Wyoming Statutes
Article 6 - State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement
Section 9-3-611 - Eligibility and Amount of Disability Allowance.

9-3-611. Eligibility and amount of disability allowance.
(a) Any employee who suffers a partial or total disability resulting from an individual and specific act, the type of which would normally occur only while employed as an employee, is eligible for a duty-connected disability allowance. If the specific act involves a traumatic event which directly causes an immediate cardiovascular condition resulting in partial or total disability, the employee is eligible for a partial or total duty-connected disability allowance.
(b) Any employee with ten (10) years of credited service who suffers a partial or total disability and who is not eligible for a duty-connected disability allowance is eligible for an ordinary partial or total disability allowance.
(c) The determination of disability and its cause shall be made by the board after receiving the recommendation of its medical committee.
(d) Disability allowances shall be fifty percent (50%) of highest average salary for nonduty connected total or partial disability. Disability allowances shall be sixty-two and one-half percent (62.5%) of highest average salary for duty-connected total or partial disability.

Structure Wyoming Statutes

Wyoming Statutes

Title 9 - Administration of the Government

Chapter 3 - Compensation and Benefits

Article 6 - State Highway Patrol, Game and Fish Warden and Criminal Investigator Retirement

Section 9-3-601 - Short Title.

Section 9-3-602 - Definitions.

Section 9-3-603 - Administration.

Section 9-3-604 - Employee Contributions.

Section 9-3-605 - Employer Contributions.

Section 9-3-606 - Transfer of Funds to Retirement Program.

Section 9-3-607 - Age of Retirement.

Section 9-3-608 - Retirement Allowance.

Section 9-3-609 - Determination of Years of Service by Board; Credit for Time Spent in Military Service.

Section 9-3-610 - Amount of Benefit.

Section 9-3-611 - Eligibility and Amount of Disability Allowance.

Section 9-3-612 - Payment of Disability Allowance.

Section 9-3-613 - Payment on Death; Duty Related.

Section 9-3-614 - Payment on Death; Not Duty-Related Death of Retired Member.

Section 9-3-615 - Election of Coverage Under Wyoming Retirement Act.

Section 9-3-616 - Applicability of Portions of Wyoming Retirement Act.

Section 9-3-617 - Refund of Contributions Upon Termination of Employment; Redeposit of Withdrawn Contributions; Purchase of Service Credits.

Section 9-3-618 - Disposition of Funds; Designated Custodian of Monies.

Section 9-3-619 - Payment of Employers' Contribution From Highway Fund, Game and Fish Fund and Attorney General Budget.

Section 9-3-620 - Exemption of Benefits From State and Local Taxes, Execution and Attachment; Benefits Paid Under Qualified Domestic Relations Order.