Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows: (1) The addition of section 22 of this chapter by P.L.223-1986 applies only to fund members who die after March 10, 1986. (2) The amendments made to section 13.8 of this chapter by P.L.28-2008 apply only to benefits payable with respect to a member […]
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to pension benefits for members of police departments hired before May 1, 1977, by a consolidated city. (b) A police officer with twenty (20) years of service is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if: (1) the officer was hired before May 1, 1977; (2) the […]
Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, “Internal Revenue Code”: (1) means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect on September 1, 1974, if permitted with respect to governmental plans; or (2) to the extent not inconsistent with subdivision (1), has the meaning set forth in IC 6-3-1-11. (b) The 1953 fund […]
Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, “Americans with Disabilities Act” refers to the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any amendments and regulations related to the Act. As added by P.L.4-1992, SEC.40.
Sec. 1.9. The 1953 fund shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent required by the Act. As added by P.L.4-1992, SEC.41.
Sec. 10. (a) If the local board determines that the total amount of money available for a year will be insufficient to pay the benefits, pensions, and retirement allowances the local board is obligated to pay under this chapter, the local board shall, before the date on which the budget of the police special service […]
Sec. 10.5. (a) This section applies to a balance in the 1953 fund that: (1) accrued from property taxes; (2) is not necessary to meet the pension, disability, and survivor benefit payment obligations of the 1953 fund because of amendments to IC 5-10.3-11-4.7 in 2008; and (3) is determined under subsection (c). (b) A local […]
Sec. 11. (a) The local board shall determine how much of the 1953 fund may be safely invested and how much should be retained for the needs of the fund. The investment shall be made in interest bearing direct obligations of the United States, obligations or issues guaranteed by the United States, bonds of the […]
Sec. 12. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter. (b) The 1953 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 […]
Sec. 12.5. (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 consolidated city that employed the member as a police officer for a position other than that of a full-time, fully paid police officer; and (2) […]
Sec. 13. (a) For a member who becomes disabled before July 1, 2000, the 1953 fund shall be used to pay a pension in an annual sum equal to: (1) fifty percent (50%) for a disease or disability occurring before July 1, 1991; and (2) fifty-five percent (55%) for a disease or disability occurring after […]
Sec. 13.2. (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 […]
Sec. 13.6. (a) This section applies to an active or retired member who dies other than in the line of duty (as defined in section 14.1 of this chapter). (b) The 1953 fund shall be used to pay an annuity, computed under subsection (g) and payable in monthly installments, to the surviving spouse of a […]
Sec. 13.7. (a) This section applies to a member who died in the line of duty (as defined in section 14.1 of this chapter) before September 1, 1982. (b) The 1953 fund shall be used to pay an annuity, computed under subsection (g) and payable in monthly installments, to the surviving spouse of a member. […]
Sec. 13.8. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter. (b) The 1953 fund shall be used to pay twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) to the beneficiary or estate of a member of the fund, active or retired, who: (1) dies from any cause after having served for one (1) […]
As added by P.L.50-1984, SEC.12. Repealed by P.L.200-1984, SEC.7.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.363-1983, SEC.2; P.L.364-1983, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.50-1984, SEC.11.
Sec. 14.1. (a) This section applies to an active member who dies in the line of duty after August 31, 1982. (b) If a member dies in the line of duty after August 31, 1982, the surviving spouse is entitled to a monthly benefit, during the spouse’s lifetime, equal to the benefit to which the […]
Sec. 15. (a) No pension, annuity, or benefit provided by this chapter is payable by the local board except upon written application by the member of the police department, or the surviving spouse or other dependent, upon the forms and with the information required by the local board. (b) The 1953 fund shall be used […]
Sec. 16. The monthly pension payable to a member or survivor may not be reduced below the amount of the first full monthly pension received by that person. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.9.
