CHAPTER 194
2002-H 7512
Enacted 06/25/2002

 

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RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS

Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Sullivan, and Vieira

Date Introduced: February 05, 2002

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 45-19 of the General Laws entitled "Relief of Injured and Deceased Firefighters and Police Officers" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

45-19-4.3. One time death benefit -- Death benefits to family of deceased police officers, correctional officers, and firefighters. -- (a) If an active or retired police officer, capitol police officer, correctional officer, firefighter, crash rescue crew person, fire marshal, or deputy fire marshal of any city, town, or fire district of the state of Rhode Island or state sheriff or state deputy sheriff or a correctional officer or member of a volunteer auxiliary fire force or volunteer crash rescue or ambulance corp is killed or dies from injuries received while in the performance of his or her duties, there shall be paid a killed-in-line-of-duty benefit to be administered by the board of police officer's and firefighter's relief. The benefit shall be in the sum of forty percent (40%) of the federal death benefits for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

(b) For the purpose of this section, the word "family" shall mean the surviving spouse of such deceased person, if there is no surviving spouse, the child or children of the deceased person, or if there is no surviving child, the parent or parents of said deceased person, if said parent or parents were at least fifty percent (50%) financially dependent upon such deceased person.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.


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