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Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-8-7-1

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

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to pension benefits for members of fire departments hired before May 1, 1977, in units for which a 1937 fund was established before May 1, 1977.

(b) A firefighter with twenty (20) years of service is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the firefighter:

(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;

(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);  and

(3) is rehired after April 30, 1977, by the same employer.

(c) A firefighter is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the firefighter:

(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;

(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);

(3) was rehired after April 30, 1977, but before February 1, 1979;  and

(4) was made, before February 1, 1979, a member of a 1937 fund.

(d) A firefighter who:

(1) is covered by this chapter before a consolidation under IC 36-3-1-6.1;  and

(2) becomes a member of a fire department of a consolidated city under IC 36-3-1-6.1;

is covered by this chapter after the effective date of the consolidation, and the firefighter's service as a member of a fire department of a consolidated city is considered active service under this chapter.

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