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2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-403 - Rights of Surviving Spouse or Child

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on the death of a member, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the surviving spouse 50% of the retirement allowance that would be payable were the member alive and eligible to receive a retirement allowance.
(2)    (i)    If at the time of death the member does not have a surviving spouse or a child who is under the age of 26 years or is disabled, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the member’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries a lump–sum death benefit consisting of the sum of:
1.    the member’s accumulated contributions; and
2.    an amount equal to the member’s annual salary at the time of death.
(ii)    If a member has designated more than one beneficiary, the lump–sum death benefit provided in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be divided equally among the beneficiaries.
(b)    On the death of a former member or retiree, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the surviving spouse 50% of the retirement allowance that would be payable were the former member or retiree alive and eligible to receive a retirement allowance.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member, former member, or retiree who at the time of death:
(i)    does not have a spouse; and
(ii)    has a child under the age of 26 years, or a child who is disabled.
(2)    The Board of Trustees shall pay to the surviving children of the member, former member, or retiree who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled the retirement allowance that would have been paid to a surviving spouse under subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
(3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, if the Board of Trustees pays an allowance to more than one child, the Board of Trustees shall divide the allowance equally among the children in a manner that provides for payments to continue until:
1.    each child has died; or
2.    each child becomes 26 years old.
(ii)    Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(i)2 of this subsection, a surviving child who is disabled shall continue to receive an allowance under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph past the age of 26 years, if the child continues to be disabled.
(iii)    If a surviving child receiving an allowance under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph 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 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph after:
1.    all other nondisabled surviving children have died; or
2.    the youngest nondisabled surviving child becomes 26 years old.
(iv)    If more than one surviving child is disabled, as defined under § 72(m)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, the allowance payable under subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph shall be divided equally among the disabled children.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-404 - End of Allowances

Except for a retiree who elects an optional form of an allowance under §§ 21–401 and 21–402 of this article, payment of an allowance ends and further rights may not arise from service as a member if:
(1)    a member, former member, or retiree dies; and
(2)    (i)    the member, former member, or retiree leaves no surviving spouse or children who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled;
(ii)    the surviving spouse dies and there are no children of the member, former member, or retiree, who are under the age of 26 years or are disabled; or
(iii)    the last of any children under the age of 26 years and are not disabled becomes 26 years old or dies before becoming 26 years old.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-405 - Return of Accumulated Contributions

If a member’s service is terminated by death and the member leaves no spouse, child who is under the age of 26 years or is disabled, or designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, the member’s accumulated contributions shall be paid to the member’s estate.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-406 - Effect of Reemployment of Retiree

(a)    This section does not apply to a retiree who is temporarily assigned to sit in a court of this State under the authority of Article IV, § 3A of the Maryland Constitution.
(b)    Subject to subsection (e) of this section, a retiree may accept employment in which all or part of the compensation for the employment comes from municipal, county, or State funds, if the retiree immediately notifies the Board of Trustees of:
(1)    the retiree’s intention to accept the employment; and
(2)    the compensation that the retiree will receive.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall reduce the retirement allowance of a retiree who accepts employment as provided under subsection (b) of this section if the retiree’s current employer is any unit of State government and the retiree’s employer at the time of the retiree’s last separation from employment with the State before the retiree commenced receiving a service retirement allowance was also a unit of State government.
(2)    The reduction required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall equal the amount that the sum of the retiree’s annual retirement allowance and the retiree’s annual compensation exceeds the amount of the compensation on which the retirement allowance is based.
(3)    The reduction required under paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to an individual who:
(i)    has been retired for 5 years, beginning on January 1 after the date the individual retires; or
(ii)    is employed as a member of the faculty of a public institution of higher education in the State.
(d)    (1)    Any reduction taken under subsection (c) of this section may not reduce the retiree’s allowance to an amount less than the required deduction for the retiree’s monthly State–approved medical insurance premiums.
(2)    The Board of Trustees shall recover from the retiree any difference between the reduction required under subsection (c) of this section and the reduction taken under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(e)    A retiree may not be employed by the State or other participating employer on a permanent, temporary, or contractual basis within 45 days of the date the individual retired.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 27 - Judges' Retirement System › Subtitle 4 - Benefits › Section 27-407 - Limitation on Supplements

