Maryland State Personnel and Pensions Section 29-410

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

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

                  (i)      of the Correctional Officers' Retirement System;

                  (ii)      of the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System who elected Selection A (Additional member contributions);

                  (iii)      of the State Police Retirement System;

                  (iv)      who transferred to the Local Fire and Police System from the Employees' Retirement System; or

                  (v)      who transferred to the Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System from the Employees' Retirement System and had elected Selection A (Additional member contributions); or

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

      (b)      This Part III does not apply to:

            (1)      benefits paid in a single payment;

            (2)      the return of accumulated contributions; or

            (3)      benefits attributable to additional contributions.