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IN Code § 36-8-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-3. Board of Trustees; Officers; Duties

Sec. 3. (a) The municipal executive is president of the local board, the municipal fiscal officer is its treasurer, and the local board shall select one (1) of its members secretary. The secretary shall be paid out of the 1925 fund a sum for the secretary's services as fixed by the local board.(b) The president shall preside over all meetings of the local board, call special meetings of the police department of the city, and preside over the annual and called meetings of the department concerning the 1925 fund.(c) The treasurer:(1) has custody of all money and securities due or belonging to the 1925 fund and shall collect the principal and interest on them;(2) is liable on the treasurer's bond as an officer for the municipality for the faithful accounting of all money and securities belonging to the fund that come into the treasurer's hands;(3) shall keep a separate account showing at all times the true condition of the fund; and(4) shall, upon the expiration of the treasurer's term of office, account to the local board for all money and securities coming into the treasurer's hands, including the proceeds of them, and turn over to the treasurer's successor all money and securities belonging to the fund remaining in the treasurer's hands.(d) The secretary shall:(1) keep a true account of the proceedings of the local board and of the police department of the municipality when acting upon matters relating to the 1925 fund;(2) keep a correct statement of the accounts of each member with the fund;(3) collect and turn over to the treasurer of the local board all money belonging to the fund;(4) give the local board a monthly account of the secretary's acts and services as secretary; and(5) turn over to the secretary's successor all books and papers pertaining to the office.(e) The secretary shall, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1, execute a bond conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the secretary's duties.(f) The secretary and treasurer shall make complete and accurate reports of their trusts to the local board before February 15 of each year, copies of which shall be filed with the municipal clerk. The books of the secretary and treasurer must be open at all times to examination by members of the local board.(g) Each member of the police department shall turn over to the secretary of the local board, within thirty (30) days after receiving it, all money and securities belonging to the 1925 fund that come into the secretary's hands.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-1 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.24; P.L.173-2003, SEC.33; P.L.72-2018, SEC.19.
IN Code § 36-8-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-4. Derivation of Funds; Salary Assessments

Sec. 4. (a) The 1925 fund is derived from the following sources:(1) From money or other property that is given to the local board for the use of the fund. The local board may take by gift, grant, devise, or bequest of any money, chose in action, personal property, or real property, or an interest in it. The local board shall take the property in the name of the local board and may hold, assign, transfer, or sell it.(2) From money, fees, and awards that are paid or given to the police department of the municipality or to a member of the department because of service or duty performed by the department or a member. This includes fines imposed by the safety board against a member of the department, as well as the proceeds from the sale of lost, stolen, and confiscated property recovered or taken into possession by members of the police department in the performance of their duties and sold at a public sale in accordance with law.(3) From an assessment made during the period of the member's employment or for thirty-two (32) years, whichever is shorter, on the salary of each member whom the local board has accepted and designated as a beneficiary of the 1925 fund, an amount equal to six percent (6%) of the salary of a first class patrolman. However, the employer may pay all or a part of the assessment for the member.(b) The secretary of the local board shall prepare a roll of each of the assessments and place opposite the name of every member of the police department the amount of the assessment against the member. The treasurer of the local board shall retain out of the salary paid to the member each month the amount of the assessment, other than any amount paid on behalf of the member, and credit it to the 1925 fund. Except to the extent the assessment is paid on behalf of the member, every person becoming a member of the police department is liable for the payment of the assessments and is conclusively considered to agree to pay it and have it deducted from the member's salary as required in this section.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-2 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.182, SEC.3; P.L.312-1989, SEC.1; P.L.127-2017, SEC.242.
IN Code § 36-8-6-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-5.5. Use of Certain Amounts in 1925 Fund

