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§ 27-401. Eligibility for retirement

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: December 14, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Personnel and Pensions (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Pensions [Titles 20-34] (Refs & Annos)
Title 27. Judges' Retirement System (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Benefits (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 14, 2022
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 27-401
§ 27-401. Eligibility for retirement
Currentness
Individuals who became members on or before June 30, 2012
(a)(1) This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of the Judges' Retirement System on or before June 30, 2012.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance:
(i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old;
(ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;
(iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland; or
(iv) at the age of 60 years, if the former member's termination of service occurred earlier.
Individuals who become members on or after July 1, 2012
(b)(1) This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges' Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance:
(i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of eligibility service;
(ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability;
(iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland, if the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service;
(iv) at the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution with less than 5 years of eligibility service, if the member has eligibility service equal to the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution minus the member's age when the member first becomes a member; or
(v) at the age of 60 years, if the former member's termination of service occurred earlier and the former member had at least 5 years of eligibility service when the former member terminated service.

Credits

Added by Acts 1994, c. 6, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 485, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 150, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2018, c. 248, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 249, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
Formerly Art. 73B, § 9-104.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 27-401, MD ST PERS & PENS § 27-401
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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