CHAPTER 2. STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IC 10-11-2
Chapter 2. State Police Department
IC 10-11-2-1
"Civilian employee"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "civilian employee" means anemployee assigned to a position other than a position having policerank as a peace officer.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-2
"Employee"
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "employee" means anemployee of the department.
(b) The term includes police employees.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-3
"Police employee"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "police employee" means anemployee who is assigned police work as a peace officer undersection 21 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-4
Department established
Sec. 4. The state police department is established.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-5
State police board established
Sec. 5. (a) The state police board is established. The board shalladminister, manage, and control the department.
(b) The board consists of six (6) members appointed by thegovernor, not more than three (3) of whom may belong to the samepolitical party. A member of the board appointed by the governorshall serve for a term of four (4) years except when appointed to filla vacancy for an unexpired term. In making appointments to theboard, the governor shall select one (1) member from each of six (6)geographical regions in Indiana as described in subsection (d). Eachmember must be a permanent resident of the region from which themember is appointed.
(c) As vacancies occur, the governor shall select new members byregion, beginning with the lowest numbered region that is notrepresented and continuing in that manner until each region isrepresented.
(d) For purposes of appointments to the state police board, thegeographical regions described in subsections (b) and (c) are asfollows:
(1) Region I is comprised of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton,
Jasper, Starke, Pulaski, Benton, White, Warren, and Fountaincounties.
(2) Region II is comprised of St. Joseph, Elkhart, LaGrange,Steuben, Marshall, Kosciusko, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, andAllen counties.
(3) Region III is comprised of Fulton, Cass, Miami, Wabash,Huntington, Wells, Adams, Carroll, Howard, Grant, Blackford,Tippecanoe, Clinton, Tipton, Madison, Montgomery, Boone,Hamilton, and Jay counties.
(4) Region IV is comprised of Hendricks, Marion, and Hancockcounties.
(5) Region V is comprised of Vermillion, Parke, Putnam,Morgan, Vigo, Clay, Owen, Monroe, Brown, Sullivan, Greene,Knox, Daviess, Martin, Lawrence, Gibson, Pike, Dubois,Orange, Crawford, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spencer, andPerry counties.
(6) Region VI is comprised of Delaware, Randolph, Henry,Wayne, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Fayette, Union, Bartholomew,Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jennings, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio,Washington, Scott, Jefferson, Switzerland, Clark, Harrison, andFloyd counties.
(e) Members appointed to the board shall serve during theirrespective terms and until their respective successors have beenappointed and qualified. A member of the board may be removed bythe governor for inefficiency, incompetency, or neglect of duty afterthe member has been accorded a hearing by the governor uponreasonable notice of the charge being made against the member.
(f) As compensation for service on the board, each member of theboard is entitled to receive the following:
(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25) per day for each day or part of aday during which the member is engaged in transacting thebusiness of the board.
(2) The member's actual traveling and other expensesnecessarily incurred in discharging the duties of the member'soffice.
(g) The members of the board shall organize by the election of apresident and a secretary from among their own membership, eachof whom shall serve a term of one (1) year.
(h) Four (4) members of the board constitute a quorum for thetransaction of business. The board shall hold regular monthlymeetings and special meetings throughout the year as necessary totransact the business of the department.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-6
Appointment of superintendent
Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall appoint a superintendent of thedepartment.
(b) The superintendent:
(1) shall be selected on the basis of training and experience; and (2) must:
(A) have:
(i) served at least five (5) years as a police executive; or
(ii) had five (5) years experience in the management ofmilitary, semi-military, or police bodies;
to equip the superintendent for the position; and
(B) have been trained in police affairs or publicadministration.
(c) The superintendent:
(1) is the executive officer; and
(2) has general charge of the work of the department.
(d) The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(e) The governor shall fix the salary of the superintendent.
(f) The superintendent may be removed by the governor with orwithout cause.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-7
Department organization
Sec. 7. The department shall be organized in conformity with therules adopted by the board.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-8
Purchases; expenditures; salaries
Sec. 8. (a) The state purchasing agent shall purchase all personalproperty, supplies, and equipment the department needs.
