Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 27-401
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As of January 1, 2019
(a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or before June 30, 2012.
(a) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who is a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or before June 30, 2012.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old; (ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability; (iii) when retired by order of the Court of Appeals; or (iv) at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old; (ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability; (iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland; or (iv) at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier.
(b) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.
(b) (1) This subsection applies only to an individual who becomes a member of the Judges’ Retirement System on or after July 1, 2012.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of eligibility service; (ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability; (iii) when retired by order of the Court of Appeals, if the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service; (iv) at the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution with less than 5 years of eligibility service, if the member has eligibility service equal to the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution minus the member’s age when the member first becomes a member; or (v) at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier and the former member had at least 5 years of eligibility service when the former member terminated service.
(2) A member or former member is entitled to a retirement allowance: (i) on termination of service, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of eligibility service; (ii) on the recommendation of the medical board, if the member or former member resigns because of disability; (iii) when retired by order of the Supreme Court of Maryland, if the member has at least 5 years of eligibility service; (iv) at the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution with less than 5 years of eligibility service, if the member has eligibility service equal to the mandatory retirement age required by Article IV, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution minus the member’s age when the member first becomes a member; or (v) at the age of 60 years, if the former member’s termination of service occurred earlier and the former member had at least 5 years of eligibility service when the former member terminated service.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.