(a)    In this section:
(1)    “supplement” means a payment in addition to a retirement allowance that is paid to a retiree or a surviving spouse of a member, former member, or retiree; and
(2)    “supplement” includes a salary, bonus, pension, or spouse’s benefits.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a county may not pay a supplement to a retiree or a surviving spouse of a member, former member, or retiree.
(c)    If a retiree was covered by the contributory plan of the Judges’ Retirement System as a member or former member on or before June 30, 1974, a county may pay a supplement to the retiree or surviving spouse of the retiree, if:
(1)    the sum of the supplement and the retirement allowance of the retiree does not exceed $20,000; or
(2)    the sum of the supplement and the retirement allowance of the surviving spouse does not exceed $10,000.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 28-201 - Membership in the Local Fire and Police System -- Scope

(a)    This subtitle applies only to an employee of a participating governmental unit who is:
(1)    a law enforcement officer who is certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a law enforcement officer; or
(2)    a firefighter who is:
(i)    a paid firefighter, as determined by the eligible governmental unit; or
(ii)    a paid paramedic, as determined by the eligible governmental unit.
(b)    This subtitle does not apply to an employee of a participating governmental unit who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer paramedic.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 28-202 - General Consideration

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described in § 28-201 of this subtitle is a member of the Local Fire and Police System as a condition of employment.
(b)    Membership in the Local Fire and Police System is optional for an individual who was employed by a participating governmental unit on the date the participating governmental unit begins to participate in the Local Fire and Police System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 28-203 - Continuation of Membership

Membership continues for a member who is:
(1)    on a leave of absence approved by the Board of Trustees; or
(2)    in the military service within the periods specified in Title 38 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 28-204 - Contributions by Members

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member’s contribution rate is 5% of the part of the member’s earnable compensation that exceeds the taxable wage base for each year.
(b)    The contribution rate for a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System is 7% of the member’s earnable compensation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 2 - Membership › Section 28-205 - 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; 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 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-301 - In General

A member of the Local Fire and Police System is entitled to:
(1)    eligibility service as provided in §§ 28-302 through 28-307 of this subtitle; and
(2)    creditable service as provided in § 28-308 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-302 - Eligibility Service -- Rules for Computation

(a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a member is entitled to eligibility service for periods of employment while a member of the Local Fire and Police System.
(b)    (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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-303 - Break in Service Rules

(a)    In this section, “break in service” means a period of separation from employment in a fiscal year after the one in which a member first becomes employed, if during that fiscal year the member does not complete more than 350 hours of employment while a member.
(b)    A former member is entitled to the eligibility service to which the former member was entitled before the separation from employment if:
(1)    the former member has not incurred a break in service;
(2)    the former member was entitled to a vested allowance at the time of separation from employment; or
(3)    (i)    the former member has completed 1 year of eligibility service after a break in service; and
(ii)    the number of consecutive years in which the member incurred a break in service is less than the years of eligibility service as a member before the break in service.
(c)    To determine if a former member is eligible for prior eligibility service under subsection (b)(3)(ii) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall determine the number of years of prior eligibility service:
(1)    as of the day the former member separated from employment; but
(2)    excluding any eligibility service lost because of a prior break in service.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-304 - 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; and
(2)    the member’s service credit transferred from a retirement or pension system on or before December 31, 2005.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-306 - 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 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-306.1 - Purchase by Member Separated From Employment Prohibited; Leave of Absence Exception

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a member may not purchase service credit under this title if the member is separated from employment.
(b)    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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-307 - 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 service credit under the Employees’ Pension System; and
(ii)    is not otherwise entitled to service credit under the Local Fire and Police 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 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 3 - Service Credit › Section 28-308 - 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 one, 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 28 - Local Fire and Police System › Subtitle 4 - Service Retirement Benefits › Section 28-401 - Service Retirement

(a)    (1)    Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a member may retire with a normal service retirement allowance if, on or before the date of retirement, the member:
(i)    has at least 25 years of eligibility service;
(ii)    is at least 62 years old; or
(iii)    is at least 60 years old and has transferred to the Local Fire and Police System from the Employees’ Retirement System.
(2)    To retire under this subsection, a member shall complete and submit 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.
(3)    A member may not retire before the first day of the month after employment ends.
(b)    Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, 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:
(1)    1% of the member’s average final compensation that is not in excess of the Social Security integration level; and
(2)    1.5% of the member’s average final compensation that exceeds the Social Security integration level.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member:
(i)    who has not transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System; and
(ii)    whose employer does not contribute to Social Security.
(2)    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 1.5% of the member’s average final compensation.
(d)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member who has transferred from the Employees’ Retirement System.
(2)    On retirement under this section, a member is entitled to receive a normal service retirement allowance that equals:
(i)    2% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of the member’s first 30 years of creditable service; and
(ii)    1% of the member’s average final compensation multiplied by each year of creditable service in excess of 30 years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-102 - Disability Retirement Application Procedure -- Generally

