N.Y. Retirement & Social Security Law Section 605-B*2
Uniformed court officers and peace officers

  • certain disabilities

* § 605-b. Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain disabilities. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of any general, special or local law to the contrary, any member who is a uniformed court officer or peace officer in the unified court system who contracts any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart, resulting in disability or death to such court officer or peace officer, presently employed, and who shall have sustained such disability while so employed, shall be presumptive evidence that such disability was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty and the natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence; provided, however, that prior to entry into service, such member successfully passed a physical examination which failed to disclose evidence of any disease or other impairment of the heart. * NB There are 2 § 605-b’s

Source: Section 605-B*2 — Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain disabilities, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/RSS/605-B*2 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

600
Application
601
Definitions
602
Eligibility for service retirement benefits
603
Eligibility for service retirement benefits
604
Service retirement benefits
604–A
Twenty-year retirement program for New York city sanitation members
604–B
Twenty-five-year and age fifty-five retirement program for New York city transit authority members
604–C
Supplemental retirement allowance
604–C*2
Optional twenty-five-year early retirement program for certain New York city members
604–C*3
Twenty-year/age fifty retirement program for Triborough bridge and tunnel members
604–D
Age fifty-seven retirement program for certain New York city members
604–E
Twenty-five year retirement program for dispatcher members
604–E*2
Twenty-five year retirement program for EMT members
604–F
Twenty-five year retirement program for deputy sheriff members
604–F*2
Twenty-five year retirement program for special officer, parking control specialist, school safety agent, campus peace officer or New Yor...
604–G
Twenty-five year/age fifty retirement program for automotive members
604–H
Twenty-five year retirement program for police communications members
604–I
Age fifty-five retirement program for New York city teachers and certain other members
605
Disability retirement
605–A
Accidental disability retirement for uniformed court officers and peace officers employed in the unified court system
605–B
Accidental disability retirement for New York city uniformed sanitation members
605–B*2
Uniformed court officers and peace officers
605–C
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs employed by the city of New York
605–D
Accidental disability retirement for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, supervising fire m...
605–E
Accidental disability retirement for ambulance medical technician supervisors, ambulance medical technician coordinators, ambulance medic...
605–F
Disability benefits
605–G
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Nassau county
605–G*2
Accidental disability retirement for deputy sheriffs in Suffolk county
606
Death benefits
606–A
Death benefit for vested members who die prior to retirement
606–B
Death benefit for deputy sheriffs employed by Nassau county
606–B*2
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Nassau county
606–B*3
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Suffolk county
606–B*4
Death benefits for deputy sheriffs employed by Suffolk county
606–C
Death benefits for correction officers employed by Westchester county
606–C*2
Death benefits for fire marshals employed by Nassau county
607
Accidental death benefits
607–A
Performance of duty disability retirement
607–B
Performance of duty disability retirement
607–C
Performance of duty disability benefit
607–D
Disability benefits
607–E
Accidental disability retirement
607–F
Payment of both pensions for accident and other benefits prohibited
607–G
Retirement for disability benefits incurred in the performance of duty
607–H
Disability benefits
607–I
COVID-19 benefit
607–J
Performance of duty, disability retirement for chief fire marshals, assistant chief fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals, su...
607–J*2
Performance of duty disability retirement benefits for certain first responders in Nassau county
607–J*3
Performance of duty disability retirement
607–K
Certain impairments of health
607–L
Performance of duty disability retirement
608
Final average salary
609
Credit for service
610
Options
611
Optional retirement program
612
Vesting
613
Member contributions
613–A
Loans to members of a teachers’ retirement system
613–B
Loans to members of certain retirement systems
614
Effect of other laws
615
Duration
616
Transfer of membership
617
Recalculation of benefits

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 605-B*2’s source at nysenate​.gov

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