Section 86.263

Title VII CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Chapter 86

Effective - 28 Aug 2001, 5 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  86.263.  Service-connected accidental disability retirement. — Upon application by the member or the board of police commissioners any member who has become totally and permanently incapacitated for duty at some definite time and place as the natural and proximate result of an accident occurring while in the actual performance of duty through no negligence on the member's part, and if such accident occurred not more than five years prior to date of application unless the accident was reported and an examination made of the member by the medical staff of the board of police commissioners within five years of the date of the accident with subsequent examinations made as requested, shall be retired by the board of trustees provided that the medical board shall certify that such member is mentally or physically incapacitated for further performance of duty, that such incapacity is likely to be permanent and that such member should be retired; provided that if the accident occurred prior to the age and year set out in section 86.250, application for benefits must be made before such age and year except that the interval between date of accident and of application may be six months.

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(L. 1957 p. 256 § 20, A.L. 1969 p. 152, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290)