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

(1) A state police officer.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-13-2-92

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-3-1-1 part; subsection (b) formerly 9-11-1-6; Part new.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.67-1992, SEC.1; P.L.227-2005, SEC.8; P.L.210-2005, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.157; P.L.94-2006, SEC.2; P.L.114-2012, SEC.19; P.L.13-2013, SEC.33; P.L.85-2013, SEC.13; P.L.262-2013, SEC.8; P.L.122-2023, SEC.2.

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