Indiana § 36-8-11-28 - Member residency
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-8-11-28 — Member residency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-8-11-28. Member residency
Sec. 28. A firefighter who is a member of the fire department of a fire protection district is not subject to residency requirements but must:
(1) have adequate means of transportation into the jurisdiction served by the member's fire department; and
(2) maintain telephone service to communicate with the member's fire department.
As added by P.L.122-2023, SEC.32.
IC 36-8-12Chapter 12. Volunteer Fire Departments
36-8-12-0.1Application of certain amendments to chapter 36-8-12-1Application of chapter 36-8-12-2Definitions 36-8-12-3Agreements with units; authorization 36-8-12-4Agreements with units; consideration 36-8-12-4.5Agreements to provide services 36-8-12-5Clothing and automobile allowances; fees for membership in firefighters' association 36-8-12-6Units required to insure members of department; liability for failure to insure 36-8-12-7Insurance; disability and medical expense coverage 36-8-12-8Insurance; death benefits; permanent disability; liability coverage; limitations on liability 36-8-12-9Insurance premiums; payment from general fund 36-8-12-10Volunteers; medical treatment and burial expense coverage; determinations; premium expenses 36-8-12-10.3Volunteers; worker's compensation 36-8-12-10.5Employees of political subdivisions; volunteer firefighting or volunteer member activity 36-8-12-10.7Employees of private employers; volunteer firefighting or volunteer member activity 36-8-12-10.9Notice of absence; remuneration 36-8-12-11Blue lights on private vehicles; authorization; violations 36-8-12-12Nonfire emergency activities; duties of fire chief 36-8-12-13Charges; owners of property or vehicle involved in fire or spill; failure to pay; administrative fees 36-8-12-15Liability limits; punitive damages 36-8-12-16Schedule of charges for service; conditions for collection; reports; failure to pay 36-8-12-16Schedule of charges for service; conditions for collection; reports; failure to pay 36-8-12-17False alarm service charges 36-8-12-17False alarm service charges 36-8-12-18Confidential information; exceptions 36-8-12-19Suspension or termination of EMS personnel; right to hearing and appeal
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-8-11-28 ("Member residency") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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