Indiana § 9-13-2-92 - "Law enforcement officer"
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§ 9-13-2-92. "Law enforcement officer"
Sec. 92. (a) "Law enforcement officer", except as provided in subsection (b), includes the following:
(1) A state police officer.
(2) A city, town, or county police officer.
(3) A sheriff.
(4) A county coroner in accordance with IC 36-2-14-4.
(5) A conservation officer.
(6) An individual assigned duties and limitations under IC 10-11-2-26.
(7) A member of a consolidated law enforcement department established under IC 36-3-1-5.1.
(8) An excise police officer of the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(9) A gaming control officer employed by the gaming control division under IC 4-33-20.
(10) A hospital police officer employed by a hospital police department established under IC 16-18-4.
The term refers to a law enforcement officer having jurisdiction in Indiana, unless the context clearly refers to a law enforcement officer from another state or a territory or federal district of the United States.
(b) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 9-30-6 and IC 9-30-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-185.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 9-3-1-1 part; subsection (b) formerly 9-11-1-6; Part new.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.67-1992, SEC.1; P.L.227-2005, SEC.8; P.L.210-2005, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.157; P.L.94-2006, SEC.2; P.L.114-2012, SEC.19; P.L.13-2013, SEC.33; P.L.85-2013, SEC.13; P.L.262-2013, SEC.8; P.L.122-2023, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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