(b) All capital expenditures shall be made with the approval of thebudget committee.
(c) The salaries and compensation of police employees and otheremployees shall be fixed by the board with the approval of thegovernor.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-9
Rules
Sec. 9. The superintendent, with the approval of the board, mayadopt rules for the government of the department.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-10
Rank, grade, and position classifications
Sec. 10. (a) The superintendent, with the approval of the board,shall establish a classification of ranks, grades, and positions in thedepartment.
(b) For each rank, grade, and position established, thesuperintendent shall designate the authority and responsibility withinthe limits of this chapter.
(c) For each rank, grade, and position established, thesuperintendent shall set standards of qualifications in conformity
with the plans and standards most widely adopted in other states,dominions, and provinces. The superintendent shall fix theprerequisites of training, education, and experience for each rank,grade, and position.
(d) The board, with the approval of the budget agency and thegovernor, shall prescribe the salaries to be paid for each rank, grade,and position.
(e) The superintendent, with the approval of the board and inaccordance with the rules adopted by the superintendent, shalldesignate the rank, grade, and position held by each employee of thedepartment until the superintendent designates an employee to holdanother rank, grade, or position. The superintendent may assign andreassign each employee of the department to serve at stations and toperform within the limits of this chapter the duties the superintendentdesignates to the employee. The superintendent may determine theconditions and amounts of bonds required in appropriate cases.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-11
Use of seized motor vehicle
Sec. 11. (a) The superintendent, with the approval of the boardand the budget agency, may accept for use by the department a motorvehicle forfeited under IC 16-42-20-5.
(b) If the department accepts a vehicle described in subsection (a),the department shall pay all proper expenses of the proceedings forforfeiture and sale, including expenses of seizure, maintenance ofcustody, and advertising and court costs.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-12
Employees; appointments; political activities
Sec. 12. (a) The superintendent:
(1) with the approval of the board;
(2) within the limits of any appropriation made available for thepurpose; and
(3) subject to section 14 of this chapter;
shall appoint personnel to the ranks, grades, and positions of thedepartment that the superintendent considers necessary for theefficient administration of the department.
(b) The superintendent, consistent with prescribed standards andprerequisites, shall make appointments to the ranks, grades, andpositions of the department in a manner that creates and maintains inthe ranks, grades, and positions personnel not more than fifty percent(50%) of whom belong to any one (1) political party. If any of theranks, grades, or positions contains personnel more than fifty percent(50%) of whom belong to any one (1) political party, a person whobelongs to the party containing more than fifty percent (50%) of thepersonnel may not be appointed or promoted to the rank, grade, orposition if the condition exists.
(c) The superintendent shall: (1) devise and administer examinations designed to testapplicants in the qualifications required for each rank, grade, orposition; and
(2) appoint only those applicants who best meet the prescribedstandards and prerequisites.
(d) An employee appointed to the department is on probation forone (1) year from the date of appointment. The board may extend theemployee's probationary status for cause for a period of not morethan one (1) additional year.
(e) An employee may:
(1) be a candidate for elected office or a political party office ifpermitted under 5 U.S.C. 1502 and serve in that office ifelected;
(2) be appointed to or selected for a pro tempore appointmentto any office and serve in that office if appointed or selected;and
(3) if the employee is not on duty, solicit votes and campaignfunds and challenge voters for the office for which the personis a candidate.
An employee may serve in a part-time local elected office. However,service in a part-time local elected office must be in accordance withIC 4-2-6 and the rules and employee policies of the department. Ifelected to other than a part-time local elected office, the employee orappointee shall resign as an employee or appointee before assumingelected office.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-13
Salaries; police employees
Sec. 13. (a) The board shall categorize salaries of policeemployees within each rank based upon the rank held and the numberof years of service in the department through the twentieth year. Thesalary ranges the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into abase salary and twenty (20) increments above the base salary, with:
(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a person with less thanone (1) year of service in the department; and
(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a person with at leasttwenty (20) years of service in the department.