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a balance in the 1925 fund that:(1) accrued from property taxes;(2) is not necessary to meet the pension, disability, and survivor benefit payment obligations of the 1925 fund because of amendments to IC 5-10.3-11-4.7 in 2008; and(3) is determined under subsection (c).(b) A local board may authorize the use of money in the 1925 fund to pay any or all of the following:(1) The costs of health insurance or other health benefits provided to members, survivors, and beneficiaries of the 1925 fund.(2) The municipality's employer contributions under IC 36-8-8-6.(3) The contributions paid by the municipality for a member under IC 36-8-8-8(a).(c) The maximum amount that may be used under subsection (b) is equal to the sum of:(1) the unencumbered balance of the 1925 fund on December 31, 2008; plus(2) the amount of property taxes:(A) imposed for an assessment date before January 16, 2008, for the benefit of the 1925 fund; and(B) deposited in the 1925 fund after December 31, 2008.As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.428.
IN Code § 36-8-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-6. Investment of Funds

Sec. 6. (a) The local board shall determine how much of the 1925 fund may be safely invested and how much should be retained for the needs of the fund. The investment shall be made:(1) in interest bearing bonds of the United States, the state, or an Indiana municipal corporation. The bonds shall be deposited with and must remain in the custody of the treasurer of the board, who shall collect the interest due as it becomes due; or(2) under IC 5-13-9.(b) Investments under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-3 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.55-1989, SEC.49; P.L.35-1999, SEC.8.
IN Code § 36-8-6-8.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-8.1. Determination Whether Disability in Line of Duty

Sec. 8.1. (a) If a local board determines that a fund member has a temporary or a permanent disability, the local board shall also make a recommendation to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system (referred to in this section as "the system board") concerning whether the disability is:(1) a disability in the line of duty (as described in section 8(b)(1) of this chapter); or(2) a disability not in the line of duty (a disability other than a disability described in section 8(b)(1) of this chapter).The local board shall forward its recommendation to the system board.(b) The system board shall review the local board's recommendation not later than forty-five (45) days after receiving the recommendation and shall then issue an initial determination of whether the disability is in the line of duty or not in the line of duty. The system board shall notify the local board, the safety board, and the fund member of its initial determination.(c) The fund member, the safety board, or the local board may object in writing to the system board's initial determination under subsection (b) not later than fifteen (15) days after the initial determination is issued. If a written objection is not filed, the system board's initial determination becomes final. If a timely written objection is filed, the system board shall issue a final determination after a hearing. The final determination must be issued not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of receipt of the local board's recommendation.As added by P.L.118-2000, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.247.
IN Code § 36-8-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-9. Retirement Benefits

Sec. 9. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter.(b) The 1925 fund shall be used to provide a member of the police department who retires from active duty after twenty (20) or more years of active duty an annual pension equal to fifty percent (50%) of the salary of a first class patrolman in the police department, plus:(1) for a member who retires before January 1, 1986, two percent (2%) of the first class patrolman's salary for each year of service; or(2) for a member who retires after December 31, 1985, one percent (1%) of the first class patrolman's salary for each six (6) months of service;of the retired member over twenty (20) years. However, the pension may not exceed in any year an amount greater than seventy-four percent (74%) of the salary of a first class patrolman. The pensions shall be computed on an annual basis but shall be paid in not less than twelve (12) equal monthly installments. If the salary of a first class patrolman is increased or decreased, the pension payable shall be proportionately increased or decreased.(c) If a member voluntarily retires after twenty (20) or more years of service, the member is entitled to retirement and the pension, without reference to the member's physical condition at the time of application. However, the member then relinquishes all rights to other benefits or pensions for temporary disability. After retirement the member is not required to render further services on the police department, is no longer subject to the rules of the department, and may not be deprived of other benefits under this chapter that may accrue to the member or the member's dependents.(d) To be retired based upon length of service, only the time served by the member on the regularly constituted police department may be computed. Time served by a member as a special police officer, a merchant police officer, or a private police officer may not be considered in computing length of service.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-3 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.342-1985, SEC.2; P.L.55-1989, SEC.50; P.L.231-1997, SEC.1; P.L.127-2017, SEC.243.
IN Code § 36-8-6-9.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-9.5. Reemployment After Retirement

