Section 25-202 - Membership as a condition of employment. - Maryland Statutes

§ 25-202. Membership as a condition of employment.
 

(a)  In general.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described in § 25-201(a) of this subtitle is a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System as a condition of employment. 

(b)  Optional membership.-  

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, membership in the Correctional Officers' Retirement System is optional for an individual described in § 25-201 of this subtitle who was employed by a participating governmental unit as a local detention center officer on the effective date of participation on or after July 1, 2006, for that participating governmental unit and who elects membership within 6 months of the effective date of participation. 

(2) To elect to be a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System, an individual shall file a written application with the State Retirement Agency. 

(3) If an individual does not elect membership during the applicable period specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the individual may not become a member of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 73B, § 7-201; 1994, ch. 6, § 2; 2006, ch. 258.]