§ 36-8-4-10 — Public safety officers; preference for employment

(a) Subject to subsection (c), the board or
persons having the authority to employ members of the fire or police
department shall give a preference for employment according to the
following priority:
(1) A war veteran who has been discharged from the armed forces
of the United States under conditions other than conditions set
forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2).
(2) A person whose mother or father was a:
(A) firefighter of a unit;
(B) municipal police officer; or
(C) county police officer;
who died in the line of duty (as defined in IC 5-10-10-2).
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the board or person having the
authority to employ members of a fire or police department may give
a preference for employment to any of the following:
(1) A police officer or firefighter laid off by another city under
section 11 of this chapter.
(2) A county police officer laid off by a sheriff's department under
IC 36-8-10-11.1.
(3) A person who:
(A) was employed full-time or part-time by a township to
provide fire protection and emergency services; and
(B) has been laid off by the township.
(c) A person described in subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a
preference for employment unless the person:
(1) applies; and
(2) meets all employment requirements prescribed:
(A) by law, including physical and age requirements; and
(B) by the fire or police department.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
19-1-35-3.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.53. Amended by
P.L.95-2003, SEC.1; P.L.110-2010, SEC.35; P.L.238-2025,
SEC.92.