Sec. 9.5. (a) Not less than thirty (30) days after a member retires from a police department covered by this chapter, the member may:(1) be rehired by the same municipality that employed the member as a police officer for a position other than that of a full-time, fully paid police officer; and(2) continue to receive the member's pension benefit under this chapter.(b) This section may be implemented unless the local board receives from the Internal Revenue Service a determination that prohibits the implementation.As added by P.L.130-2008, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-8-6-9.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-9.8. Funeral Benefits

Sec. 9.8. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter.(b) The 1925 fund shall be used to pay funeral benefits to the heirs or estate of an active or a retired member of the police department who has died from any cause, in an amount fixed by ordinance, but at least twelve thousand dollars ($12,000).As added by P.L.200-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.47-1988, SEC.2; P.L.55-1989, SEC.51; P.L.197-1993, SEC.2; P.L.169-1994, SEC.2; P.L.231-1997, SEC.2; P.L.40-1997, SEC.4; P.L.49-1998, SEC.2; P.L.118-2000, SEC.8; P.L.28-2008, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-6-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-11. Members Dismissed After 20 Years' Service; Benefits

Sec. 11. The 1925 fund shall be used to pay an amount, equal to the pensions provided by this chapter in the case of voluntary retirement after twenty (20) years' service, to a member of the police department who is dismissed for any reason after having been in actual service for twenty (20) years, including two percent (2%) additional for each full year of service in excess of twenty (20) years' service. However, a pension under this section may not exceed in any year an amount greater than seventy-four percent (74%) of the salary of a first class patrolman.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-3 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55.
IN Code § 36-8-6-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-12. Reduction of Benefits After First Payment

Sec. 12. The monthly pension payable to a member or survivor under this chapter may not be reduced below the amount of the first full monthly pension received by that person.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-3.5.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55.
IN Code § 36-8-6-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-13. Disability Retirees; Orders, Discipline, and Duties; Examination by Police Surgeon; Transcripts, Reports, Records, and Other Material

Sec. 13. (a) A member of the police department placed on the retired list, except those that have served on the department for twenty (20) years or more and have been retired for that reason, shall report for duty to the chief of police as is provided in the bylaws of the local board. A member is then subject to the orders and discipline of the chief and shall perform the duties that are required of the member and for which, in the opinion of the police surgeon, the member is fit, considering reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. The member shall be paid full salary for these duties.(b) If a retired member refuses to obey orders or breaches discipline, the chief shall report the member at once to the safety board for action that is considered proper for the good of the service. A member is subject to punishment and dismissal in the same manner as officers in active service. The pension to which the retired member is entitled ceases upon the member's expulsion, and the pension is subject to the action considered proper by the safety board.(c) The police surgeon of the municipality shall examine members of the police department when:(1) the local board requests it;(2) a member requests it for the purpose of certifying the member's physical or mental condition to the local board; or(3) the police surgeon considers it proper.The police surgeon shall then certify to the local board the true physical or mental condition of the person.(d) To the extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the transcripts, reports, records, and other material compiled to determine the existence of a disability shall be:(1) kept in separate medical files for each member; and(2) treated as confidential medical records.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-4 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.4-1992, SEC.35; P.L.127-2017, SEC.244.
IN Code § 36-8-6-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-14. Priority of Claims on Insufficient Funds; Procedure for Making Pension Payments; Exemption of Payments From Judicial Process; Reimbursement of Employers; Withholding Payments

Sec. 14. (a) If there is not sufficient money to the credit of the 1925 fund to pay all claims against it in full, claims arising from the death of members of the department shall be paid in full first with as little delay as possible, after which an equal percentage shall be paid upon all other claims to the full extent of the money on hand, until the fund is replenished.(b) All pensions shall be paid by the treasurer of the local board at the treasurer's office at the same time and in the same installments as the members of the police department are paid.(c) All pensions payable out of the 1925 fund are exempt from seizure or levy upon attachment, execution, supplemental process, and all other process, whether mesne or final. Except as provided in section 21 of this chapter, pensions are not subject to sale, assignment, or transfer by a beneficiary.(d) However, the member's contributions or benefits, or both, may be transferred to reimburse the member's employer for loss resulting from the member's criminal taking of the employer's property by the treasurer of the local board if the treasurer receives adequate proof of the loss. The loss resulting from the member's criminal taking of the employer's property must be proven by an order for restitution in favor of the employer issued by the sentencing court following a felony or misdemeanor conviction.(e) The treasurer of the local board may withhold payment of the member's contributions and interest if the employer of the member notifies the treasurer that felony or misdemeanor charges accusing the member of the criminal taking of the employer's property have been filed.(f) The treasurer of the local board may withhold payment of a person's contributions and interest under subsection (e) until the final resolution of the criminal charges.(g) Subsections (e) and (f) do not apply to the:(1) pension benefit of a retired member; or(2) disability benefit of a member who becomes disabled.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-4 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.10-1993, SEC.14; P.L.127-2017, SEC.245; P.L.203-2019, SEC.7.
IN Code § 36-8-6-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-15. Ineligibility of Certain Employees for Pension Plan

