§ 36-8-7-1 — Application of chapter

(a) This chapter applies to pension benefits for
members of fire departments hired before May 1, 1977, in units for
which a 1937 fund was established before May 1, 1977.
(b) A firefighter with twenty (20) years of service is covered by this
chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the firefighter:
(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;
(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1,
1981); and
(3) is rehired after April 30, 1977, by the same employer.
(c) A firefighter is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if
the firefighter:
(1) was hired before May 1, 1977;
(2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1,
1981);
(3) was rehired after April 30, 1977, but before February 1, 1979;
and
(4) was made, before February 1, 1979, a member of a 1937 fund.
(d) A firefighter who:
(1) is covered by this chapter before a consolidation under IC 36-3-1-6.1; and
(2) becomes a member of a fire department of a consolidated city
under IC 36-3-1-6.1;
is covered by this chapter after the effective date of the consolidation,
and the firefighter's service as a member of a fire department of a
consolidated city is considered active service under this chapter.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 19-1-37-1 part; 19-1-47-1 part; subsections (b), (c)
formerly 19-1-36.5-5 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by
P.L.3-1990, SEC.130; P.L.170-2002, SEC.162; P.L.227-2005,
SEC.39.