Indiana Code 36-8-7-22. Exemption of fund from judicial process; authorized expenditures; reimbursement of employers; withholding payments
(b) However, the member’s contributions or benefits, or both, may be transferred to reimburse the member’s employer for loss resulting from the member’s criminal taking of the employer’s property by the local board if the local board receives adequate proof of the loss. The loss resulting from the member’s criminal taking of the employer’s property must be proven by an order for restitution in favor of the employer issued by the sentencing court following a felony or misdemeanor conviction.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-7-22
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(d) The local board may withhold payment of a person’s contributions and interest under subsection (c) until the final resolution of the criminal charges.
(e) Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to the:
(1) pension benefit of a retired member; or
(2) disability benefit of a member who becomes disabled.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-1-37-22; 19-1-37-27 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.489; P.L.224-2007, SEC.125; P.L.146-2008, SEC.778; P.L.203-2019, SEC.8; P.L.257-2019, SEC.150; P.L.156-2020, SEC.146.