IC 36-8-7-1 — Application of chapter
Chapter 7. 1937 Firefighters' Pension Fund
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to pension benefits for members of fire departments hired before May 1, 1977, in units for which a 1937 fund was established before May 1, 1977. (b) A firefighter with twenty (20) years of service is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the firefighter: (1) was hired before May 1, 1977; (2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); and (3) is rehired after April 30, 1977, by the same employer. (c) A firefighter is covered by this chapter and not by IC 36-8-8 if the firefighter: (1) was hired before May 1, 1977; (2) did not convert under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981); (3) was rehired after April 30, 1977, but before February 1, 1979; and (4) was made, before February 1, 1979, a member of a 1937 fund. (d) A firefighter who: (1) is covered by this chapter before a consolidation under IC 36-3-1-6.1; and (2) becomes a member of a fire department of a consolidated city under IC 36-3-1-6.1; is covered by this chapter after the effective date of the consolidation, and the firefighter's service as a member of a fire department of a consolidated city is considered active service under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.130; P.L.170-2002, SEC.162; P.L.227-2005, SEC.39.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)