - Participation in Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit

    (a)    This section applies only to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System from the Employees’ Retirement System.    (b)    On or before December 31, 2000, a member may elect to participate in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under Part II of this subtitle by submitting an election on a form provided by the State Retirement Agency.    (c)    (1)    An election by a member under this section is irrevocable.        (2)    Subject to § 26-401(a)(2) of this title, an election by a member under this section shall be effective on the date that it is filed with the State Retirement Agency.        (3)    The Board of Trustees may not accept an election to participate in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit that is filed with the State Retirement Agency after 5 p.m. on December 29, 2000.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Part II - Law Enforcement Officers' Modified Pension Benefit|Section 26-212 - Benefits Enhancements

    A member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who did not elect to participate in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit as provided in § 26-211 of this subtitle, shall receive each benefit enhancement added on or after July 1, 2001 to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit.
TX Aux Water Laws art 7808 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7808. May Establish

One or more water control and preservation districts may be established in the several counties, or a part of any county, or in two or more adjacent counties, or in parts of two or more adjacent counties, or in one county and part of an adjacent county or counties, in the manner provided in this chapter.  Said districts may or may not include within their boundaries villages, towns and municipal corporations, or any part thereof, but no land shall be at the same time included within more than one such district.  All such districts are defined districts within the meaning of Section 52, Article 3 of the State Constitution.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7809 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7809. Purposes

Said districts, when established, shall be for the purpose of the control and preservation of the purity of the waters of any rivers, creeks, bayous, lakes, canals, streams or other waters of any kind and character situated or flowing, in whole or in part, through the said district, or any part thereof, by the prevention of the inflow of salt water or other deleterious substances, or by the changing of said waters from salt to fresh water, and the impounding of fresh water for such purposes.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7810 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7810. Powers

Such districts, when established, shall have full power to erect, construct, maintain, repair and reconstruct dams, bulkheads, jetties, locks, gates, or any other character of improvement or construction necessary to the accomplishment of any such purpose, and to make such construction without the boundaries of the district, where same may be deemed necessary to the preservation, or the improvement of the purity and irrigable quality of such waters;  and may issue bonds in payment therefor.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7811. Petition

Upon the presentation to the commissioners court of a petition signed by twenty-five of the resident property taxpayers of any proposed district praying for the establishment thereof within the county, and setting forth the boundaries, and accompanied by a map thereof, the general nature of the improvements proposed, and an estimate of the probable cost thereof, and praying for the issuance of bonds and levy of a tax in payment thereof, and designating a name for such district which shall include the name of the county;  and accompanied by the affidavit of the petitioners stating that they are resident property taxpayers of such county;  the court shall set the same down for a hearing at a regular or called session, not less than thirty nor more than sixty days thereafter.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7812. Contingent Deposit

The petition shall be accompanied by five hundred dollars in cash which shall be deposited with the clerk of the commissioners court of the county in which the largest portion of the proposed district is situated.  If the result of the original election is in favor of the establishment of the district, the clerk shall return said deposit to the petitioners, their agent or attorney;  otherwise the clerk shall pay the same out upon the vouchers signed by the county judge of such county, for all expenses and costs pertaining to the proposed district up to and including said election, and shall return the balance to the petitioners, their agent or attorney.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7813 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7813. Notice of Hearing

The court shall, when setting a date for the hearing, order the clerk of said court to give notice of the date and place of said hearing by posting, or causing to be posted, not less than twenty days prior to the hearing, a copy of said petition and the order of the court thereon, one at the courthouse door and four others within the limits of the proposed district.  Said clerk shall receive one dollar for each such notice and five cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in posting such notices.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7814 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7814. Hearing

Any person who may be affected thereby may appear before said court and contest the creation of said district, or contend for its creation, and may offer testimony in favor of or against the boundaries of said district to show that the proposed improvements would or would not be of any public utility, and would or would not be feasible or practicable, and the probable cost of such improvements, or as to any other matter pertaining to the proposed district.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7815 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7815. Hearing: Authority of Court

Unless otherwise provided, the commissioners court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to the creation and establishment of any district, and shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all subsequent proceedings of any organized district, and may adjourn hearing on any matter connected therewith from day to day;  and all judgments, decrees or orders rendered or entered by said court in relation thereto shall be final.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7816 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7816. Findings

If at said hearing it appears to the court that the organization of such district and the proposed improvement is feasible and practicable, and that it would be a public benefit or public utility, then it shall so find, and shall also find the amount of money necessary for said improvement and for all expenses incident thereto and the expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the creation and establishment of the district, and shall specify the amount of bonds to issue, the length of time the bonds shall run, and the rate of interest said bonds shall bear.  If the court finds that such organization and improvement is not feasible or practicable, or that it would not be a public benefit or utility, then it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners.  In either case, the court shall enter its findings in the records of the court.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7817 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7817. May Renew Petition

The order dismissing said petition or any appeal therefrom shall not prevent the presentation at any subsequent time of a similar petition with changed boundaries, but the presentation of a similar petition with identical boundaries shall not be permitted until the expiration of six months after such dismissal.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7819 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7819. Appeal: Proceedings

Within five days from the filing of the appeal bond, the county clerk shall transfer to the district clerk all records filed with the commissioners court pertaining to the establishment of said district, and it shall not be necessary to file additional pleadings in said court.  The court shall set the matter down for hearing de novo, and the matters shall be tried and determined by the court.  The judgment of the district court shall be final and conclusive, and shall be certified to the commissioners court for its further action.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2629, ch. 707, Sec. 4(5), eff. Aug. 31, 1981.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7820 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7820. Election Order

If the petition is granted, the commissioners court shall order an election to be held in such district at the earliest legal time, to determine whether or not such district shall be created and whether or not a tax shall be levied sufficient to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund to redeem said bonds at maturity.  Said order shall specify the amount of bonds to be issued, the length of time said bonds shall run, and the rate of interest they shall bear, as determined by the court.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7821 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7821. Notice of Election

Notice of such election stating the time and place of holding the same shall be given by the county clerk by posting or causing to be posted notices thereof in four public places in such district and one at the courthouse door, for thirty days prior to the election.  Said notice shall also contain the proposition to be voted on and the purpose for which said bonds are to be issued and the amount of such bonds, and shall contain a copy of the election order.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7822 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7822. Ballot

The commissioners court shall provide twice as many ballots as there are qualified resident property tax paying voters within such district.  Said ballots shall have printed thereon the words and none others:  "For the Water Control and Preservation District, and issuance of bonds and levy of tax in payment thereof;"  "Against the Water Control and Preservation District, and issuance of bonds and levy of tax in payment thereof."|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7823 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7823. Election: Conduct Of

None but resident property taxpayers who are qualified voters of said proposed district shall be entitled to vote at such election.  The commissioners court shall create and define, by an order of the court, the voting precincts in the proposed district, and shall name convenient polling places therein, and shall appoint the judges and other necessary election officers.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|
TX Aux Water Laws art 7824 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Auxiliary Water Laws|Chapter 3 - Water Control and Preservation Districts|Article 7824. List of Voters

The tax collector of the county wherein such district is situated, prior to the election, shall make a certified list of the property taxpayers of said district and furnish to the presiding judge of each precinct a list of such voters in such precinct.  No person whose name does not appear in said list shall vote at any election under this chapter, except as provided in the two succeeding articles.|Acts 1918, 35th Leg., 4th C.S., p. 74, ch. 43.|