(b) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewedand approved by the budget agency before implementation.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.306.
IC 10-11-2-14
Training school
Sec. 14. (a) The superintendent, with the approval of the board,shall organize and maintain a training school for police employees ofthe department.
(b) A police employee may not be assigned to regular active dutyuntil the police employee receives the training and successfully
passes the course for probationers prescribed by the superintendent.
(c) Training courses, other than for probationers, shall beprescribed and conducted by the superintendent for all policeemployees of the department.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-15
Discharge, demotion, and suspension of employee; hearings;judicial review
Sec. 15. (a) The superintendent may discharge, demote, ortemporarily suspend an employee of the department for cause, aftersetting forth charges in writing.
(b) The charges may be based on any violation of the laws ofIndiana or any violation of the rules of the department approved bythe board. A copy of the charges shall be personally delivered to theemployee by the employee's immediate commanding officer.
(c) An employee who is charged under this section has a right toanswer the charges in a personal appearance before thesuperintendent. The superintendent shall set the appearance not lessthan five (5) days after the delivery of the copy of the written chargesto the employee.
(d) Under the charges and after the personal appearance under thissection, disciplinary action taken by the superintendent is subject toreview at a public hearing before the board if the hearing isdemanded by the disciplined employee not later than fifteen (15)days after receiving notice of the disciplinary action. The notice shallbe by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be addressedto the employee at the employee's last known place of residence. Ifthe employee fails to request a hearing before the board not later thanfifteen (15) days after receiving notice of disciplinary action, asprovided in this section, the decision and action of the superintendentare final and not subject to review.
(e) An employee who requests a hearing before the board underthis section may be represented by counsel. The attorney generalshall appear in the case to represent the interests of the people of thestate.
(f) The state has the burden of proving the charges giving rise tothe hearing. The procedure in a hearing before the board is informaland without recourse to the technical common law rules of evidencerequired in proceedings in courts.
(g) The board shall:
(1) designate a reporter for the hearing; and
(2) after all evidence has been introduced, make an informalfinding of facts and a determination based upon the facts.
(h) The board shall notify the employee of its findings anddetermination by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressedto the employee at the employee's last known place of residence. Ifaggrieved by the determination, an employee may seek judicialreview under IC 4-21.5-5.
(i) Probationers may be discharged, demoted, or temporarily
suspended without right to a hearing before the board.
(j) An employee may not be discharged, demoted, temporarilysuspended, or disciplined:
(1) because of political affiliation; or
(2) after the employee's probationary period, except as providedin this chapter.
(k) This chapter may not be construed to prevent the exercise ofdisciplinary measures by commanding officers within the departmentunder the rules approved by the board.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-16
Number of citations as performance evaluation factor
Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to the issuance of a citation fora traffic violation under:
(1) IC 9; or
(2) a local ordinance that corresponds to a provision under IC 9.
(b) The department may not give greater consideration to thenumber of citations (as defined in IC 9-28-2-1), including:
(1) a summons;
(2) a ticket; or
(3) any other official document;
arising from a parking or standing violation that a law enforcementofficer issues than to any other factor in the evaluation of the lawenforcement officer's performance.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-17
Uniforms and equipment
Sec. 17. (a) The board shall provide, within amounts appropriatedfor the purpose, the uniforms and equipment necessary for theemployees of the department to perform their respective duties.
(b) The uniforms and equipment provided to employees under thissection remain the property of the state.
(c) The board may sell uniforms and equipment, with the consentof the governor, if the uniforms and equipment become unfit for use.Money received from a sale under this section must be paid into thestate treasury and credited to the state general fund.
(d) The board shall charge against an employee of the departmentthe value of any property of the department lost or destroyed throughcarelessness or neglect of the employee. If the board determines thatthe loss or destruction of the department's property was due tocarelessness or neglect of an employee, the value of the equipmentshall be deducted from the pay of the employee.
