Massachusetts § 85D - Retirement of call members in certain towns
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 85D — Retirement of call members in certain towns, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85D. Retirement of call members in certain towns
Section 85D. In any town which accepted this section prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, the provisions of section eighty-five or section eighty-five E, whichever is in force therein, relative to the retirement of permanent members of the fire department for incapacity shall apply to call members of its fire department, except that the pension of any call member retired hereunder shall be the same as that of a permanent member of the first grade of the fire department, or, if there be no grades, the same as that of a permanent member of the fire department performing duties like those which he performed.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 85D cover?
Section 85D ("Retirement of call members in certain towns") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. 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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