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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
On the effective date of this act, any member or employee of the Police Department covered by this act and having attained his or her seventieth birthday shall be mandatorily retired as of that date; provided that no officer, member or employee of the department shall be affected by any of the provisions of this section until such time as they attain the minimum service requirement for retirement. Effective August 1, 1956, the mandatory retirement age shall be reduced from seventy to sixty-five years of age; provided further that any officer, member or employee of the department who has reached either of these mandatory retirement ages at their applicable date, may be retained in service upon certification of the superintendent of police, with the approval of the mayor that his or her service is essential to the operation of the department. Such certification may be repeated annually, provided the entire period of extension does not exceed three years, and that the officer involved satisfactorily passes a physical examination for each extension.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 3651. Mandatory retirement - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-11-sect-3651/
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