Retirement and Social Security Law § 63-d · Title 7. Death Benefits and Disability Retirement
Uniformed court officers and peace officers; certain disabilities
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 63-d. 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* NB Repealed July 1, 2005. § 480 of the retirement and social security law (as amended by ch. 92/2003 § 2) extends disability benefits implemented by former § 63-c.
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- The Senate's note "Repealed July 1, 2005. § 480 of the retirement and social security law (as amended by ch. 92/2003 § 2) extends disability benefits implemented by former § 63-c." dates the end of this text, or of part of it, in the past; the Senate still prints it.
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