(e) An employee of the department may perform nonduty work,for compensation, using the issued uniform, radio, and firearmprovided by the board, if that work is approved by the superintendentin accordance with the rules and employee policies of thedepartment. The employee shall reimburse the department for thevalue of any uniforms or equipment lost or destroyed in the
performance of the nonduty work.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.83-2006, SEC.1.
IC 10-11-2-18
Official hat and insignia; violation
Sec. 18. (a) The superintendent shall file with the secretary ofstate a drawing or photograph and a worded description, includingthe color, of the official uniform hat and insignia to be worn by statepolice officers while on duty.
(b) A person who wears or uses in public the hat or insignia orany imitation, reproduction, or facsimile of the hat or insignia, exceptan appointed member of the department authorized by thesuperintendent to wear the hat or insignia, commits a Class Cinfraction.
(c) After the drawing or photograph and worded description of thehat and insignia are filed with the secretary of state, the hat andinsignia may not be changed by the department.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-19
Employee expenses, lodgings, and subsistence
Sec. 19. (a) The superintendent may approve vouchers to payexpenses incurred by employees of the department in the dischargeof their duties.
(b) The vouchers shall be audited and paid out of theappropriations for the department in the manner provided by law.
(c) Allowances for lodging and subsistence while away fromofficial station may be paid to the employees of the department underthe terms and conditions that the superintendent may prescribe. Thesuperintendent may provide lodging and subsistence for employeesof the department at their official stations.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-20
Headquarters; purchase of services and equipment; special fund
Sec. 20. (a) The superintendent shall establish headquarters andstations in localities the superintendent considers advisable for theenforcement of the laws of the state.
(b) Within the limits of appropriations, the superintendent may dothe following:
(1) Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire suitable places, lands,buildings, or rooms as local headquarters.
(2) Erect and equip buildings and headquarters as necessary.
(3) Purchase or otherwise acquire motor equipment, horses, andother services, commodities, and equipment the superintendentconsiders essential for the needs of the employees of thedepartment in carrying out their duties.
(4) Discontinue any headquarters or stations if thesuperintendent considers it desirable for the proper enforcementof the laws of the state. (5) Purchase and install any approved standard mechanicaldevices or equipment for the instantaneous or rapidtransmission or broadcasting of any information concerningcrime or the apprehension of criminals.
(c) The superintendent, with the approval of the board, may sell,dispose of, or destroy property that becomes unnecessary or unfit forfurther use by the department. Any money received from a sale underthis subsection shall be deposited in the state treasury as a specialfund to be used for the purchase of new equipment. The fund doesnot revert to the state general fund.
(d) Authority vested in the superintendent under this section shallbe exercised with the approval of the board.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-21
Enforcement powers; transfer of control or direction ofdepartment members prohibited
Sec. 21. (a) The officers and police employees of the departmenthave all necessary police powers:
(1) to enforce the laws of the state for the regulation and use ofvehicles;
(2) for the protection of the surface or other physical part of thehighways in Indiana; and
(3) without writ or warrant, to make an arrest for violation ofthe laws of the state for the regulation and use of vehicles whenthe violation is committed in their presence.
(b) The police employees of the department shall:
(1) prevent and detect offenses;
(2) apprehend offenders;
(3) enforce the laws; and
(4) perform other duties imposed upon them by law.
(c) Police employees of the department have:
(1) in any part of Indiana, the same powers concerning criminalmatters and the enforcement of related laws as sheriffs,constables, and police officers have in their respectivejurisdictions; and
(2) power to act as agents for the state on return of parolees,fugitives from justice, and persons extradited to Indiana foroffenses.
(d) A warrant of arrest or search warrant may be executed by anypolice employee of the department in any part of the state, accordingto the terms of the warrant without endorsement.
(e) Police employees are subject to the call of the governor. Thegovernor may assign to the department other police duties that theexecutive department considers advisable, including the dutiesperformed by deputy fire marshals.
(f) Police employees have power to arrest, without warrant, aperson who is committing or attempting to commit in their presenceor view a violation of the laws of the state.
