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.