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Chapter 424A
Section 424A.03
Recent History
- 2020 424A.03 Amended 2020 c 108 art 16 s 5
- 2019 Subd. 2 Amended 2019 c 6 art 22 s 20
- 2015 Subd. 3 Repealed 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65
- 2009 424A.03 Amended 2009 c 169 art 10 s 37
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424A.03 UNIFORMITY OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SERVICE PENSION AND
RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1. Limitation on nonuniformity of pensions. Every partially salaried and
partially volunteer firefighters' relief association shall provide service pensions to volunteer
firefighter members based on the years of service of the members not on the compensation paid to
the members for firefighting services. Each relief association shall provide service pensions to
salaried members as set forth in chapter 424 and applicable special laws.
Subd. 2. Penalties for violations. Any municipality which has a fire department to which a
relief association which violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is directly associated or which
contracts with an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation of which a relief association which
violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is a subsidiary shall not be included in the apportionment
of fire state aid by the commissioner of commerce to the applicable county auditor pursuant to
section 69.021, subdivision 6, and shall not be included in the apportionment of fire state aid by
the county auditor to the various municipalities pursuant to section 69.021, subdivision 7.
Subd. 3. Exception to application of limitation and penalty. The limitation provided for
in subdivision 1 shall not apply to any relief association which prior to January 1, 1957, had
established a definite service pension formula for members of the partially salaried and partially
volunteer firefighters' relief association who are regularly employed firefighters.
History: 1979 c 201 s 13; 1983 c 219 s 7; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92
RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1. Limitation on nonuniformity of pensions. Every partially salaried and
partially volunteer firefighters' relief association shall provide service pensions to volunteer
firefighter members based on the years of service of the members not on the compensation paid to
the members for firefighting services. Each relief association shall provide service pensions to
salaried members as set forth in chapter 424 and applicable special laws.
Subd. 2. Penalties for violations. Any municipality which has a fire department to which a
relief association which violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is directly associated or which
contracts with an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation of which a relief association which
violates the provisions of subdivision 1 is a subsidiary shall not be included in the apportionment
of fire state aid by the commissioner of commerce to the applicable county auditor pursuant to
section 69.021, subdivision 6, and shall not be included in the apportionment of fire state aid by
the county auditor to the various municipalities pursuant to section 69.021, subdivision 7.
Subd. 3. Exception to application of limitation and penalty. The limitation provided for
in subdivision 1 shall not apply to any relief association which prior to January 1, 1957, had
established a definite service pension formula for members of the partially salaried and partially
volunteer firefighters' relief association who are regularly employed firefighters.
History: 1979 c 201 s 13; 1983 c 219 s 7; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92
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