Before the Board of Trustees grants a retirement allowance for a disability, an application must be completed and submitted to the Board of Trustees in accordance with §§ 29-103 and 29-104 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-103 - Disability Retirement Application Procedure -- Who May Submit Application

(a)    Subject to § 29–104 of this subtitle, an application for disability retirement may be submitted:
(1)    by a member;
(2)    by a former member;
(3)    by a surviving beneficiary of a deceased member; or
(4)    for a member, as provided in subsections (b) through (d) of this section.
(b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to members of:
(i)    the State Police Retirement System;
(ii)    the Teachers’ Pension System; or
(iii)    the Teachers’ Retirement System.
(2)    If a member is unable to apply, the member’s department head may complete and submit an application to the Board of Trustees for the member.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member of the State Police Retirement System.
(2)    The Secretary of State Police may complete an application and submit it to the Board of Trustees for a member if:
(i)    the member is unable or refuses to submit an application for disability retirement;
(ii)    the Secretary believes the member to be permanently physically or mentally incapable of performing assigned duties;
(iii)    there is sufficient medical evidence in the form of a professional opinion of an independent medical practitioner who has recognized expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of the specified illness of the officer to support the Secretary’s determination of permanent disability;
(iv)    the onset of the disability occurred at least 1 year earlier; and
(v)    any administrative leave granted under § 2-410 of the Public Safety Article has expired.
(3)    This subsection does not prevent an officer from exercising rights granted under § 21-111(b) of this article.
(d)    (1)    This subsection applies to members of:
(i)    the Teachers’ Pension System; and
(ii)    the Teachers’ Retirement System.
(2)    If a member is unable to apply, the member’s State or county superintendent may complete and submit an application to the Board of Trustees for the member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-105 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Eligibility

(a)    The Board of Trustees shall grant an ordinary disability retirement allowance to a member if:
(1)    the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service; and
(2)    the medical board certifies that:
(i)    the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of the normal duties of the member’s position;
(ii)    the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and
(iii)    the member should be retired.
(b)    (1)    This subsection applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension System who:
(i)    is promoted within the Department of Corrections to a position that no longer is eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers’ Pension System as provided in § 25-201 of this article;
(ii)    elects not to transfer the years of creditable service the individual accrued in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System; and
(iii)    is eligible to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.
(2)    A member may combine the eligibility service accrued in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System and the Employees’ Pension System to determine if the member is eligible for an ordinary disability retirement allowance under subsection (a) of this section from the Employees’ Pension System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-106 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Allowance for Employees', Teachers', and Correctional Officers' Retirement Systems

(a)    This section applies only to members of:
(1)    the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System;
(2)    the Employees’ Retirement System; and
(3)    the Teachers’ Retirement System.
(b)    An ordinary disability retirement allowance equals the greater of:
(1)    a normal service retirement allowance; or
(2)    the amount computed under subsection (c) or (d) of this section.
(c)    If a member is at least normal retirement age, the amount to be used under subsection (b)(2) of this section is 25% of the member’s average final compensation.
(d)    If a member is under normal retirement age, the amount to be used under subsection (b)(2) of this section is the lesser of:
(1)    25% of the member’s average final compensation; or
(2)    the normal service retirement allowance that is computed by using:
(i)    the number of years of creditable service that the member would have received if the member continued employment until normal retirement age; and
(ii)    an average final compensation that the member would have received if the member continued employment without a change in earnable compensation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-107 - Ordinary Disability Retirement -- Allowance for State Police Retirement System

(a)    This section applies only to members of the State Police Retirement System.
(b)    An ordinary disability retirement allowance equals the greater of:
(1)    a normal service retirement allowance; or
(2)    35% of the member’s average final compensation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-109 - Accidental Disability Retirement -- Eligibility

