{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-10-5.5-13.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-10-5.5-13.5","heading":"Disability occurring after June 30, 1987; presumption for line of duty disability; monthly benefits","body":"Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to participants whose disability occurred after June 30, 1987.\n(b) Benefits provided under this section are subject to section 2.5 of this chapter.\n(c) As used in this section, a disability is to be considered to have arisen in the line of duty if the disability is the direct result of:\n(1) a personal injury that occurs while the participant is on duty; or\n(2) a personal injury that occurs while the participant is off duty and responding to an offense or an emergency or a reported offense or emergency;\nor if the disability is presumed incurred in the line of duty under IC 5-10-13.\n(d) A participant whose disability arose in the line of duty is entitled to a monthly benefit equal to the participant's monthly salary on the date of disability multiplied by the degree of impairment (expressed as a percentage impairment of the person as a whole). However, the monthly benefit under this subsection must be at least:\n(1) twenty percent (20%) of the participant's monthly salary on the date of the disability if the participant has more than five (5) years of service; or\n(2) ten percent (10%) of the participant's monthly salary on the date of the disability if the participant has five (5) or fewer years of service.\n(e) A participant whose disability did not arise in the line of duty is entitled to a monthly benefit equal to one-half (1/2) of the participant's monthly salary on the date of disability multiplied by the degree of impairment (expressed as a percentage of the person as a whole). However, the monthly benefit under this subsection must be at least:\n(1) ten percent (10%) of the participant's monthly salary on the date of the disability if the participant has more than five (5) years of service; or\n(2) five percent (5%) of the participant's monthly salary on the date of the disability if the participant has five (5) or fewer years of service.\n(f) A participant who is receiving a disability benefit under subsection (d) is entitled:\n(1) to receive a disability benefit for the remainder of the participant's life; and\n(2) to have the participant's benefit recomputed under section 10 of this chapter (relating to normal retirement) when the participant becomes sixty (60) years of age.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 10. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS","Chapter 5.5. State Excise Police, Gaming Agent, Gaming Control Officer, and Conservation Enforcement Officers' Retirement Plan"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-10-5.5-13.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"c0375907b8eb9ae6250a84614fe8dce0ec12366d5df2a22b2a03970fa6a04417","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-10-5.5-13","next":"us-in/ic-5-10-5.5-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}