# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 28. Local Fire and Police System

### Subtitle 2. Membership

#### Section 28-202

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual described in Sec. 28-201 of this subtitle is a member of the Local Fire and Police System as a condition of employment.

(b) Membership in the Local Fire and Police System is optional for an individual who was employed by a participating governmental unit on the date the participating governmental unit begins to participate in the Local Fire and Police System.

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