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IC 36-8-13.5
     Chapter 13.5. Township Fire Department Employment Policies

IC 36-8-13.5-1
Application
     Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all townships except a township in which the fire department of the township has been consolidated under IC 36-3-1-6.1.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-2
Inapplicable to volunteer fire department
     Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to a volunteer fire department under IC 36-8-12.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-3
"Member of a township fire department"
     Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "member of a township fire department" does not include a volunteer firefighter under IC 36-8-12-2.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-4
Residency within county or contiguous county
     Sec. 4. A member of a township fire department must reside in Indiana within:
        (1) the county in which the township is located; or
        (2) a county that is contiguous to the county in which the township is located.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-5
Township with a population of less than 7,500; resolution requiring residency within county or a certain distance from township
     Sec. 5. A township with a population of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) may adopt a resolution that requires a member of the township fire department to satisfy all of the following:
        (1) Reside within:
            (A) the county in which the township is located; or
            (B) a distance from the township stated in the resolution.
        (2) Have adequate means of transportation into the township.
        (3) Maintain in the member's residence telephone service with the township.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-6
Township with a population of less than 7,500; resolution requiring residency within the township for five years
     Sec. 6. This section applies to a township that:

        (1) has a population of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500); and
        (2) adopted a resolution to establish the requirements described in this section before September 1, 1984.
A township may require, in addition to the requirements of section 5 of this chapter, that a member of the township fire department reside within the township until the member has served in the department for five (5) years.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.

IC 36-8-13.5-7
Township with a population of less than 7,500; exemption for members not in compliance on date resolution adopted
     Sec. 7. A resolution adopted under section 5 or 6 of this chapter may not require a member of a township fire department to comply with section 5(1) of this chapter if the member resides:
        (1) outside the county; or
        (2) a distance outside the township greater than stated in the resolution;
on the date the resolution is adopted.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.4.