IC 33-39-4
    Chapter 4. Appointment of Investigators and Jurisdiction toInvestigate

IC 33-39-4-1
Duties; bond; salary
    Sec. 1. (a) The prosecuting attorney of any judicial circuit ofIndiana may appoint one (1) or more investigators with the approvalof the county council or councils. An investigator appointed underthis section:
        (1) works under the direction of the prosecuting attorney; and
        (2) may conduct investigations and assist in collecting andassembling evidence that, in the judgment of the prosecutingattorney, may be necessary for the successful prosecution of anyof the criminal offenders of the judicial circuit.
    (b) An investigator appointed under this section shall give bondin the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) and has the same policepowers within the county authorized by law to all police officers.
    (c) In each judicial circuit the salary or other compensation to bepaid an investigator appointed under this section shall be set by thecounty council or councils. A county council or councils may notreduce the number of investigators or compensation of anyinvestigator without approval of the prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18.

IC 33-39-4-2
Jurisdiction to investigate; county where offense discovered;modified by agreement
    Sec. 2. (a) If the place of trial for commission of an offense, asdetermined under IC 35-32-2-1, would potentially require a choicebetween or among counties, the coroner and law enforcementofficers of the county where the offense is discovered havejurisdiction to investigate the offense.
    (b) This section may be modified by agreement between or amongthe prosecuting attorneys of the counties involved.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18.