{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-29-110","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 29–110","heading":"","body":"(a) This section does not apply to the State Police Retirement System.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an accidental disability retirement allowance equals the lesser of:\n(1) the member’s average final compensation; or\n(2) the sum of:\n(i) an annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the member’s accumulated contributions at retirement; and\n(ii) a pension equal to two-thirds of the member’s average final compensation.\n(c) (1) This subsection applies to a member of a State system other than the Law Enforcement Officers’ Pension System who is at least normal retirement age.\n(2) An accidental disability retirement allowance equals the greater of:\n(i) a normal service retirement allowance; or\n(ii) an accidental disability retirement allowance computed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.\n(d) (1) This subsection applies only to a member of the Employees’ Pension System who:\n(i) is promoted within the Department of Corrections to a position that no longer is eligible for membership in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System as provided in § 25-201 of this article;\n(ii) elects not to transfer the years of creditable service the individual accrued in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System; and\n(iii) is eligible to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System.\n(2) A member may receive an accidental disability retirement allowance under this section if the member:\n(i) does not elect to receive a vested allowance from the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System; and\n(ii) transfers the member’s accumulated contributions in the Correctional Officers’ Retirement System to the Employees’ Pension System.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=29-110","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"6de9b91b4713fbd86ccd26fa4326fc6675c9543ee50e9d1428366e88b899e302","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-29-109","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-29-111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}