Upon retirement for nonduty disability as provided in Section 21-29-39, a member shall receive for each year's active service one-fortieth (1/40) of the average monthly salary or compensation received by such member from the employer in the four-year or two-year period, as the case may be, next preceding the injury or illness causing such disability.Codes, 1942, § 3652.3-16; Laws, 1948, ch. 386, § 16; Laws, 1972, ch. 370, § 5; Laws, 1985, ch. 399, § 2, eff. 3/25/1985.
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