Oklahoma § 11-49-101.2 Certain volunteers to be considered paid firefighters

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 11-49-101.2 — Certain volunteers to be considered paid firefighters

Oklahoma § 11-49-101.2

Title 11Cities And Towns

This text of Oklahoma § 11-49-101.2 (Certain volunteers to be considered paid firefighters) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-49-101.2 (2026).

Text

- Physical and agility requirements - Fire chief qualifications. Any member serving as an active volunteer firefighter who receives annual compensation from the fire department the firefighter is enrolled in as a member of the System for services related to firefighting, other than reimbursement of expenses in excess of five and one-half (5 1/2) times the annual pension benefit paid by the System to a retired volunteer firefighter with twenty (20) years credited service, shall be considered a paid firefighter and must meet the physical and agility requirements pursuant to Section 49-116 of this title to continue as an active member of the System. Credited service earned as a paid firefighter pursuant to this section shall not be considered actual experience as a paid firefighter for purpos

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

- Physical and agility requirements - Fire chief qualifications. Any member serving as an active volunteer firefighter who receives annual compensation from the fire department the firefighter is enrolled in as a member of the System for services related to firefighting, other than reimbursement of expenses in excess of five and one-half (5 1/2) times the annual pension benefit paid by the System to a retired volunteer firefighter with twenty (20) years credited service, shall be considered a paid firefighter and must meet the physical and agility requirements pursuant to Section 49-116 of this title to continue as an active member of the System. Credited service earned as a paid firefighter pursuant to this section shall not be considered actual experience as a paid firefighter for purposes of meeting the qualifications of a paid fire chief as provided in Section 29-102 of this title. No fire department of a participating municipality shall employ a volunteer firefighter from another fire department to perform services relating to firefighting for any compensation of any kind.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2000, c. 327, § 6, eff. July 1, 2000. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 460, § 7, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 546, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 364, § 4; Laws 2022, c. 232, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.