Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any other law, a member appointed to a town police department under IC 36-5-7 or IC 36-8-9 before July 1, 2008, may not be required to reside within:
(1) the county in which the town is located; or
(2) a county that is contiguous to the county in which the town is located;
if the member resided within a county that is noncontiguous to the county in which the town is located on July 1, 2008.
As added by P.L.65-2008, SEC.2.