Ind. Code § 33-39-4-1
Duties; bond; salary
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 1. (a) The prosecuting attorney of any judicial circuit of Indiana may appoint one (1) or more investigators with the approval of the county council or councils. An investigator appointed under this section:
Sec. 1. (a) The prosecuting attorney of any judicial circuit of Indiana may appoint an employee, including an investigator, with the approval of the county council or councils. An employee appointed under this section works under the direction of the prosecuting attorney.
(1) works under the direction of the prosecuting attorney; and
(2) may conduct investigations and assist in collecting and assembling evidence that, in the judgment of the prosecuting attorney, may be necessary for the successful prosecution of any of the criminal offenders of the judicial circuit.
(b) An investigator appointed under this section shall give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and has the same police powers within the county authorized by law to all police officers.
(b) An investigator appointed under this section who is not covered by a crime insurance policy described in IC 5-4-1-20 shall give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) An investigator appointed under this section has the same police powers within the county authorized by law to all police officers.
(d) In each judicial circuit the salary or other compensation to be paid an investigator appointed under this section shall be set by the county council or councils. A county council or councils may not reduce the number of investigators or compensation of any investigator without approval of the prosecuting attorney.
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