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IN Code § 36-8-7.5-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 7.5. 1953 Police Pension Fund (Indianapolis)|36-8-7.5-23. Rollover to Eligible Retirement Plan

Sec. 23. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to the extent required by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(31), as added by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 (P.L.102-318), and any amendments and regulations related to Section 401(a)(31), the 1953 fund shall allow participants and qualified beneficiaries to elect a direct rollover of eligible distributions to another eligible retirement plan.As added by P.L.10-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 36-8-8-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:(1) The addition of section 20 of this chapter by P.L.223-1986 applies only to fund members who die after March 10, 1986.(2) The amendments made to section 10 of this chapter by P.L.232-1997 apply only to members of the 1977 fund who initially:(A) become fifty-five (55) years of age; or(B) retire;after June 30, 1997.(3) The amendments made to section 16 of this chapter by P.L.28-2008 apply only to benefits payable with respect to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who dies after June 30, 2008.(4) The amendments made to sections 12 and 13.5 of this chapter by P.L.32-2009 and by P.L.34-2009 apply to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who:(A) after June 30, 2009, receives a benefit based on a determination that the member has a Class 1 or Class 2 impairment, regardless of whether the determination was made before, on, or after June 30, 2009; and(B) before July 1, 2009, has not had the member's disability benefit recalculated under section 13.5 of this chapter (as the section read before amendment by P.L.32-2009 and by P.L.34-2009).As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.671.
IN Code § 36-8-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to:(1) full-time police officers hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, in all municipalities, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);(2) full-time fully paid firefighters hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);(3) a police matron hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, and before July 1, 1996, who is a member of a police department in a second or third class city on March 31, 1996;(4) a park ranger who:(A) completed at least the number of weeks of training at the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state that were required at the time the park ranger attended the Indiana law enforcement academy or the law enforcement academy in another state;(B) graduated from the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state; and(C) is employed by the parks department of a city having a population of more than one hundred ten thousand (110,000) but less than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000);(5) a full-time fully paid firefighter who is covered by this chapter before the effective date of consolidation and becomes a member of the fire department of a consolidated city under IC 36-3-1-6.1, provided that the firefighter's service as a member of the fire department of a consolidated city is considered active service under this chapter;(6) except as otherwise provided, a full-time fully paid firefighter who is hired or rehired after the effective date of the consolidation by a consolidated fire department established under IC 36-3-1-6.1;(7) a full-time police officer who is covered by this chapter before the effective date of consolidation and becomes a member of the consolidated law enforcement department as part of the consolidation under IC 36-3-1-5.1, provided that the officer's service as a member of the consolidated law enforcement department is considered active service under this chapter;(8) except as otherwise provided, a full-time police officer who is hired or rehired after the effective date of the consolidation by a consolidated law enforcement department established under IC 36-3-1-5.1; and(9) a veteran described in IC 36-8-4.7;except as provided by section 7 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subdivision (1) formerly 19-1-17.8-1 part; 19-1-17.8-16 part; 19-1-17.8-17 part; 19-1-47-1 part; subdivision (2) formerly 19-1-36.5-1 part; 19-1-36.5-16 part; 19-1-36.5-17 part; 19-1-47-1 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.132; P.L.236-1996, SEC.4; P.L.43-1997, SEC.6; P.L.22-1998, SEC.16; P.L.246-2001, SEC.16; P.L.227-2005, SEC.46; P.L.119-2012, SEC.218; P.L.115-2016, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-8-8-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-1.5. "Electronic Funds Transfer"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "electronic funds transfer" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-8.1-2-7(f).As added by P.L.13-2011, SEC.15.
IN Code § 36-8-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-2. "Employer"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employer" means:(1) a municipality that established a 1925 or 1953 fund or that participates in the 1977 fund under section 3 or 18 of this chapter;(2) a unit that established a 1937 fund or that participates in the 1977 fund under section 3 or 18 of this chapter;(3) a consolidated city that consolidated the fire departments of units that:(A) established a 1937 fund; or(B) participated in the 1977 fund;before the units' consolidation into the fire department of a consolidated city established by IC 36-3-1-6.1; or(4) a consolidated city that establishes a consolidated law enforcement department under IC 36-3-1-5.1.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1-17.8-1 part; 19-1-36.5-1 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.227-2005, SEC.47.
IN Code § 36-8-8-2.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-2.1. "Local Board"

Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this chapter, "local board" means the following:(1) For a unit that established a 1925 fund for its police officers, the local board described in IC 36-8-6-2.(2) For a unit that established a 1937 fund for its firefighters, the local board described in IC 36-8-7-3.(3) For a consolidated city that established a 1953 fund for its police officers, the local board described in IC 36-8-7.5-2.(4) For a unit, other than a consolidated city, that did not establish a 1925 fund for its police officers or a 1937 fund for its firefighters, the local board described in subsection (b) or (c).(b) If a unit did not establish a 1925 fund for its police officers, a local board shall be composed in the same manner described in IC 36-8-6-2(b). However, if there is not a retired member of the department, no one shall be appointed to that position until such time as there is a retired member.(c) If a unit did not establish a 1937 fund for its firefighters, a local board shall be composed in the same manner described in IC 36-8-7-3(b). However, if there is not a retired member of the department, no one shall be appointed to that position until such time as there is a retired member.As added by P.L.236-1996, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-8-8-2.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-2.3. "System Board"

Sec. 2.3. As used in this chapter, "system board" refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system established by IC 5-10.5-3-1.As added by P.L.35-2012, SEC.113.
IN Code § 36-8-8-2.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-2.6. Administration of Fund

Sec. 2.6. The 1977 fund shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to the extent required by the Act.As added by P.L.4-1992, SEC.43.
IN Code § 36-8-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-3. Participation by Units; Longevity Increases

Sec. 3. (a) If a town establishes a board of metropolitan police commissioners, or if a town becomes a city, the municipality shall participate in the 1977 fund. However, if a police officer or former marshal is a member of the public employees' retirement fund, the police officer or former marshal may continue as a member of that fund instead of the 1977 fund. Notwithstanding the age requirements under section 7(a) of this chapter, a police officer or former marshal employed by a municipality at the time the municipality enters the 1977 fund under this section shall be a member of the 1977 fund unless the police officer or former marshal elects to continue as a member of the public employees' retirement fund. A person may become a member of the 1977 fund under this subsection without meeting the age limitation under section 7(a) of this chapter only if the person satisfies:(1) any aptitude, physical agility, or physical and mental standards established by a local board under IC 36-8-3.2; and(2) the minimum standards that are:(A) adopted by the system board under section 19 of this chapter; and(B) in effect on the date the person becomes a member of the 1977 fund.Credit for prior service of a person who becomes a member of the 1977 fund under this subsection shall be determined under section 18 or 18.1 of this chapter. No service credit beyond that allowed under section 18 or 18.1 of this chapter may be recognized under the 1977 fund.(b) If a unit did not establish a 1937 fund for its firefighters, the unit may participate in the public employees' retirement fund or it may participate in the 1977 fund. If a unit established a 1937 fund for its firefighters, the unit is and shall remain a participant in the 1977 fund.(c) A unit that:(1) has not established a pension fund for its firefighters; or(2) is participating in the public employees' retirement fund under subsection (b);may participate in the 1977 fund upon approval by the fiscal body, notwithstanding IC 5-10.3-6-8. A unit that participates in the 1977 fund under this subsection must comply with section 21 of this chapter. However, if a police officer or firefighter is a member of the public employees' retirement fund, the police officer or firefighter may continue as a member of that fund instead of the 1977 fund.(d) If a unit that participates in the 1977 fund provides longevity increases, the amount of the longevity increase provided in a year must be greater than or equal to the amount of the longevity increase provided in the previous year.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-17.8-16 part; subsection (b) formerly 19-1-36.5-16 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.313-1989, SEC.1; P.L.213-1995, SEC.6; P.L.236-1996, SEC.6; P.L.101-1998, SEC.1; P.L.195-1999, SEC.32; P.L.35-2012, SEC.115; P.L.130-2015, SEC.2; P.L.103-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-8-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-4. Fund Established; Managed by System Board

