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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “law enforcement officer” means any of the following:
(1) A state police officer.
(2) A county sheriff.
(3) A county police officer.
(4) A correctional officer.
(5) An excise police officer.
(6) A county police reserve officer.
(7) A city police officer.
(8) A city police reserve officer.
(9) A conservation enforcement officer.
(10) A town marshal.
(11) A deputy town marshal.
(12) A probation officer.
(13) A state educational institution police officer appointed under IC 21-39-4.
(14) A gaming agent of the Indiana gaming commission.
(15) A person employed by a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) and appointed as a special deputy under IC 36-8-10-10.6.
(16) A school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.
(17) A police officer of a public or private postsecondary educational institution whose board of trustees has established a police department under IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2.
(18) A tribal police officer.
(19) A hospital police officer employed by a hospital police department established under IC 16-18-4.
(20) A conservancy district marshal.
(21) A deputy conservancy district marshal.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 10. Public Safety § 10-13-8-5 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-10-public-safety/in-code-sect-10-13-8-5/
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