SL 30001.345 Police Officers and Firefighters
Subsection A - inserted the following paragraph immediately after the first paragraph:
"Notwithstanding the general rules stated above, State statutes and court decisions
are not controlling of whether a position meets the Social Security definition of
"police officer." To determine whether a position meets the Social Security definition
of "police officer," it may be necessary to review police force positions on an individual
case-by-case basis. For Section 218 coverage purposes, one must consider the extent
that the duties of the position correspond with the above-stated characteristics of
the police force. If a preponderance of the position's duties falls within one or
more of the three characteristics of maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime,
and enforcing laws, Social Security would consider that position to be one that would
constitute a "police officer" position."