§ 36-8-7-18 — Membership of persons employed on March 2, 1937, in pension fund

(a) Notwithstanding section 17 of this chapter,
each member of the fire department who was in active service on
March 2, 1937, but who was not a member of the firemen's pension
fund, is conclusively considered to be a member of the 1937 fund and
shall pay, in addition to the member's previous assessments, the same
amount into the 1937 fund for unpaid assessments that the member
would have paid as assessments if the member had been a member of
the 1937 fund during all of the years of the member's service.
(b) A member of the fire department who:
(1) was in active service on March 2, 1937;
(2) was a member of the 1937 fund;
(3) had previous service in the fire department; and
(4) who was thirty-six (36) years of age or older at the time of the
member's reinstatement or reappointment;
is entitled to all of the benefits of the 1937 fund with all of the years of
active service with the fire department counted in determining the
member's eligibility for retirement.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-37-18
part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.252.