{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-18401","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §18401","heading":"Amendment not to cause reduction in benefit","body":"No amendment to this Part may cause any reduction in the amount of benefits which would be due to a member based on creditable service, earnable compensation, employee contributions, pick-up contributions and the provisions of this Part on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the amendment.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 20: STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 425: PARTICIPATING LOCAL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER 5: BENEFITS","ARTICLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec18401.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"48f64447a64b2d90b914c5b20dcf19bba9fb4e7cb6f05895213adae212efe979","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-18364","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-18402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}