Indiana § 9-13-2-132 - "Prisoner of war"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 9-13-2-132 — "Prisoner of war", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-13-2-132. "Prisoner of war"
Sec. 132. "Prisoner of war" means an individual who, while serving in any capacity with the armed forces of the United States or their reserve components:
(1) was taken prisoner and held captive:
(A) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(B) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;
(C) while serving with friendly forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; or
(D) under circumstances comparable to those circumstances under which individuals have generally been held captive by enemy armed forces during periods of armed conflict; and
(2) either:
(A) is serving in; or
(B) under conditions other than dishonorable, was discharged or separated from service in;
the armed forces of the United States or their reserve components.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-7-3.9-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.150.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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