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 […]
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.