Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to an individual who:

(1) is employed by a unit on the date the individual’s relative begins serving a term of an elected office of the unit; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-11

  • employed: means an individual who is employed by a unit on a full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly basis. See Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-5
  • relative: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-8

(2) is not exempt from the application of this chapter under section 2 of this chapter.

     (b) Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides otherwise, an individual may remain employed by a unit and maintain the individual’s position or rank even if the individual’s employment would violate section 10 of this chapter.

     (c) Unless a policy adopted under section 9 of this chapter provides otherwise, an individual described in subsection (b) may not:

(1) be promoted to a position; or

(2) be promoted to a position that is not within the merit ranks, in the case of an individual who is a member of a merit police department or merit fire department;

if the new position would violate section 10 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.7.