(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, membership in the Law
Enforcement Officers' Pension System is optional for an individual described in §
26-201 of this subtitle:

(i) who was employed by the Department of Natural Resources on
July 1, 1990 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1997;

(ii) who was employed by the Maryland Investigative Services Unit
on June 30, 1995 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1997;

(iii) who was employed by the Maryland Transportation Authority
on June 30, 1997 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1997;

(iv) who was employed by the Baltimore City Sheriff's Department
on June 30, 1997 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1997;

(v) who was employed by the University of Maryland Police Force
on June 30, 1999 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1999;

(vi) who is employed by a participating governmental unit on the
effective date of participation on or after July 1, 1999 for that participating
government unit and who elects membership within 6 months of the effective date of
participation;

(vii) who was employed by the Maryland Port Administration Police
Force and was subsequently transferred to and employed by the Maryland
Transportation Authority Police Force on July 1, 1998 and who elects membership on
or before December 31, 1998; [or]

(viii) who was employed by the office of the State Fire Marshal on
June 30, 1998 and who elects membership on or before December 31, 1998; OR

(DC) WHO WAS EMPLOYED BY THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICE FORCE ON JUNE 30, 1999 AND WHO ELECTS MEMBERSHIP ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 1999.

(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.

(a) 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.