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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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(2)    regained under § 25-304 of this subtitle by a member who redeposits accumulated contributions previously withdrawn;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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 25 - Correctional Officers' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 25-401 - Normal Service Retirement

(a)    A member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:
(1)    on or before the date of retirement, the member:
(i)    has at least 20 years of eligibility service;
(ii)    1.    is a correctional case management specialist, supervisor, or manager on or before June 30, 2016;
2.    is vested in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; and
3.    has a combined total of at least 20 years of eligibility service from:
A.    the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and the Employees’ Retirement System; or
B.    the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and the Employees’ Pension System;
(iii)    1.    is serving in a position specified in:
A.    § 25–201(a)(8) or (9) of this title on or before June 30, 2017;
B.    § 25–201(a)(10) or (11) of this title on or before June 30, 2018; or
C.    § 25–201(a)(12) of this title on or before June 30, 2022;
2.    is vested in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; and
3.    has a combined total of at least 20 years of eligibility service from:
A.    the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and the Employees’ Retirement System; or
B.    the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and the Employees’ Pension System; or
(iv)    is at least 55 years old and has:
1.    at least 5 years of eligibility service credit, if the member is a member on or before June 30, 2011; or
2.    at least 10 years of eligibility service credit, if the member becomes a member on or after July 1, 2011; and
(2)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees stating the date when the member desires to retire.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals one fifty–fifth of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by the number of years of creditable service.
(2)    On retirement under this section, if a member’s annuity is greater than the member’s normal service retirement allowance calculated under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the member’s normal service retirement allowance shall equal the member’s annuity.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies only to:
(i)    a correctional case management specialist, supervisor, or manager who has a combined total of 20 years of eligibility service as provided in subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section; or
(ii)    a member serving in a position specified in § 25–201(a)(8), (9), (10), (11), or (12) of this title who has a combined total of 20 years of eligibility service as provided in subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section.
(2)    A member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals an allowance based on the creditable service the member has in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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, formerly of the Division of Parole and Probation in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, who:
(1)    had the powers granted to a peace officer or police officer under the former § 6–106 of the Correctional Services Article; and
(2)    transferred 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 26-308 - Creditable Service

(a)    For the purpose of computing benefits under this title, creditable service consists of:
(1)    eligibility service as adjusted under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2)    credit for unused sick leave as provided in § 20-206 of this article.
(b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to eligibility service that consists of:
(i)    service credit transferred from another retirement or pension system;
(ii)    military service credit granted under Title 38 of this article; or
(iii)    service credit purchased under this subtitle.
(2)    The Board of Trustees shall adjust a member’s eligibility service as provided in this subsection.
(3)    (i)    The Board of Trustees shall adopt regulations to determine for any fiscal year the amount of creditable service that equals the eligibility service for a member who has completed less than the normal hours of employment for the member’s position.
(ii)    The normal hours of employment for a position equals the minimum number of hours to be completed by a full-time employee serving in the member’s position.
(iii)    The creditable service recognized for a fiscal year may not be less than the eligibility service for the member multiplied by a fraction, not to exceed 1, that has:
1.    as its numerator, the number of hours of employment as a member that the member has completed during that year; and
2.    as its denominator, the normal number of hours for the member’s position.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 26-401 - Service Retirement

(a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if:
(i)    on or before the date of retirement, the member:
1.    has at least 25 years of eligibility service; or
2.    is at least 50 years old; and
(ii)    the member completes and submits a written application to the Board of Trustees on the form that the Board of Trustees provides stating the date when the member desires to retire.
(2)    A member may not retire before the first day of the month after employment ends.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals the number of years of the member’s creditable service multiplied by 2% of the member’s average final compensation.
(2)    A member’s normal service retirement allowance under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not exceed 65% of the member’s average final compensation.
(3)    (i)    This paragraph applies only to a member who is not subject to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Modified Pension Benefit under Subtitle 2, Part II of this title.
(ii)    Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, on retirement under this paragraph, the member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals:
1.    2.3% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of the member’s first 30 years of creditable service; and
2.    1% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of creditable service in excess of 30 years.
(4)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, on retirement under this section, if a member’s annuity is greater than the member’s normal service retirement allowance calculated under paragraph (1) or (3) of this subsection, the member’s normal service retirement allowance shall equal the member’s annuity.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 26-402 - Survivor Benefits

