Indiana § 36-8-6-9.8 - Funeral benefits
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-8-6-9.8 — Funeral benefits, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-8-6-9.8. Funeral benefits
Sec. 9.8. (a) Benefits paid under this section are subject to section 1.5 of this chapter.
(b) The 1925 fund shall be used to pay funeral benefits to the heirs or estate of an active or a retired member of the police department who has died from any cause, in an amount fixed by ordinance, but at least twelve thousand dollars ($12,000).
As added by P.L.200-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.47-1988, SEC.2; P.L.55-1989, SEC.51; P.L.197-1993, SEC.2; P.L.169-1994, SEC.2; P.L.231-1997, SEC.2; P.L.40-1997, SEC.4; P.L.49-1998, SEC.2; P.L.118-2000, SEC.8; P.L.28-2008, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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