§ 22-301 In general
§ 22-302 Service credit – Rules for computation
§ 22-303 Service credit – Types of service credit
§ 22-303.1 Service credit – Purchase by member separated from employment prohibited; leave of absence exception
§ 22-304 Service credit – Purchase of service credit at member’s cost
§ 22-305 Purchase of service credit by payment of full cost
§ 22-305.1 Purchase of service credit by payment of full cost – Purchase of service credit by former employees of private vendors of child support enforcement services in Baltimore City
§ 22-306 Purchase of service credit by payment of full cost – Service credit for elected or appointed officials
§ 22-307 Purchase of service credit by payment of full cost – Purchase of service credit by former official
§ 22-308 Creditable service – In general

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS > Division II > Title 22 > Subtitle 3 - Service Credit

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • certified mail: includes "registered mail"; and

    (3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See