Indiana § 11-12-4-4 - Jail officer; necessity; training
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§ 11-12-4-4. Jail officer; necessity; training
Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "jail officer" means a person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision of county jail inmates.
(b) A person may be confined in the county jail only if there is a jail officer stationed in the jail.
(c) A jail officer whose employment begins after December 31, 1985, shall complete the training required by this section during the first year of employment. This subsection does not apply to a jail officer who:
(1) has successfully completed minimum basic training requirements (other than training completed under IC 5-2-1-9(i)) for law enforcement officers established by the law enforcement training board; or
(2) is a law enforcement officer and is exempt from the training requirements of IC 5-2-1. For purposes of this subdivision, completion of the training requirements of IC 5-2-1-9(i) does not exempt an officer from the minimum basic training requirements of IC 5-2-1.
(d) The law enforcement training board shall develop a forty (40) hour program for the specialized training of jail officers. The program training must include six (6) hours of training in interacting with persons with mental illness, addictive disorders, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities, to be provided by persons approved by the secretary of family and social services and the law enforcement training board. The remainder of the training shall be provided by the board.
(e) The board shall certify each person who successfully completes such a training program.
(f) The department shall pay the cost of training each jail officer.
As added by P.L.153-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.129-1985, SEC.1; P.L.30-1992, SEC.5; P.L.85-2004, SEC.43; P.L.117-2015, SEC.8; P.L.4-2017, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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