(1) A firefighter service employee serving as the chief of any fire department or district is excluded from coverage under this system if that firefighter service employee files a formal written request seeking exemption.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-16-203

  • Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
  • Firefighter service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:
              (5)(a)(i) a firefighter service employee trained in firefighter techniques and assigned to a position of hazardous duty with a regularly constituted fire department;
              (5)(a)(ii) the state fire marshal appointed under Section 53-7-103 or a deputy state fire marshal; or
              (5)(a)(iii) an emergency medical service personnel. See Utah Code 49-16-102
  • Firefighter service employee: means an employee of a participating employer who provides firefighter service under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-16-102
  • System: means the Firefighters' Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-16-102
(2) The chief of any fire department or district who retires from that position shall comply with the provisions of Section 49-11-504 and Chapter 11, Part 12, Postretirement Reemployment Restrictions Act, upon reemployment by the participating employer.
(3) An employee’s exclusion, exemption, participation, or election described in this section:

     (3)(a) shall be made in accordance with this section; and
     (3)(b) is subject to requirements under federal law and rules made by the board.