Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 29-416

      (a)      This Part IV applies only to an allowance received by:

            (1)      a former member, retiree, or surviving spouse of a member:

                  (i)      of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System who elected Selection B (Limited cost-of-living adjustment); or

                  (ii)      a former member or retiree who transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System from the Employees' Retirement System after having elected Selection B (Limited cost-of-living adjustment); or

            (2)      a surviving beneficiary of a deceased former member or retiree described in item (1) of this subsection.

      (b)      This section does not apply to:

            (1)      benefits paid in a single payment; or

            (2)      the return of accumulated contributions.