§ 23-301 In general
§ 23-302 Eligibility service – Rules for computation
§ 23-303 Eligibility service – Break in service rules
§ 23-303.1 Eligibility service – Employees’ or Teachers’ Pension Systems
§ 23-304.1 Purchase by member separated from employment prohibited; leave of absence exception
§ 23-305 Eligibility service – Military service credit
§ 23-306 Eligibility service – Approved leaves of absence
§ 23-306.1 Eligibility service – State Racing Commission
§ 23-306.2 Eligibility service – Purchase of service credit by members subject to contributory pension benefit or Reformed Contributory Pension Benefit
§ 23-306.3 Eligibility service – Receipt of credit by employees of pension systems
§ 23-307 Eligibility service – Purchase of service credit by members of Employees’ Pension System
§ 23-307.1 Contributory pension benefit – Employees’ Pension System
§ 23-307.2 Frederick County members
§ 23-307.3 Purchase of service credit by 40-year State employees
§ 23-307.4 Purchase of service credit by former employees of private vendors of child support enforcement services in Baltimore City
§ 23-307.5 Alternate Contributory Pension Selection – Purchase of service credit
§ 23-308 Purchase of service credit by members of Teachers’ Pension System
§ 23-308.1 Purchase of service credit by members of Employees’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Retirement System
§ 23-308.2 Purchase of service credit by members of Teachers’ Retirement System or Teachers’ Pension System
§ 23-309 Creditable service – In general
§ 23-310 Treatment of unused sick leave as creditable service

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS > Division II > Title 23 > 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.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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