{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17802","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §17802","heading":"Eligibility for benefits","body":"Only members of the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program, their spouses, surviving spouses, children, dependent children, parents or beneficiaries are eligible to receive benefits from the State Employee and Teacher Retirement Program.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 423: STATE EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS","SUBCHAPTER 5: BENEFITS","ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec17802.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"79b0b99d3c17b56b30a56abd9329a97850cbcefb9f8dd28933b20551486c0c21","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17801","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-17803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}