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Ind. Code § 36-8-8-1 (2026)

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     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hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, in all municipalities, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-17.8-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);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fully paid firefighters hired or rehired after April 30, 1977, or who converted their benefits under IC 19-1-36.5-7 (repealed September 1, 1981);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) and 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;

(9) a veteran described in IC 36-8-4.7;

(10) a full-time police officer or full-time fully paid firefighter who is employed by an airport authority; and

(11) a full-time school resource officer;

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; P.L.11-2023, SEC.125; P.L.102-2023, SEC.4; P.L.135-2024, SEC.6.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1998–2005 · leading case: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 73 v. City of Evansville, Indiana, 829 N.E.2d 494 (Ind. 2005).
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 73 v. City of Evansville, Indiana, 829 N.E.2d 494 (Ind. 2005). · cites it 2× “" I.C. §§ 36-8-8-1 to -22. No issues are raised under the predecessor statute governing pension funds.”
Warner v. City of Terre Haute, Ind., 30 F. Supp. 2d 1107 (S.D. Ind. 1998). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 36-8-8-1(3). Warner had requested that her pension be transferred from PERF to the police pension fund prior to the effective date of the new law.”
Ind. Code § 36-8-8-1(3): 1 case
Warner v. City of Terre Haute, Ind., 30 F. Supp. 2d 1107 (S.D. Ind. 1998). “Ind.Code § 36-8-8-1(3). Warner had requested that her pension be transferred from PERF to the police pension fund prior to the effective date of the new law.”
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