1. Except as provided in subsections 2 through 5, each city in which the fire fighters or police officers are appointed under the civil service law of this state, shall participate in the retirement system established by this chapter for the purpose of providing retirement allowances only for fire fighters or police officers, or both, of the cities who are so appointed after the date the city comes under the retirement system, or benefits to their dependents.
2. A city whose population was under eight thousand prior to the results of the federal census conducted in 1990 is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon attaining a population of eight thousand or more.
3. A city which did not have a paid fire department on May 3, 1990, is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon establishing a paid fire department.
4. A city which did not have a paid police department on May 3, 1990, is not required to come under the retirement system established by this chapter upon establishing a paid police department.
5. If a city’s fire fighters or police officers, or both, are appointed under the civil service law of this state but the city is not operating a city fire or police retirement system, or both, under this chapter on May 3, 1990, the city is not required to come under the statewide fire and police retirement system established by this chapter. [C35, §6326-f2; C39, §6326.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §411.2] 90 Acts, ch 1240, §49 Referred to in §411.1\n\nTue Dec 09 22:12:54 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 411 (43, 1) §411.3, RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS 4 \n
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1955–2004 · leading case:
Lynch v. Bogenrief, 237 N.W.2d 793 (Iowa 1976).
Lynch v. Bogenrief, 237 N.W.2d 793 (Iowa 1976).
· cites it 2× “In seeking legislative intent to support trial court’s statutory interpretation, plaintiff administrator strongly relies on the following portion of § 411.2: “In any city in which the firemen or policemen are or shall be appointed under the civil service law of this state, there…”
Heartland Express v. Gardner, 675 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa 2004).
“§ 411.2(a)(2) (West 2002). The Model Act approach permits a worker who has “transitory employment” — such as a truck driver — to establish jurisdiction within the state in which his contract was created so *268 long as his employment has not subsequently focused on another state…”
Young v. O'KEEFE, 69 N.W.2d 534 (Iowa 1955).
· cites it 2× “That same chapter 75 of the Laws of the Forty-fifth General Assembly, Extra Session, which enacted the amendment we have just discussed to the former Code chapter 322, now known as chapter 410, also created new and somewhat parallel, but much more detailed, “retirement systems…”
Covia v. Robinson, 507 N.W.2d 411 (Iowa 1993).
“However, some states do not grant such broad jurisdictional power to their workers’ compensation bureaus.”
Airport Comm'n for the Cedar Rapids v. Schade, 257 N.W.2d 500 (Iowa 1977).
“Sections 411.2 and 411.3 establish retirement systems for policemen and firemen and prescribe the requirements for membership in that retirement system.”
Kirk Koster v. City of Davenport, 183 F.3d 762 (8th Cir. 1999).
“See Iowa Code § 411.2 . All of the local police and firefighter municipal plans merged into the statewide plan.”
— Iowa Code § 411.2(a)(2) — 1 case
Heartland Express v. Gardner, 675 N.W.2d 259 (Iowa 2004).
“§ 411.2(a)(2) (West 2002). The Model Act approach permits a worker who has “transitory employment” — such as a truck driver — to establish jurisdiction within the state in which his contract was created so *268 long as his employment has not subsequently focused on another state…”
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