Title 16 — Health and Safety
143 chapters · 977 sections in this title.
16 Del. C. § 6651. Definitions.
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§ 6651. Definitions. (a) “Board” shall mean the Board of Pension Trustees established by § 8308 of Title 29. (b) “Credited service” shall mean, for any member: (1) Service as a volunteer after June 30, 1986, that has been certified by the employer; and (2) Service as a volunteer …
16 Del. C. § 6652. Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Committee.
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§ 6652. Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Committee. The Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association shall appoint, from its membership, a 9-person advisory committee. Three members shall come from New Castle County, 3 members from Kent County and 3 members from Sussex County. The adv…
16 Del. C. § 6653. Attachment and assignment of benefits.
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§ 6653. Attachment and assignment of benefits. Except for orders of the Delaware Family Court for a sum certain payable on a periodic basis, the benefits provided by this chapter shall not be subject to attachment or execution and shall be payable only to the beneficiary designat…
16 Del. C. § 6654. Waiver of benefits.
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§ 6654. Waiver of benefits. Any individual entitled to any benefits under this chapter may decline to accept all or any part of such benefits by a waiver signed and filed with the Board. Such waiver may be revoked in writing at any time, but no payment of the benefits waived shal…
16 Del. C. § 6655. Eligibility for pension.
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§ 6655. Eligibility for pension. (a) A member shall become eligible to receive a pension beginning with the first month after attainment of age 60 if the member has 10 years of credited service. (b) For purposes of this section, credited service shall include any period during wh…
16 Del. C. § 6656. Vested right to pension.
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§ 6656. Vested right to pension. (a) A member who has 10 years of credited service shall have a vested right to a pension. (b) A member’s vested right shall be forfeited upon the member’s application for a refund of the member’s accumulated contributions, and the member’s members…
16 Del. C. § 6657. Payment of pension.
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§ 6657. Payment of pension. No pension payment shall be made under this chapter prior to July 1, 1988, thereafter pension payments shall be made beginning with the month in which the member becomes eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which the member die…
16 Del. C. § 6658. Amount of pension.
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§ 6658. Amount of pension. The amount of the monthly pension payable to an eligible member shall be $10 multiplied by years of credited service up to a maximum of 25 years.65 Del. Laws, c. 269, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 6(b);
16 Del. C. § 6659. Death benefit.
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§ 6659. Death benefit. Upon the death of a member, inactive member or retired member, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the member, a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the acc…
16 Del. C. § 6660. Withdrawal benefit.
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§ 6660. Withdrawal benefit. (a) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible to receive a pension and does not have a vested right to a pension, the member’s accumulated contributions with interest shall be paid to the member’s employer for final disposition. …
16 Del. C. § 6661. Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Fund established.
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§ 6661. Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Fund established. There shall be established a Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Fund, hereinafter referred to as “Fund,” to which the employer and member contributions shall be deposited annually and to which earnings on investments, any other contr…
16 Del. C. § 6662. Member contributions.
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§ 6662. Member contributions. Member contributions to the Fund shall be $60 per annum.65 Del. Laws, c. 269, § 1;
16 Del. C. § 6663. Employer contributions.
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§ 6663. Employer contributions. (a) The employer’s contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1986-1987 shall be $250,000. (b) The employer’s contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1987-1988 shall be $250,000. (c) The employer’s contribution to the Fund for the fiscal yea…
16 Del. C. § 6664. Payment of benefits.
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§ 6664. Payment of benefits. Benefits shall be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter, and neither the State nor the Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Fund shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums.71 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 90;
16 Del. C. § 6665. Withdrawal of an employer.
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§ 6665. Withdrawal of an employer. (a) A participating employer may withdraw from the Fund by providing a resolution from its governing body to the Board. The withdrawing employer shall be ineligible to rejoin the Fund at a future date. The withdrawing employer shall be required …