97A.9 Military service exceptions.
A member who is absent from duty as a peace officer while serving in the armed services of the United States or its allies and is discharged or separated from service in the armed forces under honorable conditions shall have the period of absence while serving in the armed services on other than a voluntary basis and one period of absence, not in excess of four years, while serving in the armed forces on a voluntary basis, included as part of the member’s period of service in the department. The member is not required to continue the contributions required of the member under section 97A.8, during the period of military service, if the member, within one year after the member has been discharged or separated under honorable conditions from military service returns, and resumes the member’s duties in the department, and if the member is declared physically capable to resume those duties upon examination by the medical board.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97A.9]
88 Acts, ch 1242, §7
Structure Iowa Code
Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION
Chapter 97A - PUBLIC SAFETY PEACE OFFICERS’ RETIREMENT, ACCIDENT, AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Section 97A.1 - Definitions of words and phrases.
Section 97A.2 - Creation of system — purpose — name.
Section 97A.3 - Membership in system — reemployment.
Section 97A.4 - Service creditable.
Section 97A.5 - Administration.
Section 97A.6A - Optional retirement benefits.
Section 97A.6B - Rollovers of members’ accounts.
Section 97A.7 - Management of funds.
Section 97A.8 - Method of financing.
Section 97A.9 - Military service exceptions.
Section 97A.10 - Purchase of eligible service credit.
Section 97A.10A - Purchase of service credit for military service.
Section 97A.11 - Contributions by the state.
Section 97A.11A - Supplemental state appropriation.
Section 97A.12 - Exemption from execution and other process or assignment — exceptions.
Section 97A.13 - Protection against fraud.
Section 97A.14 - Hospitalization and medical attention.
Section 97A.14A - Liability of third parties — subrogation.