{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-35-602","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 35–602","heading":"","body":"An individual is eligible to participate in the deferred compensation plan if the individual is:\n(1) an officer of this State;\n(2) an employee of this State, including a contractual employee;\n(3) an employee of the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority;\n(4) an independent contractor who performs service under § 21–304(c) of the Education Article; or\n(5) an employee of the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board who has been determined by the Board to be an eligible employee under the federal Internal Revenue Code.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=35-602","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"bec2c4e6f79b14f9bc38a87028ccbcc894a85bece5669a7615ec4a5f21ce8d92","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-35-601","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-35-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}