Sec. 15. A pension may not be paid to an employee of the police department who at the time of the employee's appointment was thirty-six (36) years of age or older, or who failed at that time to pass the medical examination required by the board. However, such a person is exempt from paying or contributing to the 1925 fund.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-4 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.246.
IN Code § 36-8-6-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-16. Eligibility of Persons Employed When Fund Established

Sec. 16. (a) Notwithstanding section 15 of this chapter, all employees of the police department at the time a municipality established a 1925 fund, regardless of their age at the time they became members of the department, became members of the 1925 fund and are entitled to all the benefits of it. They shall pay the assessments prescribed by and are subject to this chapter.(b) A member of the police department who:(1) was in active service on March 9, 1935;(2) was a member of the 1925 fund;(3) passed the physical examination required by the local board;(4) had previous service in the police department; and(5) was thirty-six (36) years of age or older at the time of the member's reinstatement or reappointment;is entitled to all of the benefits of the 1925 fund, with all of the years of active service with the police department counted in determining the member's eligibility for retirement.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-24-4 part; subsection (b) formerly 19-1-15-2.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.247.
IN Code § 36-8-6-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-17. Discontinuance or Reduction of Benefits; Failure to Comply With Requirements of Local Board; Failure to Report

Sec. 17. If a person who has received a benefit from the 1925 fund fails to report for duty or for examination, or otherwise fails to comply with legal requirements imposed by the local board, the local board may, after notice to the person, discontinue or reduce future payments.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-5 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.224-1991, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-6-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-18. Pension Funds Governed by Other Laws

Sec. 18. If a second or third class city maintains a police pension fund that pays a smaller amount to the beneficiary under prior statutes governing the pension fund, this chapter does not increase those amounts.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-24-6.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55.
IN Code § 36-8-6-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-19. Items Excluded When Computing Benefits; Liability for Overpayment

Sec. 19. (a) Remuneration or allowances for fringe benefits, incentive pay, holiday pay, insurance, clothing, automobiles, firearms, education, overtime, or compensatory time off may not be used in the computation of benefits under this chapter.(b) If the remuneration or allowances described in subsection (a) were used to compute benefits for a recipient who began receiving benefits before May 2, 1977, this computation may continue only for that recipient and only during the eligibility period for benefits. The municipality and the official involved are not liable for making the overpayment, and a recipient is not required to repay the overpayment.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-46-1 part; subsection (b) formerly 19-1-46-2 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.55.
IN Code § 36-8-6-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 6. 1925 Police Pension Fund|36-8-6-20. Special Lump Sum Death Benefit in Addition to Other Benefits

Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "dies in the line of duty" has the meaning set forth in section 10.1 of this chapter.(b) A special death benefit of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a fund member who dies in the line of duty before July 1, 2020, and two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) for a fund member who dies in the line of duty after June 30, 2020, shall be paid in a lump sum by the Indiana public retirement system from the special death benefit fund established under IC 5-10-9.8 to the following relative of a fund member 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.(c) The benefit provided by this section is in addition to any other benefits provided under this chapter.As added by P.L.223-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.225-1991, SEC.1; P.L.53-1993, SEC.2; P.L.49-1998, SEC.3; P.L.35-2012, SEC.110; P.L.40-2017, SEC.19; P.L.99-2020, SEC.9.