40A:14-154 - Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers; conditions - New Jersey Statutes

40A:14-154.  Special compensation for permanently disabled members or officers;  conditions
    If a member or officer of the municipal police department or force is permanently disabled from injuries received while in the performance of his duties, and the chief or authority in charge of such police department or force  shall recommend that special compensation be granted, and a physician appointed  by the governing body of said municipality shall certify as to the probable  permanency of such disability, the governing body of the municipality, in their  discretion, by ordinance, may provide for special compensation to said disabled  member or officer, designating the amount thereof and manner of payment either  in a lump sum or by an annual allowance, but such special compensation plus any  pension paid and any award for workmen's compensation shall not exceed the  salary payable at the time of the sustaining of the injuries.  The governing  body of said municipality shall include appropriate budget items and provide  for the payment of such special compensation.

     L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.