CHAPTER 3. PREFERENCE FOR APPOINTMENT OF VETERANS
IC 5-9-3
Chapter 3. Preference for Appointment of Veterans
IC 5-9-3-1
Civil offices
Sec. 1. Persons honorably discharged from the military or naval
service of the United States, by reason of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in the line of duty, shall be preferred for
appointment to civil offices, provided they are found to possess the
capacity necessary for the proper discharge of such offices.
(Formerly: Acts 1919, c.65, s.1.)
IC 5-9-3-2
Preference points
Sec. 2. (a) Political subdivisions of the state of Indiana shall allow
preference points to eligible armed forces veterans who are being
examined for full time employment. Preference points awarded to
such veterans on each such examination shall be ten percent (10%)
of the total number of points which may be obtained thereon.
(b) To be eligible to receive preference points, under this chapter,
a person must have:
(1) served on active duty in the armed forces of the United
States for at least one hundred eighty-one (181) days; and
(2) received an honorable discharge.
(c) The provisions of this chapter are in lieu of any policy of a
political subdivision allowing employment preference for veterans
in effect before July 1, 1975.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.38, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L.3-2008,
SEC.21.