Ind. Code § 5-10-10-4.7

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 5-10-10-4.7 - Special death benefit for eligible chaplain
(a) As used in this section, "eligible chaplain" means an individual who is appointed or officially designated to serve, with or without compensation, as a chaplain of any of the following:
(1) A law enforcement agency (as defined in IC 4-33-2-11.6).
(2) A full-time police department of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(3) A full-time fire department of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(4) A volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
(5) A sheriff's department of a county.
(b) An eligible chaplain who dies as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from the eligible chaplain's performance of duties as a chaplain for the agency or department that the eligible chaplain was appointed or officially designated to serve is eligible for a special death benefit from the fund in the same manner as any other public safety officer is eligible for a benefit from the fund.

IC 5-10-10-4.7

As added by P.L. 115-2008, SEC.3.