44-1-511. Payment of salary benefit to officers injured in performance of duty. (1) A member of the highway patrol who, in the performance of his duties, suffers an injury which necessitates medical or other remedial treatment and which renders him unable to perform his duties shall be paid the full amount of his regular salary as a salary benefit until one of the following occurs:
     (a) He ceases to be disabled.
     (b) A period of 1 year elapses after the date of the injury.
     (c) Although disabled, he is ordered returned to light duty by the chief of the highway patrol.
     (d) Although disabled, he accepts a transfer position within the department of justice.
     (e) He waives his benefit.
     (2) The department of justice shall set off the amount of any workers' compensation award actually received against the salary benefit payable under this section.

     History: En Sec. 1, Ch. 317, L. 1979.