Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if any officer, member, or employee of the police department, at any time, while in the active discharge of duty, or otherwise, acquires a permanent disability so as to render his or her retirement from service necessary, he or she shall be retired by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board and shall receive a sum not to exceed fifty percent of his salary at the time of the permanent disability, however, the disability payment shall not be less than five hundred dollars per month.  This sum shall never be reduced from the amount awarded at retirement.  The board may employ a doctor to assist, if necessary, in establishing the disability.

Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:2292 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 153, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014.

NOTE:  Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).