WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                               Ch. 6

Defined terms: "Accumulated contributions" § 20-101
"Judges' Retirement System" § 20-101
"Member" § 20-101
"Regular interest" § 20-101
"Termination of service" § 27-101

27-303. SAME — CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE.

A MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO SERVICE CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE AS A
FULL-TIME JUDGE OF A PEOPLE'S COURT OR MUNICIPAL COURT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 9-105(d).

Defined term: "Member" § 20-101

27-304. SAME — PURCHASE OF SERVICE CREDIT.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

A MEMBER MAY PURCHASE SERVICE CREDIT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B)
OF THIS SECTION FOR PERIODS OF SERVICE DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS
SECTION FOR WHICH THE MEMBER IS NOT OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO SERVICE
CREDIT.

(B)     PAYMENT FOR SERVICE CREDIT.

(1)      TO PURCHASE SERVICE CREDIT UNDER THIS SECTION, A MEMBER
MUST:

(I)       COMPLETE A CLAIM FOR THE SERVICE CREDIT AND FILE IT
WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE FORM THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PROVIDES; AND

(II)     PAY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN A SINGLE PAYMENT 6%
OF THE AMOUNT RECEIVED IN COMPENSATION FOR THAT FULL-TIME SERVICE
PLUS REGULAR INTEREST TO THE DATE OF PAYMENT.

(2)      A MEMBER MAY PAY FOR SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASED UNDER
THIS SECTION AT ANY TIME BEFORE RETIREMENT.

(C)     TYPES OF SERVICE.

A MEMBER MAY PURCHASE SERVICE CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE AS:

(1)      A FULL-TIME MASTER IN CHANCERY OR MASTER IN JUVENILE
CAUSES ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1975; OR

(2)      A MEMBER OF THE STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1977.

(D)     EXCLUSION FROM OTHER SYSTEMS.

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