§ 24-11-811. Appropriations of insurance premium tax — Planned community property owners’ associations
(a) As used in this section, “planned community property owners’ association” means an incorporated nonprofit organization operating under recorded land agreements through which each lot owner in a planned unit or other described land area is automatically a member and each lot is automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses […]
§ 24-11-829. Increase in surviving spouse benefits
(a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, the board of trustees of any municipal firemen’s relief and pension fund for which a full one-mill tax is levied and which received in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) from premium tax funds during the most recent year shall increase surviving spouse benefits payable from […]
§ 24-11-812. Tax levy by city council
(a) (1) After being once approved by a majority of those voting on the question at any general or special election of any city of the first class or city of the second class, a tax not to exceed one (1) mill on the dollar upon the assessed value of the real and personal property […]
§ 24-11-813. Clerk’s report to pension review board
It is made the duty of the clerk of each city, town, or fire improvement district in which an organized firemen’s relief and pension fund is maintained to file following each fiscal year a report with the Arkansas Fire and Police Pension Review Board of the number of firefighters with their names, dates of appointment, […]
§ 24-11-814. Subjection of fund to legal process
(a) Either before or after its order of disbursement by the board to disabled members of the fire department, or to the surviving spouse, guardian of any minor children, or dependent parent of the deceased or retired member of the department, no portion of the firemen’s relief and pension fund shall be held, seized, taken, […]
§ 24-11-815. Appeals
Any person possessing the qualifications required under this act who deems himself or herself aggrieved by the decision of any board of trustees of the firemen’s relief and pension fund, either in rejecting his or her claim or in the amount allowed by the board, or any city or town feeling itself aggrieved by any […]
§ 24-11-816. Membership — Contributions
(a) (1) Within sixty (60) days from July 1, 1975, each full-paid firefighter and each part-paid firefighter whose salary is fifty dollars ($50.00) or more per month, each part-paid firefighter whose salary is less than fifty dollars ($50.00) per month, and each active volunteer firefighter employed in the fire department of any city or town […]
§ 24-11-817. Military service
(a) In the event that a member of a firemen’s relief and pension fund, while an employee, enters the United States Armed Forces during any period of compulsory or voluntary military service, the armed service actually served by him or her shall be credited him or her as service under this subchapter. (b) (1) In […]
§ 24-11-818. Benefits — Voluntary retirement
(a) (1) (A) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “salary” shall mean recurring pays that are received for the firefighter’s regularly scheduled workweek and shall not include, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, payments for unused accrued sick leave or annual leave or the cash […]
§ 24-11-819. Benefits — Disability retirement
(a) (1) Any firefighter who becomes totally and permanently physically or mentally incapacitated for any suitable duty as an employee as a result of personal injury or disease may be retired by the board, upon written application filed by or on behalf of the member, if, after medical examination of the member made by or […]