Ch. 6                                            1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Defined terms: "Allowance" § 20-101
"Board of Trustees" § 20-101
"Former member" § 20-101
"Member" § 20-101
"Retiree" § 20-101
"Retirement allowance" § 20-101

27-404. END OF ALLOWANCES.

EXCEPT FOR A RETIREE WHO ELECTS AN OPTIONAL FORM OF AN ALLOWANCE
UNDER §§ 21-401 AND 21-402 OF THIS ARTICLE, PAYMENT OF AN ALLOWANCE ENDS
AND FURTHER RIGHTS MAY NOT ARISE FROM SERVICE AS A MEMBER IF:

(1)      A MEMBER, FORMER MEMBER, OR RETIREE DIES; AND

(2)      (I) THE MEMBER, FORMER MEMBER, OR RETIREE LEAVES NO
SURVIVING SPOUSE OR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS;

(II)     THE SURVIVING SPOUSE DIES AND THERE ARE NO CHILDREN
OF THE MEMBER, FORMER MEMBER, OR RETIREE, WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18
YEARS; OR

(III)    THE LAST OF ANY CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS
BECOMES 18 YEARS OLD OR DIES BEFORE BECOMING 18 YEARS OLD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 73B, § 9-104(e).

As to the substitution of the references to "former member" or "retiree" for
the former reference to "former judge", see General Revisor's Note to this
             title.

Defined terms: "Allowance" § 20-101
"Former member" § 20-101
"Member" § 20-101
"Retiree" § 20-101

27-405. RETURN OF ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS.

(A)     ON DEATH OF MEMBER.

IF A MEMBER'S SERVICE IS TERMINATED BY DEATH AND THE MEMBER LEAVES
NO SPOUSE, THE MEMBER'S ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE PAID TO THE
MEMBER'S ESTATE.

(B)      ON REQUEST OF MEMBER.

(1) AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE, OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS
THEREAFTER, BUT BEFORE RECEIVING PAYMENT OF A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE,
A FORMER MEMBER MAY ELECT TO WITHDRAW IN A SINGLE PAYMENT THE
FORMER MEMBER'S ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DATES OF
PAYMENT.

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