Ch. 532                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

been set AND IF EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY THE COURT OR DISTRICT COURT
COMMISSIONER, the defendant or a private surety acting for the defendant may post
the bail bond by:

1.       executing it in the full penalty amount; and

2.       depositing with the clerk of the court or a commissioner
the greater of 10% of the penalty amount or $25.

(ii) A judge JUDICIAL OFFICER may increase the percentage of cash
surety required in a particular case but may not authorize a cash deposit of less than
$25.

(3) On depositing the amount required under paragraph (2) of this
subsection and executing the recognizance, the defendant shall be released from
custody subject to the conditions of the bail bond.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 532
(House Bill 1057)

AN ACT concerning

State Retirement and Pension System - Administration - Simplification

FOR the purpose of altering the location where the Board of Trustees for the State
Retirement and Pension System may meet for certain training; amending the
title of a certain manual; repealing the requirement that certain individuals
work a certain amount of time in order to participate in the Employees' Pension
System; prohibiting certain members of the Employees' Retirement System to
transfer to the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System after a certain date
and receive certain benefits; prohibiting any individual participating
governmental unit from joining the Local Fire and Police System after a certain
date; requiring the Board of Trustees to temporarily suspend certain disability
benefits under certain circumstances as of a certain date; prohibiting a member
of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System to
transfer membership to the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension
System after a certain date; prohibiting a former member of the Employees'
Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System to transfer vested rights
to the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension System after a
certain date; repealing the option of certain members of the Employees'
Retirement System or Teachers' Retirement System to select certain retirement
benefits after a certain date; prohibiting optional membership in the Employees'
Pension System after a certain date for certain individuals; providing for the
Board of Trustees to allocate in a certain manner certain assets of certain

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