§ 5-10-5.5-1 — Definitions

Indiana § 5-10-5.5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 10: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
• Ch. 5.5: State Excise Police, Gaming Agent, Gaming Control

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The following definitions apply throughout
this chapter, unless the context clearly denotes otherwise:
(1) "Americans with Disabilities Act" refers to the Americans
with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and any
amendments and regulations related to the Act.
(2) "Average annual salary" means the average annual salary of
an officer during the five (5) years of highest annual salary in the
ten (10) years immediately preceding an officer's retirement date,
determined without regard to any salary reduction agreement
established under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(3) "Board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public
retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
(4) "Commission" means the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(5) "Department" means the Indiana department of natural
resources.
(6) "Dies in the line of duty" means death that occurs as a direct
result of personal injury or illness caused by incident, accident, or
violence that results from any action that the participant, in the
participant's capacity as an officer:
(A) is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of
employment or service, or law to perform; or
(B) performs in the course of controlling or reducing crime or
enforcing the criminal law.
The term includes a death presumed incurred in the line of duty
under IC 5-10-13 for an officer who is an Indiana state excise
police officer or an Indiana state conservation enforcement
officer.
(7) "Interest" means the rate of interest specified by rule by the
board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system
established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.
(8) "Officer" means any Indiana state excise police officer, any
Indiana state conservation enforcement officer, any gaming agent,
or any gaming control officer.
(9) "Participant" means any officer who has elected to participate
in the retirement plan created by this chapter.
(10) "Public employees' retirement act" means IC 5-10.3.
(11) "Public employees' retirement fund" refers to the public
employees' retirement fund created by IC 5-10.3-2.
(12) "Salary" means the total compensation, exclusive of expense
allowances, paid to any officer by the department or the
commission, determined without regard to any salary reduction
agreement established under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
(13) Other words and phrases when used in this chapter have the
meanings set forth in IC 5-10.3-1.
Formerly: Acts 1972, P.L.1, SEC.1. As amended by
P.L.25-1986, SEC.27; P.L.5-1992, SEC.3; P.L.4-1992, SEC.5;
P.L.204-2001, SEC.10; P.L.170-2005, SEC.11; P.L.227-2007, SEC.51;
P.L.16-2011, SEC.1; P.L.23-2011, SEC.3; P.L.6-2012, SEC.25;
P.L.35-2012, SEC.23; P.L.6-2020, SEC.2.