# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 23. Employees' and Teachers' Pension Systems

### Subtitle 4. Service Retirement Benefits

#### Section 23-403

(a) This section applies to a former member who:

  (1) was eligible for a retirement allowance under Sec. 23-401 or Sec. 23-402 of this subtitle when the former member's membership terminated;

  (2) did not submit a written application under Sec. 23-401 or Sec. 23-402 of this subtitle before membership terminated; and

  (3) has not withdrawn the former member's accumulated contributions, if any.

(b)

  (1) A former member described in subsection (a) of this section may retire with a retirement allowance under Sec. 23-401 or Sec. 23-402 of this subtitle on the first day of the month after the Board of Trustees receives a written application for retirement from the former member.

  (2) A former member who retires under this section may not receive benefits for the period before the former member submitted a completed application for retirement to the Board of Trustees.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)