"If a statute is plain and unambiguous, it will not be subjected to judicial construction, but will receive the effect its language dictates."
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- "If a statute is plain and unambiguous, it will not be subjected to judicial construction, but will receive the effect its language dictates."
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The opinion
22 KAUGER, J.,
with whom REIF, J., joins, concurring
123 Whether a person who is over 45 years of age may waive retirement benefits in order to qualify for service as a volunteer firefighter is a question neither preserved for review nor reached by today's opinion.