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Ind. Code § 9-13-2-92

"Law enforcement officer"

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Thomas (1994)

Most recently applied in Harris v. State (August 2005)

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1

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Sec. 92. (a) "Law enforcement officer", except as provided in subsection (b), includes the following:

(1) A state police officer.

(2) A city, town, or county police officer.

(3) A sheriff.

(4) A county coroner in accordance with IC 36-2-14-4.

(5) A conservation officer.

(6) An individual assigned duties and limitations under IC 10-11-2-26.

(7) A member of a consolidated law enforcement department established under IC 36-3-1-5.1.

(8) An excise police officer of the alcohol and tobacco commission.

(9) A gaming control officer employed by the gaming control division under IC 4-33-20.

(10) A hospital police officer employed by a hospital police department established under IC 16-18-4.

The term refers to a law enforcement officer having jurisdiction in Indiana, unless the context clearly refers to a law enforcement officer from another state or a territory or federal district of the United States.

(b) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 9-30-6 and IC 9-30-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-185.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.