Ch. 354                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1995.

Approved May 18, 1995.

CHAPTER 354
(Senate Bill 45)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City - Pensions - Police Department

FOR the purpose of repealing a prohibition against certain widows of certain retired
members of the Police Department of Baltimore City receiving certain pension
benefits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Baltimore City
Section 16-26

Article 4 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1979 Edition and 1991 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 4 - Baltimore City

16-26.

Members of the Police Department of Baltimore City who may be appointed after
June 1, 1939, and become members of the Special Fund, may participate in the benefits of
the Special Fund for Widows, provided eligibility to do so is established within thirty (30)
days after appointment and not otherwise.

In the event a widow, to whom a pension allowance would be paid in accordance
with the provisions of Section 16-25, is appointed to any position in the Police
Department of Baltimore City, the pension allowance shall be suspended during the
period of employment, and if such member is retired on a pension, the provisions of
Sections 16-25 and 16-26 shall not be applicable.

On and after July 1, 1968, the pension allowance to the widow or for the benefit of
minor children shall be one-quarter (1/4) of the base salary of the grade or position of the
deceased member in force at the time of his death, but in no event less than $150.00 per
month, said benefits to be paid to the widow (or children as above provided), conditioned,
however, that the provisions of Sections 16-25 and 16-26 shall not apply to a widow
unless she shall have been married to the deceased member for at least five years
preceding his death [, and shall not apply to widows of members whose marriage occurred
subsequent to retirement).

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