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Indiana Code 36-8-10-5.5. Chief deputy

   Sec. 5.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the sheriff has complete hiring authority over the position of chief deputy.

     (b) A chief deputy who was a county police officer appointed under section 10(b) of this chapter immediately before being hired as chief deputy is entitled to the discipline and removal procedures under section 11 of this chapter before:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-10-5.5

(1) being reduced in grade to a rank below the rank that the person held before being hired as chief deputy; or

(2) removal from the department.

As added by P.L.237-1996, SEC.2.

Indiana Code 36-8-10.5-5. “Volunteer firefighter” defined

   Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “volunteer firefighter” has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-12-2.

As added by P.L.49-1987, SEC.2.