After any member of a police department shall have become entitled to be retired under the provisions of this chapter, such right shall not be lost or forfeited by discharge or for any other reason.
40-45-16. Increase of assessments by city having police retirement system based upon actuarial tables. If the mill levy provided for in section 40-45-01, together with contributions from beneficiaries and funds received from other sources as provided in this chapter, is inadequate or insufficient to establish a retirement system based upon actuarial tables, the governing body, in order to establish such system upon an actuarial basis, may increase the amount of the contributions from beneficiaries.
40-45-17. Reduction of retirement benefits by amount received from workmen's compensation fund. Repealed by S.L. 1979, ch. 448, § 1.
40-45-18. Qualification under Social Security Act authorized - Reduction of retirement benefits. In the event that the federal Social Security Act shall be extended by the Congress of the United States to municipal employees, the governing body of any municipality may take all steps necessary to qualify its employees, subject to the terms of this chapter, for benefits under the retirement provisions of the said Social Security Act. In such event, the benefits received under and by virtue of any retirement plan established under the provisions of this chapter shall be reduced by the benefits received under the federal Social Security Act.
40-45-19. Re-examination of retired member physically or mentally disabled - Notice - Witnesses. The board of trustees, at any time, may cause any member of the department retired by reason of physical or mental disability to be brought before it and again examined by three competent physicians appointed by the board to discover whether such disability continues, whether it can be improved, and whether such retired member should be continued on the pension roll, and the board may examine witnesses for such purposes. The question of continued disability or ability to perform regular or light duty in the police department shall be determined by the concurring report of at least two of the three examining physicians. Such member shall have reasonable notice that the examination will be made and that the member shall be present at the time of the taking of any testimony. The member may examine the witnesses brought before the board and introduce evidence in the member's own behalf. All witnesses shall be examined under oath, which may be administered by any member of the board.