{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-95.565","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 95.565","heading":"Credit under pension system established under KRS 95.520 for time spent","body":"in Armed Forces.\nAny member of the police or fire department of a city with a pension fund established\nunder KRS 95.520, who, while a member of the police or fire department, ent ered the\nArmed Forces of the United States, and who was honorably discharged therefrom, shall\nupon his return to that police or fire department be entitled to the same pension or\nbenefits provided by KRS 95.560, and his beneficiaries shall be entitled to t he same\npension under KRS 95.550, as if the member had remained on active duty with that\npolice or fire department, and his time served in the Armed Forces shall be added to his\nprevious service and shall be construed for purposes of eligibility for pensions or benefits,\neither for himself or his beneficiaries, as a part and continuation of his consecutive years\nof service with that police or fire department. This section shall apply only to those\nmembers who served in World War II, who apply for reinstatem ent within ninety (90)\ndays after the date on which the member first received or could have received an\nhonorable discharge, and shall not apply to those members reenlisting in the Armed\nForces of the United States.","path":["KRS Chapter 95"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43711","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:55Z","sha256":"80934a11425d9056726e9597630b6472dcf6d8bf184b45275ac9182d434e9eff","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-95.560","next":"us-ky/krs-95.570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}