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MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Section 25-206 - Transfer of Employer Contributions From Local Pension System

    (a)    For members who transfer from a local pension system, the local pension system shall transfer to the Board of Trustees the employer contributions that were made to the local pension system on behalf of those members who transferred, plus the interest earned on those contributions through the date of transfer.    (b)    The Board of Trustees shall deposit any funds transferred under subsection (a) of this section in the accumulation fund of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 2 - Membership|Section 25-207 - Transfer of Members Between Systems -- Correctional Officers' Retirement 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 Correctional Officers’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2011, the individual:        (1)    shall be considered to be a new member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement 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 Correctional Officers’ Retirement System on June 30, 2011, and remains a member on July 1, 2011, is subject.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-301 - In General

    A member is entitled to:         (1)    eligibility service as provided in §§ 25-303 through 25-306 of this subtitle; and        (2)    creditable service as provided in § 25-307 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-302 - Rules for Computation

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations that specify the period of employment in a year that is equal to 1 year of service credit.    (b)    The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year.    (c)    A member is entitled to receive 1 month of service credit for employment for a month or a part of a month if a member contribution is made in that month.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-303 - Eligibility Service -- Types

    Eligibility service for a member consists of service credit:         (1)    for employment as a member;        (2)    regained under § 25-304 of this subtitle by a member who redeposits accumulated contributions previously withdrawn;        (3)    transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article or Title 31, Subtitle 1 of this article;        (4)    for military service as provided in Title 38 of this article;        (5)    purchased under this subtitle; or        (6)    transferred from the Employees’ Pension System under § 25-306.1 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-304 - Eligibility Service -- Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions

    A member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System who previously terminated membership and withdrew accumulated contributions from either the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System, the Employees’ Retirement System, or the Teachers’ Retirement System may receive service credit for the period of employment during the previous membership if the member redeposits in a single payment the withdrawn accumulated contributions plus regular interest to the date of redeposit.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-304.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|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, a member may not purchase service credit under this title if the member is separated from employment.    (b)    (1)    A member who is separated from employment may purchase service credit under this title for a leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members, if the member purchases the service credit within 60 days after the expiration of the leave of absence.        (2)    For good cause shown, the Executive Director, in the Executive Director’s sole discretion, may extend the time period to purchase service credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:            (i)    the purchased service credit would allow the member to meet the eligibility service requirements to apply for an ordinary disability retirement under § 29–105(a) of this article; and            (ii)    the member completes the purchase of the service credit before the earlier of:                1.    4 years after the expiration of the leave of absence; or                2.    the date membership ends.        (3)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-305 - Purchase of Service Credit at Member's Cost

    (a)    A member may purchase service credit as provided in subsection (b) of this section for periods of employment for which the member:        (1)    (i)    would have been entitled to purchase service credit under the Employees’ Retirement System; and            (ii)    is not otherwise entitled to service credit under the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; or        (2)    was not vested in the Employees’ Pension System.    (b)    (1)    A member who purchases service credit under this section shall:            (i)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on a form that the Board of Trustees provides; and            (ii)    pay to the Board of Trustees in a single payment the member contributions the member would have made for the period of employment for which service credit is being purchased plus regular interest to the date of payment.        (2)    A member may pay for service credit purchased under this section at any time before retirement.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-306 - Purchase of Service Credit by Payment of Full Cost

    (a)    A member may purchase service credit as provided in this section for periods of employment described in subsection (c) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled to service credit.    (b)    (1)    A member who purchases service credit under this section shall:            (i)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and            (ii)    pay to the Board of Trustees an amount equal to the annuity reserve and pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.        (2)    The member shall pay for service credit purchased under this section in a single payment at retirement.    (c)    A member may purchase service credit for a period of employment:        (1)    not exceeding 10 years for out-of-state public school teaching service;        (2)    not exceeding 10 years for public or nonpublic school teaching service;        (3)    not exceeding 5 years for postsecondary school teaching service;        (4)    not exceeding 10 years for federal service or out-of-state service with a political subdivision; or        (5)    as an employee of a political subdivision of this State if the employee is not receiving retirement benefits from a political subdivision of the State for the same period of employment.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-306.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-306.1 - Transfer of Service Credit

    (a)    A member who is a former member of the Employees’ Pension System who was vested but whose membership in the Employees’ Pension System terminated as a result of being laid off for nondisciplinary reasons may transfer service credit for eligibility service to the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System if the member files with the Board of Trustees an executed waiver of all benefits to which the member may be entitled under the Employees’ Pension System.    (b)    Eligibility service transferred from the Employees’ Pension System under subsection (a) of this section shall be transferred at the rate of 6 months of eligibility service in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System for each year of eligibility service in the Employees’ Pension System.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 25-307 - Creditable Service

    (a)    Creditable service on which the allowance of a member is based consists of:        (1)    eligibility service, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section; and        (2)    credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this article.    (b)    A member’s creditable service for a period of regular part-time employment equals the member’s actual employment during that period.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-401.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 25-401.1 - Early Service Retirement

    (a)    This section applies only to a Baltimore City Jail employee who:        (1)    on or before June 30, 1991, was employed by the City of Baltimore as an employee of the Baltimore City Jail for at least 5 years; and        (2)    is a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System on or after June 30, 2006.    (b)    A member described in subsection (a) of this section may retire with an early service retirement allowance if:        (1)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member desires to retire; and        (2)    on or before the date of retirement, the member has at least 10 years but less than 20 years of eligibility service.    (c)    On retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive an early service retirement allowance that equals the normal service retirement allowance under § 25-401 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 25-402 - Retirement After Termination of Membership

