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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 9. (a) If:
(1) insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult, riot, resistance to law or process, breach of the peace, or public disaster, occurs in the vicinity of a station of the Indiana national guard;
(2) the exigencies of a situation make it impossible for the senior commanding officer of the Indiana national guard station to communicate with the governor or the adjutant general; and
(3) the sheriff of the county involved or an officer acting on behalf of the sheriff provides the senior commanding officer of the Indiana national guard station with a written request signed by the sheriff of the county involved or officer stating the facts and the nature of the service desired;
the senior commanding officer may order out the Indiana national guard units at that station and cause them to perform whatever duty is required by the circumstances.
(b) A commanding officer who has called out Indiana national guard units as described in subsection (a) shall immediately report what that officer has done and all the circumstances of the case to the governor. The actions performed shall be considered to have been taken by order of the governor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 10. Public Safety § 10-16-7-9 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-10-public-safety/in-code-sect-10-16-7-9/
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