36-8-6-19. Items Excluded When Computing Benefits; Liability for Overpayment
Sec. 19. (a) Remuneration or allowances for fringe benefits, incentive pay, holiday pay, insurance, clothing, automobiles, firearms, education, overtime, or compensatory time off may not be used in the computation of benefits under this chapter. (b) If the remuneration or allowances described in subsection (a) were used to compute benefits for a recipient who began […]
36-8-6-20. Special Lump Sum Death Benefit in Addition to Other Benefits
Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, “dies in the line of duty” has the meaning set forth in section 10.1 of this chapter. (b) A special death benefit of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a fund member who dies in the line of duty before July 1, 2020, and two hundred […]
36-8-6-21. Rollover to Eligible Retirement Plan
Sec. 21. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent required by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(31), as added by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 (P.L.102-318), and any amendments and regulations related to Section 401(a)(31), the 1925 fund shall allow participants and qualified beneficiaries to elect a direct rollover of eligible distributions […]
36-8-6-8. Disability Retirement; Benefits; Procedure for Determination of Disability and Reinstatement; Period of Disability Credited
Sec. 8. (a) For a member who became disabled before July 1, 2000, the 1925 fund shall be used to pay a pension in a sum determined by the local board, but not exceeding: (1) for a disability or disease occurring before July 1, 1982, fifty percent (50%); and (2) for a disability or disease […]
36-8-6-17. Discontinuance or Reduction of Benefits; Failure to Comply With Requirements of Local Board; Failure to Report
Sec. 17. If a person who has received a benefit from the 1925 fund fails to report for duty or for examination, or otherwise fails to comply with legal requirements imposed by the local board, the local board may, after notice to the person, discontinue or reduce future payments. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-5 part.] […]
36-8-6-8.1. Determination Whether Disability in Line of Duty
Sec. 8.1. (a) If a local board determines that a fund member has a temporary or a permanent disability, the local board shall also make a recommendation to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system (referred to in this section as “the system board”) concerning whether the disability is: (1) a disability […]
36-8-6-18. Pension Funds Governed by Other Laws
Sec. 18. If a second or third class city maintains a police pension fund that pays a smaller amount to the beneficiary under prior statutes governing the pension fund, this chapter does not increase those amounts. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-6.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55.
36-8-6-9. Retirement Benefits
Sec. 9. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter. (b) The 1925 fund shall be used to provide a member of the police department who retires from active duty after twenty (20) or more years of active duty an annual pension equal to fifty percent (50%) of the […]
36-8-6-9.5. Reemployment After Retirement
Sec. 9.5. (a) Not less than thirty (30) days after a member retires from a police department covered by this chapter, the member may: (1) be rehired by the same municipality that employed the member as a police officer for a position other than that of a full-time, fully paid police officer; and (2) continue […]
36-8-6-9.6. Members Dying Other Than in Line of Duty; Monthly Benefit
Sec. 9.6. (a) This section applies to an active or retired member who dies other than in the line of duty (as defined in section 10.1 of this chapter). (b) A payment shall be made to the surviving spouse of a deceased member in an amount fixed by ordinance, but at least an amount equal […]