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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 17904 (2026)

Qualification for benefit

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1.  Qualification.  Except as provided in subsection 2, a member qualifies for a disability retirement benefit if the member becomes disabled while in service and before reaching normal retirement age.  
A.   [PL 1991, c. 887, §4 (RP).]
B.   [PL 1991, c. 887, §4 (RP).]
[PL 1997, c. 384, §4 (AMD).]
2.  Exception.  A member with fewer than 5 years of continuous creditable service immediately preceding that member's application for a disability retirement benefit is not eligible for that benefit if the disability is the result of a physical or mental condition that existed before the member's latest membership in any retirement program of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, unless the disability is a result of, or has been substantially aggravated by, an injury or accident received in the line of duty but from events or circumstances not usually encountered within the scope of the member's employment.  
[PL 2007, c. 491, §175 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 801, §§5,7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 434, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 887, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 384, §4 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 491, §175 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1992–2017 · leading case: Spiller v. State, 627 A.2d 513 (Me. 1993).
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Spiller v. State, 627 A.2d 513 (Me. 1993). · cites it 2× “5 M.R.S.A. §§ 17904, 18051-18061 (1989 & Supp.”
Bischoff v. Bd. of Trs., 661 A.2d 167 (Me. 1995). “” 5 M.R.S.A. § 17904 (Supp.1994) (emphasis added).”
Elizabeth T. Jalbert v. Maine Pub. Employees Ret. Sys., 2017 ME 69 (Me. 2017). “See 5 M.R.S. § 17904 (2016). [¶ 23] As part of her application for benefits, Jalbert submitted numerous records from her treating physicians, along with deposition testimony from Dr.”
Young v. Bd. of Trs. of Maine State Ret. Sys., 601 A.2d 86 (Me. 1992). · cites it 2× “5 M.R.S.A. § 17904 (1989). . 5 M.R.S.A. § 17901 (1989) states in full: As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “disabled” means mentally or physically incapacitated: 1.”
Elizabeth T. Jalbert v. Maine Pub. Employees Ret. Sys., 2017 ME 69 (Me. 2017). “See 5 M.R.S. § 17904 (2016). [¶23] As part of her application for benefits, Jalbert submitted numerous records from her treating physicians, along with deposition testimony from Dr.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 17904(1) — 1 case
Young v. Bd. of Trs. of Maine State Ret. Sys., 601 A.2d 86 (Me. 1992). “5 M.R.S.A. § 17904 (1989). . 5 M.R.S.A. § 17901 (1989) states in full: As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “disabled” means mentally or physically incapacitated: 1.”
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