(a)    This section does not apply to the State Police Retirement System.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall grant an accidental disability retirement allowance to a member if:
(1)    the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty as the natural and proximate result of an accident that occurred in the actual performance of duty at a definite time and place without willful negligence by the member; and
(2)    the medical board certifies that:
(i)    the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of the normal duties of the member’s position;
(ii)    the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and
(iii)    the member should be retired.
(c)    The Board of Trustees shall grant an accidental disability retirement allowance to a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System if:
(1)    the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the member; and
(2)    the medical board certifies that:
(i)    the member is totally incapacitated, either mentally or physically, for the further performance of duty;
(ii)    the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and
(iii)    the member should be retired.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-110 - Accidental Disability Retirement -- Allowance

(a)    This section does not apply to the State Police Retirement System.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an accidental disability retirement allowance equals the lesser of:
(1)    the member’s average final compensation; or
(2)    the sum of:
(i)    an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at retirement; and
(ii)    a pension equal to two-thirds of the member’s average final compensation.
(c)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member of a State system other than the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who is at least normal retirement age.
(2)    An accidental disability retirement allowance equals the greater of:
(i)    a normal service retirement allowance; or
(ii)    an accidental disability retirement allowance computed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    (1)    This subsection applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension System who:
(i)    is promoted within the Department of Corrections to a position that no longer is eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System as provided in § 25-201 of this article;
(ii)    elects not to transfer the years of creditable service the individual accrued in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System; and
(iii)    is eligible to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.
(2)    A member may receive an accidental disability retirement allowance under this section if the member:
(i)    does not elect to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; and
(ii)    transfers the member’s accumulated contributions in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-111 - Special Disability Retirement -- State Police Retirement System

(a)    This section applies to the State Police Retirement System.
(b)    Except as provided in § 24–401.1(k) of this article, the Board of Trustees shall grant a special disability retirement allowance to a member if:
(1)    the member is totally and permanently incapacitated for duty arising out of or in the course of the actual performance of duty without willful negligence by the member; and
(2)    the medical board certifies that:
(i)    the member is totally incapacitated, either mentally or physically, for the further performance of duty;
(ii)    the incapacity is likely to be permanent; and
(iii)    the member should be retired.
(c)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a special disability retirement allowance equals the lesser of:
(1)    the member’s average final compensation; or
(2)    the sum of:
(i)    an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at retirement; and
(ii)    a pension equal to two–thirds of the member’s average final compensation.
(d)    (1)    This subsection applies to a member who is at least normal retirement age.
(2)    A special disability retirement allowance equals the greater of:
(i)    a normal service retirement allowance; or
(ii)    a special disability retirement allowance computed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-112 - Disability Options for State Police

If the Board of Trustees approves an application for disability retirement for a member of the State Police Retirement System that was filed by the Secretary of State Police under § 29-103(c) of this subtitle or § 2-415(b) of the Public Safety Article, the member:
(1)    within 90 days after approval, may exercise an option as provided under §§ 21-402 and 21-403 of this article; or
(2)    shall receive the basic allowance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-113 - Annual Retirement Allowance Adjustment Under State Police Retirement System

(a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a disability retiree of the State Police Retirement System, or a beneficiary of a disability retiree of the State Police Retirement System, who retires on or before June 30, 1999 with an ordinary or special disability retirement allowance under § 29-107 or § 29-111 of this subtitle, shall receive an annual retirement allowance adjustment as of July 1, 1999, as follows:
(1)    for a retiree who has been retired not more than 5 years, $1,200;
(2)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 5 years but not more than 10 years, $1,500;
(3)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 10 years but not more than 15 years, $1,800; and
(4)    for a retiree who has been retired more than 15 years, $2,100.
(b)    Each fiscal year, the Board of Trustees shall increase the adjustment received by the retiree or the beneficiary as of July 1, 1999, by multiplying the adjustment by a fraction that has:
(1)    as its numerator, the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year ending December 31 of the preceding fiscal year; and
(2)    as its denominator, the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year ending December 31, 1998.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-115 - Temporary Suspension of Retirement Allowance

