49-16-601 - Disability benefit -- Line-of-duty disability -- Benefits -- Monthly allowance. - Utah Statutes

49-16-601. Disability benefit -- Line-of-duty disability -- Benefits -- Monthlyallowance.
(1) An active member of this system who is unable to perform firefighter service due to aphysical or mental condition that was not incurred in the line-of-duty may apply to the office fora disability retirement benefit subject to the following provisions:
(a) if the member has less than five years of service credit in this system, disabilitybenefits are not payable; and
(b) if the condition is classified by the office as a nonline-of-duty disability and if themember has five or more years of service credit in this system, the member shall be granted adisability retirement benefit subject to Section 49-16-602.
(2) The monthly disability retirement benefit is 50% of the member's final averagemonthly salary.

Amended by Chapter 116, 2005 General Session