§ 5-10-10-6 — Special death benefits; suspension of payment

Indiana § 5-10-10-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 10: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
• Ch. 10: Special Death Benefit Fund

Text

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
special death benefit of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000)
for a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty before July 1,
2020, and two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) for a
public safety officer who dies in the line of duty after June 30, 2020,
shall be paid in a lump sum from the fund to the following relative of
a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty:
(1) To the surviving spouse.
(2) If there is no surviving spouse, to the surviving children (to be
shared equally).
(3) If there is no surviving spouse and there are no surviving
children, to the parent or parents in equal shares.
(b) If the fund would be reduced below two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000) by payment in full of all claims that become final in
any month, the board shall proceed as follows:
(1) The board shall suspend payment of the claims that become
final during that month and the following two (2) months.
(2) At the end of the suspension period, the board shall pay all
suspended claims. If the fund would be exhausted by payment in
full of all suspended claims, the amount paid to each claimant
shall be prorated.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.44-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.42-1991, SEC.3; P.L.53-1993, SEC.1; P.L.49-1998, SEC.1; P.L.99-2020, SEC.7.