§ 36-8-8-21 — 1977 fund members; age limitation; aptitude, physical agility, and physical and mental standards; credit for prior service

Indiana § 36-8-8-21

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 8: 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and

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(a) This section applies to:
(1) police officers and firefighters who are employed by units that
become participants in the 1977 fund under section 3(c) of this
chapter;
(2) police officers and firefighters who are employed by an airport
authority that becomes a participant in the 1977 fund under
section 3(e) of this chapter; or
(3) firefighters who become members of the 1977 fund under
section 7(g) of this chapter.
(b) A police officer or firefighter may become a member of the 1977
fund without meeting the age limitation under section 7(a) of this
chapter if the police officer or firefighter satisfies:
(1) any aptitude, physical agility, or physical and mental standards
established by a local board under IC 36-8-3.2; and
(2) the minimum standards that are:
(A) adopted by the system board under section 19 of this
chapter; and
(B) in effect on the date the police officer or firefighter
becomes a member of the 1977 fund.
(c) Credit for prior service of a police officer or firefighter who
becomes a member of the 1977 fund under this section shall be
determined under section 18 or 18.1 of this chapter. No service credit
beyond that allowed under section 18 or 18.1 of this chapter may be
recognized under the 1977 fund.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.313-1989, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.4-1990, SEC.21; P.L.4-1992, SEC.53; P.L.35-2012, SEC.139; P.L.130-2015, SEC.4; P.L.102-2023, SEC.12.