# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 26. Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System

### Subtitle 3. Service Credit

#### Section 26-306

(a) A member is entitled to eligibility service during a leave of absence if the leave of absence:

  (1) is approved by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members similarly situated; and

  (2) is not otherwise recognized as eligibility service under this subtitle.

(b) To receive service credit for a leave of absence described under subsection (a) of this section, a member shall pay the member contributions with regular interest, if any, as determined by the Board of Trustees under regulations that apply to all members similarly situated.

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