Sec. 4. (a) There is established a police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund to be known as the 1977 fund. The 1977 fund consists of fund member and employer contributions, plus the earnings on them, to be used to make benefit payments to fund members and their survivors in the amounts and under the conditions specified in this chapter.(b) The system board shall administer the 1977 fund, which may be commingled for investment purposes with other funds administered by the Indiana public retirement system. All actuarial data shall be computed on the total membership of the fund, and the cost of participation is the same for all employers in the fund. The fund member and employer contributions shall be recorded separately for each employer.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 19-1-17.8-1 part; 19-1-17.8-2(a); 19-1-36.5-1 part; 19-1-36.5-2(a); subsection (b) formerly 19-1-17.8-2(b); 19-1-36.5-2(b).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.201-1984, SEC.1; P.L.342-1985, SEC.5; P.L.119-2000, SEC.8; P.L.23-2011, SEC.27; P.L.35-2012, SEC.116.
IN Code § 36-8-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-5. System Board; Powers and Duties; Appeals; Personnel; Confidentiality of Fund Records

Sec. 5. (a) The system board shall:(1) determine eligibility for and make payments of benefits, except as provided in section 12 of this chapter;(2) in accordance with the powers and duties granted it in IC 5-10.3-5-3 through IC 5-10.3-5-6, IC 5-10.5-4, and IC 5-10.5-5, administer the 1977 fund;(3) provide by rule for the implementation of this chapter; and(4) authorize deposits.(b) A determination by the system board may be appealed under the procedures in IC 4-21.5.(c) The powers and duties of the director appointed by the system board, the actuary of the system board, and the attorney general, with respect to the 1977 fund, are those specified in IC 5-10.3-3, IC 5-10.3-4, and IC 5-10.5.(d) The system board may hire additional personnel, including hearing officers, to assist it in the implementation of this chapter.(e) The 1977 fund records of individual members and membership information are confidential, except for the name and years of service of a 1977 fund member.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1-17.8-3; 19-1-36.5-3.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.219; P.L.5-1990, SEC.21; P.L.94-2004, SEC.8; P.L.99-2010, SEC.11; P.L.35-2012, SEC.117.
IN Code § 36-8-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-6. Employer Contributions; Reports and Records

Sec. 6. (a) Each employer shall annually on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, for the calendar quarters ending on those dates, or an alternate date established by the rules of the system board, pay into the 1977 fund an amount determined by the system board:(1) for administration expenses; and(2) sufficient to maintain level cost funding during the period of employment on an actuarial basis for members hired after April 30, 1977.(b) After December 31, 2011, each employer shall submit the payments required by subsection (a) by electronic funds transfer.(c) After June 30, 2021, an employer must provide to the system board any reports or records requested by the system board. The requested reports or records must be provided to the system board:(1) not more than thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar quarter, if applicable; or(2) by an alternate due date established by the rules of the system board.The reports or records requested by the system board must be provided through a secure connection over the Internet or through other electronic means specified by the system board.(d) If the employer does not provide the reports or records specified in subsection (c), the system board may fine the employer or department one hundred dollars ($100) for each day that the reports or records are late, to be withheld under subsection (e).(e) If an employer fails to make the payments or provide the reports and membership records as required by subsection (a) or (c) or fails to send the fund members' contributions required by section 8(a) of this chapter, the amount payable, on request of the system board, may be withheld by the auditor of state from money payable to the employer and transferred to the fund. In the alternative, the amount payable may be recovered in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the employer is located, in an action by the state on the relation of the system board, prosecuted by the attorney general.(f) In addition to the right of recovery in subsection (e), an alleged failure of an employer to make the payments required by subsection (a) may be examined by the state board of accounts under IC 5-11-1 or by the Indiana public retirement system as necessary to confirm compliance with subsection (a).[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1-17.8-4; 19-1-36.5-4.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.33, SEC.39; P.L.13-2011, SEC.16; P.L.35-2012, SEC.118; P.L.103-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 36-8-8-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-6.5. Submission of Salary

