Louisiana § RS 11:222 - Exemption from restrictions on other income for persons confined to a wheelchair; state police; municipal police; sheriffs
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§ RS 11:222. Exemption from restrictions on other income for persons confined to a wheelchair; state police; municipal police; sheriffs
A. Any disability beneficiary of the Louisiana State Police Retirement System or of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System receiving disability benefits as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty, who, as a result of his disability, is permanently and completely confined to a wheelchair for movement of person, or is permanently and legally blind as a result of injury suffered in the line of duty, shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 11:221 or any other provision of law which provides for reduction of disability benefits if the recipient, subsequent to his disability, becomes gainfully employed.
B. Any disability beneficiary of the Sheriffs' Pension Fund receiving disability benefits as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty, who is permanently and completely confined to a wheelchair for movement of person as a result of injury sustained in the line of duty, shall be exempt from the provisions of R.S. 11:221 or any other provision of law which provides for reduction of disability benefits, if the recipient subsequent to the disability becomes gainfully employed.
Acts 1986, No. 615, §1; Acts 1991, No. 457, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1991, No. 646, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 42:705.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §§3, 5, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2012, No. 227, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:222 ("Exemption from restrictions on other income for persons confined to a wheelchair; state police; municipal police; sheriffs") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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