Ind. Code § 12-26-5-2
Police officer authorized to take individual into custody; reimbursement for certain nonemergency transports
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 2. (a) If a judicial officer authorized to issue a warrant for arrest in the county in which the individual is present endorses an application made under section 1 of this chapter, the application authorizes a police officer to take the individual into custody and transport the individual to a facility.
Sec. 2. (a) If a judicial officer authorized to issue a warrant for arrest in the county in which the individual is present approves an application for detention made under section 1 of this chapter, the application authorizes a police officer to take the individual into custody and transport the individual to a facility, if applicable.
(b) The expense of transportation under this section shall be paid by the county in which the individual is present.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the expense of transportation under this section shall be paid by the county in which the individual is present.
(c) This subsection applies only to the nonemergency transport to a facility by the county sheriff or deputy sheriff of an individual who:
(1) is not in lawful detention (as defined in IC 36-2-13-18);
(2) has had an application for the individual's detention under section 1 of this chapter approved by a judicial officer; and
(3) is transported more than thirty (30) miles.
The county sheriff may be reimbursed from the individual's health care coverage, including health coverage offered or administered by the state.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.