(a)    This section applies to the surviving spouse or a child of a retiree in receipt of a service retirement allowance or a disability retirement allowance.
(b)    On the death of a retiree, the Board of Trustees shall pay 50% of the retiree’s retirement allowance to:
(1)    the surviving spouse; or
(2)    if there is no surviving spouse or if the surviving spouse dies, to any children of the deceased retiree who are under 26 years old or disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, if the Board of Trustees pays an allowance to more than one child, the Board of Trustees shall divide the allowance among the children in a manner that provides for payments to continue until:
(i)    each child has died; or
(ii)    each child becomes 26 years old.
(2)    Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection, a surviving child who is disabled shall continue to receive an allowance under paragraph (1) of this subsection past the age of 26 years, if the child continues to be disabled.
(3)    (i)    If a surviving child receiving an allowance under paragraph (1) of this subsection is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the disabled surviving child an allowance equal to the total of the allowances paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection after:
1.    all other nondisabled surviving children have died; or
2.    the youngest nondisabled surviving child becomes 26 years old.
(ii)    If more than one surviving child is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the allowance payable under this paragraph shall be divided equally among the disabled children.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 26 - Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 26-403 - Reemployment After Retirement

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a retiree who is receiving a service retirement allowance may accept employment with a participating employer on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis, without any reduction in retirement allowance.
(b)    A reemployed retiree who is receiving a service retirement allowance may not receive creditable service or eligibility service during the period of reemployment.
(c)    The retiree’s compensation during the period of reemployment may not be subject to the employer pickup provisions of § 21-303 of this article or any reduction or deduction as a member contribution for pension or retirement purposes.
(d)    The State Retirement Agency shall institute appropriate reporting procedures with the affected payroll systems to ensure compliance with this section.
(e)    (1)    Immediately on the employment of any retiree, a participating employer shall notify the State Retirement Agency of the type of employment and the anticipated earnings of the retiree.
(2)    At least once each year, in a format specified by the State Retirement Agency, each participating employer shall provide the State Retirement Agency with a list of all employees included on any payroll of the employer, the Social Security numbers of the employees, and their earnings for that year.
(f)    An individual who is receiving a service retirement allowance under this title may not be employed within 45 days of the date the individual retired, on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis, by:
(1)    the State or other participating employer; or
(2)    a withdrawn participating governmental unit, if the retiree was an employee of the withdrawn participating governmental unit while the withdrawn governmental unit was a participating employer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › 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 indicated.
(b)    “Termination of service” includes:
(1)    retirement at the age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution;
(2)    voluntary retirement;
(3)    resignation because of disability;
(4)    retirement by order of the Court of Appeals;
(5)    resignation;
(6)    nonelection or nonconfirmation when election or confirmation is required;
(7)    expiration of term without reappointment; or
(8)    abolition of the member’s office.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 27-103 - Construction of Title

This title does not impair or reduce any benefit that a former member or retiree or a spouse of a member, former member, or retiree has been or would be entitled to receive under any public general law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 27-201 - Membership

(a)    The following individuals are members of the Judges’ Retirement System:
(1)    a judge of the Court of Appeals, Court of Special Appeals, circuit court of a county, or District Court of Maryland;
(2)    a member of the State Workers’ Compensation Commission; and
(3)    a magistrate in chancery or magistrate in juvenile causes who:
(i)    was appointed by the circuit court of a county on or before June 30, 1989; and
(ii)    serves full time as a magistrate.
(b)    A former judge who is temporarily assigned to sit in a court of the State under the authority of Article IV, § 3A of the Maryland Constitution is not a member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 27-202 - Contributions by Members

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member’s contribution rate is 8% of the member’s earnable compensation.
(b)    After 16 years of service as a member, a member does not make any further contributions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 27-203 - Regular Interest; Exception

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, regular interest is payable on member contributions at the rate of 4% a year compounded annually, until retirement or withdrawal of the accumulated contributions.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.
(2)    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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 27-204 - Ending Membership; Termination of Rights in System

(a)    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.
(b)    A former member who withdraws accumulated contributions does not have further rights under the Judges’ Retirement System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 27-301 - Types

A member is entitled to service credit:
(1)    for service as a member;
(2)    regained under § 27–302 of this subtitle by a member who redeposits accumulated contributions previously withdrawn;
(3)    for prior service as provided in § 27–303 of this subtitle; or
(4)    for military service as provided in Title 38 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 27-302 - Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions

A member who, on a prior termination of service, withdrew accumulated contributions from the Judges’ Retirement System may receive service credit for the period of service during the previous membership if, within 1 year after the member’s restoration of membership, the member redeposits in a single payment the withdrawn accumulated contributions plus regular interest to the date of redeposit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-401 - Eligibility for Retirement

(a)    (1)    This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or before June 30, 2012.
(2)    A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance:
(i)    on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old;
(ii)    on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;
(iii)    when retired by order of the Court of Appeals; or
(iv)    at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.
(2)    A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance:
(i)    on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of eligibility service;
(ii)    on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;
(iii)    when retired by order of the Court of Appeals, if the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service;
(iv)    at the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution with less than 5 years of eligibility service, if the member has eligibility service equal to the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution minus the member’s age when the member first becomes a member; or
(v)    at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier and the former member had at least 5 years of eligibility service when the former member terminated service.