(a)    (1)    This section applies only to a disability retiree who is not eligible to receive a normal service retirement.
(2)    This section does not apply to a disability retiree who is:
(i)    a retiree of:
1.    the State Police Retirement System;
2.    the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System;
3.    the Local Fire and Police System; or
4.    the Employees’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System, if at the time of retirement the retiree was a law enforcement officer for a participating employer under § 26–201(a) of this article; and
(ii)    reemployed by a participating employer in any position other than a probationary status law enforcement officer, a law enforcement officer, or chief, as defined in § 3–101 of the Public Safety Article.
(b)    (1)    (i)    The Board of Trustees shall, after giving notice, temporarily suspend the retiree’s allowance if the retiree:
1.    began receiving a disability retirement allowance on or after July 1, 1998; and
2.    is employed by a participating employer at an annual compensation that is at least equal to the retiree’s average final compensation at retirement.
(ii)    A temporary suspension under this subsection shall begin as of the date the retiree is reemployed by a participating employer under subparagraph (i)2 of this paragraph.
(2)    A retiree whose allowance is temporarily suspended under this subsection is not subject to a reduction as provided in § 29–116 of this subtitle during the period of employment by a participating employer.
(3)    Upon receiving satisfactory documentation that the retiree is no longer employed by a participating employer, the Board of Trustees shall reinstate the retiree’s allowance with accumulated cost–of–living adjustments from the date the allowance was temporarily suspended.
(4)    The retiree’s allowance will be reinstated on the first day of the month following the month in which the retiree ceased employment with the participating employer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-116 - Setoff for Ordinary Disability Retirees Earning Compensation at Certain Levels

(a)    This section does not apply to a disability retiree:
(1)    (i)    who is a retiree of:
1.    the State Police Retirement System;
2.    the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System;
3.    the Local Fire and Police System; or
4.    the Employees’ Retirement System or the Employees’ Pension System, if at the time of retirement the retiree was a law enforcement officer for a participating employer under § 26–201(a) of this article; and
(ii)    who is reemployed by a participating employer in any position other than a probationary status law enforcement officer, a law enforcement officer, or chief, as defined in § 3–101 of the Public Safety Article; or
(2)    (i)    whose average final compensation was less than $25,000; and
(ii)    who is reemployed by a participating employer.
(b)    The Board of Trustees shall reduce the pension of a retiree on ordinary disability if:
(1)    the retiree is under normal retirement age;
(2)    the medical board certifies in a report to the Board of Trustees that the retiree is employed by a participating employer at an annual compensation that is greater than the difference between:
(i)    the retiree’s retirement allowance at retirement; and
(ii)    the sum of:
1.    the retiree’s average final compensation; and
2.    $5,000, which shall be adjusted annually by the percentage growth in the Consumer Price Index, as defined in § 29–401 of this title, in the calendar year preceding the fiscal year, and each subsequent adjustment shall be made on the amount calculated in the prior fiscal year;
(3)    the Board of Trustees agrees with the medical board’s report; and
(4)    the retiree’s allowance has not been temporarily suspended as provided in § 29–115 of this subtitle.
(c)    The Board of Trustees shall reduce the pension of a retiree who has been receiving an ordinary disability retirement allowance for:
(1)    less than 10 years, by $1 for every $2 that the retiree’s current compensation exceeds the limit under subsection (b) of this section; or
(2)    at least 10 years, by $1 for every $5 that the retiree’s current compensation exceeds the limit under subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    The pension to be reduced under this section is the pension at retirement without any cost–of–living adjustment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-117 - Reemployment of Disability Retiree

(a)    A disability retiree who is rehired by a participating employer may not receive creditable service or eligibility service during the period of reemployment.
(b)    The disability 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.
(c)    The State Retirement Agency shall institute appropriate reporting procedures with the affected payroll systems to ensure compliance with this section.
(d)    (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.
(e)    An individual who is receiving a disability 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 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 1 - Disability Benefits › Section 29-118 - Effect of Workers' Compensation Benefits

