New York Laws
Article 15 - Coordinated Retirement Plan
607-J - Performance of Duty, Disability Retirement for Chief Fire Marshals, Assistant Chief Fire Marshals, Division Supervising Fire Marshals, Supervising Fire Marshals, Fire Marshals and Fire Marshal Trainees in Nassau County.

(a) The time and the place of such occurrence; and
(b) The particulars thereof; and
(c) The nature and extent of the member's injuries; and
(d) His or her alleged disability.
2. The notice herein required need not be given:
(a) If the notice of such occurrence shall be filed in accordance with
the provisions of the workers' compensation law of any state within
which a participating employer in Nassau county shall have its employees
located or performing functions and duties within the normal scope of
their employment; or
(b) If the application for performance of duty disability retirement
is filed within one year after the date of the occurrence which forms
the basis for the application; or
(c) If a failure to file notice has been excused for good cause shown
as provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the comptroller.
e. If the comptroller determines that the member is physically or
mentally incapacitated for the performance of duty pursuant to
subdivision b of this section and ought to be retired, such member shall
be so retired. Such retirement shall be effective as of a date approved
by the comptroller.
f. The annual retirement allowance payable upon retirement for
disability incurred in the performance of duty shall be a pension of
one-half of his or her final average salary plus an annuity which shall
be the actuarial equivalent of the member's accumulated contributions,
if any.

g. If the member, at the time of the filing of an application under
the provisions of subdivision c of this section, is eligible for a
service retirement benefit, then and in that event, he or she may
simultaneously file an application for service retirement in accordance
with the provisions of section seventy of this chapter, provided that
the member indicates on the application for service retirement that such
application is filed without prejudice to the application for the
retirement for disability incurred in performance of duty.
h. Any benefit provided pursuant to this section shall not be
considered as an accidental disability benefit within the meaning of
section sixty-four of this chapter.
i. Any benefit payable pursuant to the workers' compensation law to a
member receiving a disability allowance pursuant to this section shall
be in addition to such retirement for disability incurred in performance
of duty allowance.
j. A final determination of the comptroller that the member is not
entitled to retirement benefits pursuant to this section shall not in
any respect be, or constitute, a determination with regard to benefits
payable pursuant to section two hundred seven-a of the general municipal
law.
* NB There are 3 § 607-j's

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