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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-8-4-10

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

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board or persons having the authority to employ members of the fire or police department shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority:

(1) A war veteran who has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2).

(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 or person having the authority to employ members of a fire or police department may give a preference for employment to any of the following:

(1) A police officer or firefighter laid off by another city under section 11 of this chapter.

(2) A county police officer laid off by a sheriff's department under IC 36-8-10-11.1.

(3) A person who:

(A) was employed full-time or part-time by a township to provide fire protection and emergency services;  and

(B) has been laid off by the township.

(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 fire or police department.

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