(a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this section applies to a retiree and any designated beneficiary.
(2)    (i)    This section does not apply to:
1.    a retiree of a participating governmental unit, or a designated beneficiary of that retiree; or
2.    a retiree of the Employees’ Pension System or the Employees’ Retirement System who receives a disability retirement benefit as a former employee of a county board of education or the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City, or a designated beneficiary of that retiree.
(ii)    A retiree described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, or a designated beneficiary of that retiree is subject to § 9–610 of the Labor and Employment Article.
(b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall reduce an accidental or special disability retirement benefit by any related workers’ compensation benefits paid or payable after the effective date of retirement if the workers’ compensation benefits:
(i)    are paid or payable while a pension is paid or payable; and
(ii)    are for an accidental personal injury arising out of and in the course of the retiree’s employment by a participating employer.
(2)    (i)    This paragraph applies to a retiree who was originally awarded an ordinary disability retirement benefit, but whose benefit was later converted to an accidental or special disability retirement benefit by the Board of Trustees.
(ii)    If the retiree was awarded related workers’ compensation benefits paid or payable after the effective date of retirement, the Board of Trustees shall adjust its reduction of the retiree’s accidental or special disability retirement benefit under paragraph (1) of this subsection to reflect any offset awarded to the retiree’s employer by the Workers’ Compensation Commission for the original ordinary disability retirement benefit.
(3)    A retirement allowance may not be reduced:
(i)    to be less than the sum of the retiree’s annuity and the amount authorized to be deducted for health insurance premiums; or
(ii)    for workers’ compensation benefits that are reimbursements for legal fees, medical expenses, or other payments made to third parties and not to the retiree.
(c)    The retirement allowance to be reduced under this section is the retirement allowance at retirement without any cost–of–living adjustment.
(d)    Subject to subsection (b)(2) of this section, the retirement allowance to be reduced under this section is retroactive.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Death Benefits › Section 29-202 - Death Benefit -- Generally

(a)    (1)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, when the Board of Trustees receives proof of death of an individual who died while employed as a member, the Board of Trustees shall pay to the designated beneficiary or, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the member’s estate the amounts specified in this subsection.
(ii)    If a member designates more than one beneficiary, on the death of the member, the Board of Trustees shall pay the amounts specified in this subsection in equal shares to each of the designated beneficiaries.
(2)    Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall pay the member’s accumulated contributions.
(3)    Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Board of Trustees shall pay an amount equal to the member’s annual earnable compensation at death if the member dies in the course of the performance of duty or the member has at least 1 year of eligibility service.
(b)    (1)    A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member of the State Police Retirement System if a special death benefit under § 29–204 of this subtitle is paid for that death.
(2)    A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member of the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System if a special death benefit under § 29–204.1 of this subtitle is paid for that death.
(3)    A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member of the Employees’ Retirement System, Employees’ Pension System, Teachers’ Retirement System, or Teachers’ Pension System if a special death benefit under § 29–204.2 of this subtitle is paid for that death.
(4)    A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System if a special death benefit under § 29–203 of this subtitle is paid for that death.
(5)    A death benefit under this section may not be paid for the death of a member if a retirement allowance under § 29–205 or § 29–206 of this subtitle is paid for that death.
(6)    (i)    If all individuals who are eligible for a special death benefit under § 29–203, § 29–204, § 29–204.1, or § 29–204.2 of this subtitle elect to waive the payment of a special death benefit, a benefit shall be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(ii)    If all individuals who are eligible for an allowance under § 29–205 or § 29–206 of this subtitle elect to waive the payment of an allowance, a benefit shall be paid in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    The Board of Trustees may provide the death benefit as group life insurance if the Board of Trustees finds that the designated beneficiaries would receive a more favorable tax treatment of the death benefit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 2 - Death Benefits › Section 29-207 - Death Benefit for Former Members

If a former member who is eligible for a vested allowance dies before payment of the vested allowance starts, the Board of Trustees, after receiving proof of death, shall pay the former member’s accumulated contributions to:
(1)    the designated beneficiary; or
(2)    if there is no designated beneficiary, the former member's estate.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Personnel and Pensions › Division II - Pensions › Title 29 - Benefits Other Than Service Retirement Benefits › Subtitle 3 - Deferred Vested Benefits › Section 29-301 - Vested Allowance

(a)    This section applies only to a member of the Judges’ Retirement System who becomes a member on or after July 1, 2012.
(b)    (1)    A member may elect to receive a vested allowance if:
(i)    the member is separated from employment other than by death or retirement; and
(ii)    the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service.
(2)    A member is deemed to have elected a vested allowance, unless the member requests the return of the accumulated contributions before membership ends.
(c)    A vested allowance is a deferred allowance starting at age 60.
(d)    A vested allowance:
(1)    is computed as a retirement allowance under § 27–402 of this article on the basis of the former member’s creditable service at the time of separation from employment; and
(2)    may be paid in one of the optional forms of allowances under § 21–403 of this article, if at retirement, the member does not have a spouse or child who is under the age of 26 or is disabled.
(e)    (1)    If a former member who elected a vested allowance requests the return of accumulated contributions before payment of the vested allowance begins, the Board of Trustees shall return the accumulated contributions to the former member.
(2)    When accumulated contributions are returned to a former member, the former member is not entitled to further benefits on account of the former member’s previous membership.