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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-8-10-10.4

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 10.4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority:

(1) A war veteran who has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces.

(2) A person whose mother or father was a:

(A) firefighter of a unit;

(B) municipal police officer; or

(C) county police officer;

who died in the line of duty (as defined in IC 5-10-10-2).

(b) Subject to subsection (c), the board may give a preference for employment to any of the following:

(1) A member of another department laid off under section 11.1 of this chapter.

(2) A police officer laid off by a city under IC 36-8-4-11.

(c) A person described in subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a preference for employment unless the person:

(1) applies; and

(2) meets all employment requirements prescribed:

(A) by law, including physical and age requirements; and

(B) by the department.

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