Indiana Code 36-8-3-19. Police matrons; appointment; powers and duties; accommodations; compensation; qualifications
(b) The matron shall be given proper accommodations for the matron and for all prisoners under the matron’s control. The matron is the jailer in charge of the women’s department of the station house or jail and may summon a police officer or other person to the matron’s aid when aid is required. The matron and the matron’s assistant or assistants shall be paid the compensation or salaries that are set for other employees of the police department. The matron, or the matron’s assistant, shall attend all courts when female prisoners are to be tried and shall take charge of all female prisoners while they are awaiting trial or transfer to or from a place of detention.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-3-19
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-11-17.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.52. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.315, SEC.3; P.L.127-2017, SEC.226.