Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to pension benefits for members of police departments hired before May 1, 1977, in second and third class cities, and in towns that have established a board of metropolitan police commissioners.
(b) A police officer with twenty (20) years of service is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the police officer:
(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;
(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); and
(3) is rehired after April 30, 1977, by the same employer.
(c) A police officer is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the police officer:
(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;
(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);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 1925 fund.
(d) A police matron is covered by this chapter and not by IC 5-10.3 or IC 36-8-8 if the police matron:
(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;
(2) is a member of a police department in a second or third class city; and
(3) is employed as a police matron on March 31, 1996.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-24-1 part; 19-1-47-1 part; subsections (b), (c) formerly 19-1-17.8-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.44, SEC.57; P.L.3-1990, SEC.129; P.L.236-1996, SEC.1; P.L.127-2017, SEC.241.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund
36-8-6-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
36-8-6-1. Application of Chapter
36-8-6-1.5. Qualification of 1925 Fund Under Internal Revenue Code; Benefit Limitations
36-8-6-1.7. "Americans With Disabilities Act"
36-8-6-1.9. Administration of Fund
36-8-6-2. Creation of Fund; Management by Board of Trustees; Selection and Compensation of Trustees
36-8-6-3. Board of Trustees; Officers; Duties
36-8-6-4. Derivation of Funds; Salary Assessments
36-8-6-5. Insufficient Funds; Payment of Deficiency by Municipality; Tax Levy
36-8-6-5.5. Use of Certain Amounts in 1925 Fund
36-8-6-8.1. Determination Whether Disability in Line of Duty
36-8-6-9.5. Reemployment After Retirement
36-8-6-9.6. Members Dying Other Than in Line of Duty; Monthly Benefit
36-8-6-11. Members Dismissed After 20 Years' Service; Benefits
36-8-6-12. Reduction of Benefits After First Payment
36-8-6-15. Ineligibility of Certain Employees for Pension Plan
36-8-6-16. Eligibility of Persons Employed When Fund Established
36-8-6-18. Pension Funds Governed by Other Laws
36-8-6-19. Items Excluded When Computing Benefits; Liability for Overpayment
36-8-6-20. Special Lump Sum Death Benefit in Addition to Other Benefits