1. (a) Except as provided in § 23-215.1 of this subtitle, membership ends if the member:

   1. (1) is separated from employment for more than 4 years;
   2. (2) is separated from employment, and rehired into a position that requires enrollment in a part of the Employees' Pension System or the Teachers' Pension System that is subject to a different rate of member contributions and benefit accrual;
   3. (3) withdraws the member's accumulated contributions;
   4. (4) becomes a retiree; or
   5. (5) dies.
2. (b) Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply for purposes of determining eligibility for a disability retirement benefit under § 29-104(a) of this article.

Added by Acts 1994, c. 6, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 396, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Renumbered from State Personnel and Pensions § 23-214 by Acts 2000, c. 688, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 493, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2011, c. 397, § 1, eff. June 1, 2011.

Formerly Art. 73B, §§ 4-203, 5-203.