{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10-10-4.7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10-10-4.7","heading":"Special death benefit for eligible chaplain","body":"Sec. 4.7. (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:\n(1) A law enforcement agency (as defined in IC 4-33-2-11.6).\n(2) A full-time police department of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).\n(3) A full-time fire department of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).\n(4) A volunteer fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).\n(5) A sheriff's department of a county.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS","Chapter 10. Special Death Benefit Fund"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10-10-4.7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"359e28ce6a2a2a9845a73855e0b0abed16ed8e3fb23387fdb52e63596d9d1265","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10-10-4.5","next":"us-in/ic-5-10-10-4.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}