Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
Firefighters' Retirement Act
Section 601
Disability benefit -- Line-of-duty disability -- Benefits -- Monthly allowance.
     49-16-601.   Disability benefit -- Line-of-duty disability -- Benefits -- Monthly allowance.
     (1) An active member of this system who is unable to perform firefighter service due to a physical or mental condition that was not incurred in the line-of-duty may apply to the office for a disability retirement benefit subject to the following provisions:
     (a) if the member has less than five years of service credit in this system, disability benefits are not payable; and
     (b) if the condition is classified by the office as a nonline-of-duty disability and if the member has five or more years of service credit in this system, the member shall be granted a disability retirement benefit subject to Section 49-16-602.
     (2) The monthly disability retirement benefit is 50% of the member's final average monthly salary.

Amended by Chapter 116, 2005 General Session
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