Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS 29-305

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this section, “constitutional officer” means:

(1) the Attorney General of the State;

(2) the Comptroller of the State;

(3) the Lieutenant Governor of the State;

(4) the Secretary of State; or

(5) the Treasurer of the State.

(b) (1) A constitutional officer who is a member of the Employees’ Pension System:

(i) on taking office, has immediate vesting rights in the Employees’ Pension System; and

(ii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, is entitled to a retirement allowance as provided in Title 23, Subtitle 4 of this article.

(2) The retirement allowance of a constitutional officer who serves at least one full term may not be less than 10% of the annual salary received during the constitutional officer’s last term.