(g) Under order of the superintendent, police employees may
cooperate with any other department of the state or with localauthorities.
(h) Police employees may not:
(1) exercise their powers within the limits of a city in labordisputes; or
(2) suppress rioting and disorder;
except by direction of the governor or upon the request of the mayorof the city with the approval of the governor or, if the governor is notavailable, with the approval of the lieutenant governor. Outside thelimits of a city, police employees may not exercise their power inlabor disputes except by direction of the governor or upon therequest of the judge of the circuit court of the county, with theapproval of the governor or, if the governor is not available, with theapproval of the lieutenant governor.
(i) The control or direction of the officers or members of thedepartment may not be transferred or delegated to any other agencyor officer of the state or any subdivision of the state.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-22
Fingerprints; identification data
Sec. 22. (a) The members of the department:
(1) shall take fingerprints and any other identification dataprescribed by the superintendent of persons taken into custodyfor felonies; and
(2) may, if they consider it advisable, take the fingerprints andother data of persons taken into custody for offenses other thanfelonies.
(b) Members of the department shall promptly transmit and filefingerprints and other data collected under this section.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-23
Cooperation with other agencies
Sec. 23. The employees of the department shall cooperate andexchange information with:
(1) any other department or authority of the state or with otherpolice forces, both within and outside Indiana; and
(2) federal police forces;
to achieve greater success in preventing and detecting crimes andapprehending criminals.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-24
Correctional institutions to receive prisoners; medical examinationor treatment
Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person whohas charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place ofdetention shall:
(1) receive a prisoner arrested by a police employee of the
department within the jurisdiction served by the jail; and
(2) detain the prisoner in custody until otherwise ordered by acourt or by the superintendent.
A person who refuses to receive a prisoner or who releases a prisonerexcept as directed may be removed from office by the governor.
(b) A person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility,or other place of detention may not receive or detain a prisoner incustody under subsection (a) until the arresting police employee hashad the prisoner examined by a physician or competent medicalpersonnel if the prisoner appears to be:
(1) unconscious;
(2) suffering from a serious illness;
(3) suffering from a serious injury; or
(4) seriously impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance (asdefined in IC 35-48-1-9), a drug other than a controlledsubstance, or a combination of alcohol, a controlled substance,or drugs.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the cost of theexamination and resulting treatment under subsection (b) is thefinancial responsibility of the prisoner receiving the examination ortreatment.
(d) If a prisoner is unable to bear the financial responsibility forthe cost of the examination and treatment under subsection (b), theprisoner may apply for indigent medical assistance.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-25
Pension program rights preserved
Sec. 25. All rights, duties, and liabilities of the state policedepartment and its employees provided by IC 10-1-2 (before itsrepeal) and IC 10-12-2 are continued and preserved in the statepolice department established by this chapter and in those eligible toreceive its benefits as though this chapter had not been enacted.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-26
Weigh station personnel; powers
Sec. 26. (a) The superintendent may assign qualified persons whoare not state police officers to supervise or operate permanent orportable weigh stations. A person assigned under this section maystop, inspect, and issue citations to operators of trucks and trailershaving a declared gross weight of at least ten thousand one (10,001)pounds and buses at a permanent or portable weigh station or whileoperating a clearly marked Indiana state police vehicle for violationsof the following:
(1) IC 6-1.1-7-10.
(2) IC 6-6-1.1-1202.
(3) IC 6-6-2.5.
(4) IC 6-6-4.1-12.
(5) IC 8-2.1. (6) IC 9-18.
(7) IC 9-19.
(8) IC 9-20.
(9) IC 9-21-7-2 through IC 9-21-7-11.
(10) IC 9-21-8-41 pertaining to the duty to obey an officialtraffic control device for a weigh station.
(11) IC 9-21-8-45 through IC 9-21-8-48.
(12) IC 9-21-9.
(13) IC 9-21-15.
(14) IC 9-21-21.
