Indiana § 5-10-18-3 - "Public safety officer"
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§ 5-10-18-3. "Public safety officer"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public safety officer" means any of the following:
(1) An excise police officer.
(2) A conservation enforcement officer.
(3) A gaming agent or a gaming control officer of the Indiana gaming commission (established by IC 4-33-3-1).
(4) A state educational institution police officer appointed under IC 21-39-4.
(5) A police officer who is employed by a postsecondary educational institution, other than a state educational institution, located in Indiana that appoints a police officer under IC 21-17-5.
(6) A firefighter who is employed by the fire department of a state university.
(7) A firefighter who is employed by a postsecondary educational institution, other than a state educational institution, located in Indiana that:
(A) maintains a fire department;
(B) employs firefighters for the fire department; and
(C) is accredited by the North Central Association.
(8) A firefighter who is employed by an operator that enters into an operating agreement under IC 5-23 for the operation of a public use airport that:
(A) maintains a fire department; and
(B) employs firefighters for the fire department.
(9) A school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.
(10) A hospital police officer appointed under IC 16-18-4.
(11) A police officer employed under IC 8-22-3-34 by:
(A) a local airport authority; or
(B) an operator that enters into an operating agreement under IC 5-23 for the operation of a public use airport.
(12) A park ranger who:
(A) completed at least the number of weeks of training at the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state that were required at the time the park ranger attended the Indiana law enforcement academy or the law enforcement academy in another state;
(B) graduated from the Indiana law enforcement academy or a comparable law enforcement academy in another state; and
(C) is employed by a local unit public employer located in a county containing a consolidated city.
(13) A department of homeland security fire investigator.
As added by P.L.111-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.170-2022, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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