Indiana § 5-10-10-1.5 - "Correctional officer"
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§ 5-10-10-1.5. "Correctional officer"
Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "correctional officer" includes:
(1) a county jail officer under IC 11-12-4-4;
(2) a person who has received a correctional officer training certificate under IC 11-8-2-8;
(3) a prison matron or an assistant prison matron under IC 36-8-10-5;
(4) any other person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) in a facility operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state; and
(5) a hazardous duty employee of the department of correction who:
(A) works within a prison or juvenile facility; or
(B) performs parole or emergency response operations and functions.
As added by P.L.42-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-2006, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.13.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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