Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 28-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 28-201, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
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§28–201.
Official statutory text
(a) This subtitle applies only to an employee of a participating governmental unit who is:
(1) a law enforcement officer who is certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a law enforcement officer; or
(2) a firefighter who is:
(i) a paid firefighter, as determined by the eligible governmental unit; or
(ii) a paid paramedic, as determined by the eligible governmental unit.
(b) This subtitle does not apply to an employee of a participating governmental unit who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer paramedic.
(1) a law enforcement officer who is certified by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission as a law enforcement officer; or
(2) a firefighter who is:
(i) a paid firefighter, as determined by the eligible governmental unit; or
(ii) a paid paramedic, as determined by the eligible governmental unit.
(b) This subtitle does not apply to an employee of a participating governmental unit who is a volunteer firefighter or volunteer paramedic.
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