(15) IC 9-24-1-1 through IC 9-24-1-2.
(16) IC 9-24-1-7.
(17) Except as provided in subsection (c), IC 9-24-1-6,IC 9-24-6-16, IC 9-24-6-17, and IC 9-24-6-18, commercialdriver's license.
(18) IC 9-24-4.
(19) IC 9-24-5.
(20) IC 9-24-11-4.
(21) IC 9-24-13-3.
(22) IC 9-24-18-1 through IC 9-24-18-2.
(23) IC 9-25-4-3.
(24) IC 9-28-4.
(25) IC 9-28-5.
(26) IC 9-28-6.
(27) IC 9-29-5-11 through IC 9-29-5-13.
(28) IC 9-29-5-42.
(29) IC 9-29-6-1.
(30) IC 10-14-8.
(31) IC 13-17-5-1, IC 13-17-5-2, IC 13-17-5-3, or IC 13-17-5-4.
(32) IC 13-30-2-1.
(b) For the purpose of enforcing this section, a person assignedunder this section may detain a person in the same manner as a lawenforcement officer under IC 34-28-5-3.
(c) A person assigned under this section may not enforceIC 9-24-6-14 or IC 9-24-6-15.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.210-2005, SEC.72;P.L.156-2006, SEC.23; P.L.21-2007, SEC.4; P.L.26-2010, SEC.1.
IC 10-11-2-27
Salaries; motor carrier employees
Sec. 27. (a) The board shall categorize salaries of motor carrierinspectors within each rank based upon the rank held and the numberof years of service in the department through the tenth year. Thesalary ranges the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into abase salary and ten (10) increments above the base salary, with:
(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a person with less thanone (1) year of service in the department; and
(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a person with at leastten (10) years of service in the department.
(b) For purposes of creating the salary matrix prescribed by this
section, the board may not approve salary ranges for any rank thatare less than the salary ranges effective for that rank on January 1,1995.
(c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section:
(1) shall be reviewed and approved by the budget agency beforeimplementation; and
(2) must include the job classifications of motor carrier districtcoordinator, motor carrier zone coordinator, and motor carrieradministrator.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.304.
IC 10-11-2-28
Security at state buildings and grounds; special police employees;capitol police officers; rules
Sec. 28. (a) The department shall maintain security and preservethe peace in and about the following:
(1) The state capitol building.
(2) A state office building.
(3) A state parking facility.
(4) A state motor pool garage.
(5) A state warehouse.
(6) The Indiana state library.
(7) The governor's residence.
(8) Any other building or property used by the state for any ofthe following purposes:
(A) Housing of personnel or activities of an agency or abranch of state government.
(B) Providing transportation or parking for state employeesor persons having business with state government.
(b) A special police employee of the department assigned to thesecurity activities under this section, other than an officer or policeemployee of the department who possesses police powers undersection 21 of this chapter, possesses all of the common law andstatutory powers of law enforcement officers except for the serviceof civil process.
(c) For purposes of IC 5-2-1, a special police employee assignedto the security activities under this section, other than a regularpolice employee of the department, is a capitol police officer.
(d) Capitol police officers shall enforce IC 4-20.5 and rules of theIndiana department of administration.
(e) The superintendent may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do thefollowing:
(1) Enforce IC 4-20.5 and rules of the Indiana department ofadministration concerning the security of state property.
(2) Carry out the responsibilities for security of state propertyunder this section.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.83-2006, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-28.1 Transfer of certain employees from Indiana department ofadministration to department; treatment of employee prior service
Sec. 28.1. (a) The special police employees of the state policeassigned to security activities under IC 10-1-1-29 or IC 10-1-1-30(before their repeal) initially shall be composed of the employees ofthe Indiana department of administration who are employed on June30, 2002, as part of its security officer activity. Civilian employeesof the Indiana department of administration who support the securityofficer activity become employees of the department.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an employee of theIndiana department of administration who becomes a member of thedepartment under subsection (a) on July 1, 2002:
(1) is entitled to have the employee's service under the Indianadepartment of administration before July 1, 2002, included forthe purpose of computing all applicable employment rights andbenefits with the security section;
(2) is a member of the state retirement fund or pension plan inwhich the employee was a member on June 30, 2002; and
(3) if the employee was covered on June 30, 2002, by a laboragreement to which the state is a party, continues to be subjectto the terms and conditions of the agreement and any successorlabor agreements entered into by the state.
