Ch. 149

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3) A MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
POLICE FORCE WHO HAS THE POWERS GRANTED TO A POLICE OFFICER UNDER §
4-208 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE

(B) THIS SUBTITLE DOES NOT APPLY TO A MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICER WHO TRANSFERRED FROM THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO THE EMPLOYEES' PENSION SYSTEM ON OR AFTER
DECEMBER 1, 1996.

26-202.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described in
§ 26-201 of this subtitle is a member of the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System as
a condition of employment.

(b) Membership (I) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) IF THIS SUBSECTION,
MEMBERSHIP in the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System is optional for an
individual described in § 26-201 of this subtitle who was employed:

(1) (I) WHO WAS EMPLOYED by the Department of Natural Resources on
July 1, 1990 AND WHO ELECTS MEMBERSHIP ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1997; [or]

(2) (II) WHO WAS EMPLOYED by the Maryland Investigative Services Unit
on June 30, 1995 AND WHO ELECTS MEMBERSHIP ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1997, OR

(3) (III) WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY THE MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY ON JUNE 30, 1997 AND WHO ELECTS MEMBERSHIP ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 1997

(2) TO ELECT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
PENSION SYSTEM, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL FILE A WRITTEN APPLICATION WITH THE
STATE RETIREMENT AGENCY.

(3) IF AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT ELECT MEMBERSHIP DURING THE
APPLICABLE PERIOD SPECIFIED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE
INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BECOME A MEMBER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS'
PENSION SYSTEM.

26-203.1.

For members who transfer from the Employees' Pension System or the Employees'
Retirement System, the Board of Trustees shall transfer to the accumulation fund of the
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System the employer contributions that were made to
the Employees' Retirement System and the Employees' Pension System on behalf of
those members who transferred, plus the interest earned on those contributions through
the date of transfer.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1997.

Approved April 29, 1997.

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