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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
Section 28-206 – Termination of Membership
Membership ends if the member is separated from employment for more than 4 years.
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.
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. […]
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 […]
Section 28-101 – Scope of Title
This title applies to the Local Fire and Police System.
Section 28-102 – Legislative Policy
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the operation of the Local Fire and Police System shall be the same as the operation of the Employees’ Pension System.