(c) An employee of the Indiana department of administration who:
(1) becomes a member of the department under subsection (a);and
(2) becomes a state police officer after fulfilling the lawenforcement training requirements and all other requirements ofthe department;
is not entitled to have the employee's service under the Indianadepartment of administration or the security section included for thepurpose of computing all applicable employment rights and benefitsas a state police officer.
As added by P.L.16-2009, SEC.16.
IC 10-11-2-28.5
Salary matrix for capitol police officers
Sec. 28.5. (a) After June 30, 2007, the board shall use a salarymatrix that categorizes salaries of capitol police officers described insection 28 of this chapter within each rank based upon the rank heldand the number of years of service in the department through thetenth year. The salary ranges the board assigns to each rank shall bedivided into a base salary and ten (10) increments above the basesalary, with:
(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a capitol police officerwith less than one (1) year of service in the department; and
(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a capitol police officerwith at least ten (10) years of service in the department.
(b) For purposes of creating the salary matrix prescribed by thissection, the board may not approve salary ranges for any rank ofcapitol police officers that are less than the salary ranges effective for
that rank on January 1, 2006.
(c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewedand approved by the budget agency before implementation.
(d) The salary matrix developed under subsection (a) must use thesame percentage differentials between increments that are used forthe salary matrix for police employees under IC 10-11-2-13.
As added by P.L.83-2006, SEC.3.
IC 10-11-2-29
Assignment of special police employees as gaming agents
Sec. 29. The superintendent may assign a special police employeedescribed in section 28(b) of this chapter to serve as a gaming agentunder an agreement with the Indiana gaming commission underIC 4-33-4-3.5.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.40.
IC 10-11-2-30
Wellness program
Sec. 30. The department may establish a wellness program fordepartment employees as set forth in IC 4-15-13.
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
IC 10-11-2-31
Reporting guidelines; format; number and geographical dispersal
Sec. 31. (a) The superintendent shall adopt:
(1) guidelines; and
(2) a reporting form or a specified electronic format, or both;
for the report of a methamphetamine laboratory by a lawenforcement agency under IC 5-2-15-3.
(b) The guidelines adopted under this section must require a lawenforcement agency to report the existence of a methamphetaminelaboratory to:
(1) the department;
(2) the local fire department that serves the area in which themethamphetamine laboratory is located;
(3) the county health department or, if applicable, multiplecounty health department of the county in which themethamphetamine laboratory is located; and
(4) the Indiana criminal justice institute;
on the form or in the specified electronic format adopted by thesuperintendent.
(c) The guidelines adopted under this section:
(1) may incorporate a recommendation of the methamphetamineabuse task force (IC 5-2-14, expired June 30, 2007, andrepealed) that the superintendent determines to be relevant;
(2) may require the department to report the existence of themethamphetamine laboratory to one (1) or more additionalagencies or organizations;
(3) must require the department to maintain reports filed underIC 5-2-15-3 in a manner permitting an accurate assessment of: (A) the number of methamphetamine laboratories located inIndiana in a specified period;
(B) the geographical dispersal of methamphetaminelaboratories located in Indiana in a specified period; and
(C) any other information that the superintendent determinesto be relevant; and
(4) must require a law enforcement agency to report any otherinformation that the superintendent determines to be relevant.
As added by P.L.192-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.186-2007,SEC.7; P.L.3-2008, SEC.83.
IC 10-11-2-32
Operation of Indiana intelligence fusion center
Sec. 32. The superintendent shall operate the Indiana intelligencefusion center established by IC 10-11-9-2.
As added by P.L.27-2010, SEC.2.