    (a)    This section applies to a former member who:        (1)    was eligible for a retirement allowance under § 25-401 of this subtitle when the former member’s membership terminated;        (2)    did not submit a written application under § 25-401 before membership terminated; and        (3)    has not withdrawn accumulated contributions.    (b)    (1)    A former member described in subsection (a) of this section may retire with a retirement allowance under § 25-401 of this subtitle on the first day of the month after the Board of Trustees receives a written application for retirement from the former member.        (2)    A former member who retires under this section may not receive benefits for the period before the former member submits a completed application to the Board of Trustees.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  25-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System|Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits|Section 25-404 - Other Benefits

    A member may be entitled to benefits under Title 29 of this article other than, or in addition to, the benefits provided under this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|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.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 26-102 - Legislative Policy

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the operation of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System shall be the same as the operation of the Employees’ Pension System.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-301 - In General

    A member is entitled to:         (1)    eligibility service as provided in §§ 26-302 through 26-307 of this subtitle; and        (2)    creditable service as provided in § 26-308 of this subtitle.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.    (b)    The Board of Trustees may not allow more than 1 year of service credit for a calendar year.    (c)    (1)    If a member completes at least 500 hours of employment while a member in any fiscal year, the member is entitled to 1 year of eligibility service.        (2)    Except in the first and last fiscal years, a member may not receive any eligibility service for a fiscal year in which the member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member.        (3)    In the first and last fiscal years, if a member completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the eligibility service based on the number of hours worked.    (d)    If a member who is subject to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title completes less than 500 hours of employment while a member, the Board of Trustees shall prorate the member’s eligibility service based on the number of hours worked.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-303 - Eligibility Service -- Entitlements Before Separation From Employment

    (a)    This section applies to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who is subject to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.    (b)    A member is entitled to the eligibility service to which the member was entitled before the separation from employment if the member:        (1)    was entitled to a vested allowance from the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System at the time of the separation from employment; and        (2)    has completed 1 year of employment as a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who is subject to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-304 - Eligibility Service -- Transferred Service Credit

    A member is entitled to eligibility service that equals:         (1)    the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system under Title 37 of this article;        (2)    for a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System, the member’s creditable service recognized under the Employees’ Retirement System through the date before the member became a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System; and        (3)    for a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Pension System, the member’s eligibility service recognized under the Employees’ Pension System through the date before the member became a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-305 - Eligibility Service -- Military Service Credit

    A member is entitled to eligibility service equal to the military service credit granted under Title 38 of this article.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-306 - Eligibility Service -- Approved Leaves of Absence

    (a)    A member is entitled to eligibility service during a leave of absence if the leave of absence:        (1)    is approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members similarly situated; and        (2)    is not otherwise recognized as eligibility service under this subtitle.    (b)    To receive service credit for a leave of absence described under subsection (a) of this section, a member shall pay the member contributions with regular interest, if any, as determined by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members similarly situated.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-306.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|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, a member may not purchase service credit under this title if the member is separated from employment.    (b)    (1)    A member who is separated from employment may purchase service credit under this title for a leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members, if the member purchases the service credit within 60 days after the expiration of the leave of absence.        (2)    For good cause shown, the Executive Director, in the Executive Director’s sole discretion, may extend the time period to purchase service credit under paragraph (1) of this subsection if:            (i)    the purchased service credit would allow the member to meet the eligibility service requirements to apply for an ordinary disability retirement under § 29–105(a) of this article; and            (ii)    the member completes the purchase of the service credit before the earlier of:                1.    4 years after the expiration of the leave of absence; or                2.    the date membership ends.        (3)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-307 - Eligibility Service -- Purchase of Service Credit

    (a)    (1)    In the year of retirement, a member may purchase service credit for eligibility service of up to 10 years for periods of employment for which the member:            (i)    would have been entitled to purchase the service credit under the Employees’ Pension System; and            (ii)    is not otherwise entitled to service credit under the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.        (2)    To purchase service credit under this section, a member must:            (i)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides; and            (ii)    pay to the Board of Trustees an amount equal to the annuity reserve and pension reserve required to fund the additional allowance.    (b)    (1)    A member may purchase credit for eligibility service for previous service in a position described in § 23-204(a) of this article.        (2)    To purchase the service credit, the member must pay, in a single payment, the contributions, with interest, that the Board of Trustees considers appropriate.
MD. State Personnel and Pensions Code Ann. §  26-307.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Personnel and Pensions|Division II - Pensions|Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System|Subtitle 3 - Service Credit|Section 26-307.1 - Purchase of Additional Service Credit

    (a)    A member may purchase service credit as provided in subsection (b) of this section for periods of employment described in subsection (c) of this section for which the member is not otherwise entitled.    (b)    (1)    A member who purchases service credit under this section shall:            (i)    complete a claim for the service credit and file it with the Board of Trustees on a form that the Board of Trustees provides; and            (ii)    pay to the Board of Trustees in a single payment the member contributions the member would have made for the period of employment for which service credit is being purchased plus regular interest to the date of payment.        (2)    A member may pay for service credit purchased under this section at any time before retirement.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may purchase service credit for a period of employment as a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System if the member:            (i)    has withdrawn the member’s accumulated contributions after a prior termination of membership; and            (ii)    was subject to the modified pension benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title when the member previously terminated membership in the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System.        (2)    A member may not purchase eligibility service credit that exceeds the member’s creditable service credit.