Sec. 6.5. (a) An employer shall annually submit to the system board before January 1 the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter.(b) If the system board requests that an employer submit the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter, the employer must submit the requested salary to the system board not more than thirty (30) days after the system board makes the request.(c) The submissions in subsections (a) and (b) must be made through a secure connection over the Internet or through other electronic means specified by the system board.(d) If an employer substantially increases the salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter, the system board may require the employer to at least maintain that salary to avoid a negative fiscal impact.As added by P.L.103-2021, SEC.6.
IN Code § 36-8-8-7.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-7.2. Fire Chief or Police Chief Transfer of Service Credit to Perf

Sec. 7.2. (a) This section applies to an individual:(1) who becomes a member of the 1977 fund under section 7(h) of this chapter;(2) whose appointment as a fire chief or police chief ends after June 30, 2007; and(3) who is not eligible to receive a benefit from the 1977 fund at the end of the individual's appointment as a fire chief or police chief.(b) A fund member described in subsection (a) may elect:(1) to receive the fund member's contributions to the 1977 fund under section 8 of this chapter; or(2) to transfer the fund member's service credit earned as a fire chief or police chief to PERF under subsection (c).(c) If a fund member makes the election described in subsection (b)(2), the system board shall:(1) grant to the fund member service credit in PERF for all service earned as a fire chief or police chief in the 1977 fund; and(2) transfer from the 1977 fund to PERF:(A) the fund member's contributions made during the fund member's appointment as a fire chief or police chief to the 1977 fund; plus(B) the present value of the unreduced benefit that would be payable to the transferring fund member upon retirement under section 10 of this chapter.(d) The system board shall deposit the amounts transferred to PERF under subsection (c) as follows:(1) The fund member's contributions to the 1977 fund shall be credited to the fund member's PERF annuity savings account.(2) The present value of the unreduced benefit that would be payable to the transferring fund member upon retirement under section 10 of this chapter shall be credited to PERF's retirement allowance account.(e) For a fund member who makes the election described in subsection (b)(2), all credit for service as a fire chief or police chief in the 1977 fund is waived.As added by P.L.180-2007, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.35-2012, SEC.120.
IN Code § 36-8-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 8. 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund|36-8-8-8. Employee Contributions; Lump Sum Withdrawal on Termination of Employment

Sec. 8. (a) Each fund member shall contribute during the period of the fund member's employment or for thirty-two (32) years, whichever is shorter, an amount equal to six percent (6%) of the salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter. However, the employer may pay all or a part of the contribution for the member. The amount of the contribution, other than contributions paid on behalf of a member, shall be deducted each pay period from each fund member's salary by the disbursing officer of the employer. The employer shall send to the system board each year on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, for the calendar quarters ending on those dates, or an alternate date established by the rules of the system board, a certified list of fund members and a warrant issued by the employer for the total amount deducted for fund members' contributions.(b) After December 31, 2011, an employer shall submit:(1) the list described in subsection (a) in a uniform format through a secure connection over the Internet or through other electronic means specified by the system board; and(2) the contributions paid by or on behalf of a member under subsection (a) by electronic funds transfer.(c) Except as provided in section 7(n) or 7.2 of this chapter, if a fund member ends the fund member's employment other than by death or disability before the fund member completes twenty (20) years of active service, the system board shall return to the fund member in a lump sum the fund member's contributions plus interest at a rate specified by rule by the system board. If the fund member returns to service, the fund member is entitled to credit for the years of service for which the fund member's contributions were refunded if the fund member repays the amount refunded to the fund member plus interest at a rate specified by rule by the system board in either a lump sum or a series of payments determined by the system board.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1-17.8-6; 19-1-36.5-6.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.59. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.182, SEC.10; P.L.312-1989, SEC.4; P.L.180-2007, SEC.10; P.L.13-2011, SEC.17; P.L.16-2011, SEC.13; P.L.6-2012, SEC.251; P.L.35-2012, SEC.121; P.L.117-2013, SEC.2; P.L.92-2021, SEC.15.