14-10a09.   Permanent disability benefits.Any officer or member of any such police department or fire departmentwho shall, while a member of such department and while engaged in theperformance of his or her duties as such, be permanently injured ordisabled, and upon an examination by a physician or physicians appointed bythe board of trustees be found to be physically or mentally disabled as aresult of such permanent disability or injury so as to render the officeror member unfit for the performance of his or her duties as a policeman orfireman, shall be entitled to be retired and the board of trustees shallthereupon order his or her retirement, and upon his or her being retiredthe officer or member shall be paid out of the respective pension funds,monthly, a sum equal to fifty percent of the amount of monthly compensationallowed such officer or member as a salary at the time of his or herpermanent injury or disability: Provided, That the board of trusteesmay, when they deem it advisable, call back for re-examination by aphysician any officer or member retired by reason of permanent disabilityunder the provisions of this act, and if said examination discloses thatsaid member is then able to perform his or her duties in said department,the member may be returned to service; and if said member, upon requestfails or refuses to return to duty then all payments from said pension fundshall cease; and in the event such officer or member returns to duty, thetime lost by reason of such injury or disability shall apply on his or herretirement time.

      History:   L. 1945, ch. 144, § 9; July 1.