General Municipal Law 201 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 200-C Leaves of absence for volunteer firefighters entering the armed forces of the United States on or after July first, nineteen hundred sixt... up ARTICLE 10 Firefighters and Police Officers next SECTION 202 Certificate to be issued to exempt volunteer firefighter Viewing most recent revision (from 2019-01-11) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2019-01-11 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 201 Rights and privileges of exempt volunteer firefighters General Municipal (GMU) CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10 § 201. Rights and privileges of exempt volunteer firefighters. In case any city, town or village in this state shall organize a paid fire department and thereby deprive any volunteer firefighter who has faithfully actually performed service in the protection of life and property within the territory protected by his or her company of the right to serve a full term of five years such firefighter shall be entitled to a full and honorable discharge; and to all the rights and privileges granted by the laws of this state to volunteer firefighter, provided, however, that if such paid department has been organized since the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred and two, he or she shall have so served for a consecutive period of at least one year immediately preceding the installation of said paid fire department.