Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 23-307.5

(a) This section applies only to a former member, member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of the Employees' Pension System who, while a member, was an employee of a participating governmental unit that elected the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection for its employees under § 31-116.1 of this article.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a member who is subject to the Alternate Contributory Pension Selection under Subtitle 2, Part III of this title may purchase credit for eligibility service for the period of employment from July 1, 2006, through the effective date of election of the member's participating employer, by paying to the Board of Trustees:

(c) If the member fails to make the payment as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Board of Trustees shall reduce actuarially the allowance payable to a former member, retiree, or surviving beneficiary of a deceased member, former member, or retiree.