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Maryland Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 26-302

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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