Title 10, TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY

Sec. 1. (a) The department may conduct training programs at semiannual conferences for law enforcement: (1) officers; (2) trainees; and (3) applicants; of cities, towns, and counties. (b) A semiannual conference: (1) may not last more than three (3) days; and (2) shall be conduct…

Sec. 2. (a) The training program courses shall be conducted under the supervision and direction of the superintendent. (b) The training programs must include courses of instruction in the following subjects: (1) Detection, pursuit, apprehension, and conviction of criminals. (2) S…

Sec. 3. (a) A city council shall appropriate, as necessary, sufficient funds to pay for each mile traveled to and from the conferences, at a rate equal to the rate paid to state officers and employees. The rate per mile shall change each time the state government changes its rate…

Sec. 4. Authorization for attendance at the conferences by city, town, or county law enforcement officers, trainees, or applicants shall be issued by the county auditor on recommendation of the executive authority of the law enforcement agency, office, or department to which the …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any action that: (1) a motor carrier inspector; or (2) a special police employee of the department who is not a regular police…

employee Sec. 2. A special death benefit of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a motor carrier inspector or special police employee who dies in the line of duty before July 1, 2020, and two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) for a motor carrier inspect…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Combined DNA Index System" refers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories. [Pre-2003 Recodificati…

to removal; probable cause required Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to the following: (1) A person arrested for a felony after December 31, 2017. (2) A person convicted of a felony under IC 35-42 (offenses against the person) or IC 35-43-2-1 (burglary): (A) after June 30, 1996,…

Sec. 11. (a) The superintendent may issue specific guidelines relating to procedures for DNA sample collection and shipment within Indiana for DNA identification testing. (b) The superintendent shall issue specific guidelines related to procedures for DNA sample collection and sh…

Sec. 12. DNA samples for the Indiana DNA data base must be collected in a medically approved manner by one (1) of the following: (1) A physician. (2) A registered nurse. (3) A licensed vocational nurse. (4) A licensed clinical laboratory technologist. (5) Any other person trained…

Sec. 13. (a) Tests performed on the DNA samples are for the following purposes: (1) To analyze and type the genetic markers contained in or derived from DNA. (2) For law enforcement identification purposes. (3) For research or administrative purposes, including: (A) development o…

Sec. 14. (a) A laboratory conducting forensic DNA analysis in Indiana must implement and follow nationally recognized standards for DNA quality assurance and proficiency testing, such as those approved by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation…

Sec. 15. A laboratory conducting forensic DNA analysis in Indiana may disclose or allow access to collected DNA samples and DNA analysis results only under the following circumstances: (1) To criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes. (2) To defense co…

Sec. 16. The information contained in the Indiana DNA data base may not be collected or stored to obtain information about human physical traits or predisposition for disease. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-9-18.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4.

Sec. 17. Personal information stored in the Indiana DNA data base is limited to: (1) data necessary to: (A) generate investigative leads; and (B) support statistical interpretation of test results; and (2) any other information necessary to allow for the successful implementation…

Sec. 18. (a) A person whose DNA profile has been included in the Indiana DNA data base may request removal of the profile from the DNA data base on the grounds that: (1) the conviction on which the authority for inclusion in the Indiana DNA data base was founded has been reversed…

Sec. 19. (a) The DNA data base is confidential. Access to the Indiana DNA data base is limited to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies through their servicing forensic DNA laboratories. (b) The superintendent shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the Indian…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid that: (1) is located in the nucleated cells; (2) provides an individual's personal genetic blueprint; and (3) encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification. [Pre-2003 …

privacy standards Sec. 20. The superintendent may deny the privilege of a laboratory performing forensic DNA analysis within Indiana to exchange DNA identification records with federal, state, or local criminal justice agencies if required quality control and privacy standards de…

Sec. 21. A person who knowingly or intentionally without lawful authority tampers with or attempts to tamper with any DNA sample or a container collected under section 10 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-9-15.] As added by P.L.2-20…

Sec. 22. A person who knowingly or intentionally disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the Indiana DNA data base or DNA samples used in DNA analyses, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than authorized by l…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "DNA analysis" means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an individual that is carried by the individual's DNA is compared with the genetic codes of another individual. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-9-3.] As add…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "DNA profile" means the results of all DNA identification tests on an individual's DNA sample. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-9-4.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "DNA record" refers to DNA identification information stored in the state DNA data base or the Combined DNA Index System for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results that: (1) is th…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, or other body fluid sample: (1) provided by a person with respect to offenses covered by this chapter; or (2) submitted to the state police laboratory under this chapter for analysis or storage, or both. [Pre-20…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "superintendent" includes the superintendent or the superintendent's designee. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-9-7.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4.

testing and analysis Sec. 8. (a) The superintendent may establish a data base of DNA identification records of: (1) convicted criminals; (2) persons arrested for a felony; (3) crime scene specimens; (4) unidentified missing persons; and (5) close biological relatives of missing p…

Sec. 9. The superintendent shall ensure that the Indiana DNA data base: (1) supports development of a population statistics data base when personal identifying information is removed; (2) supports identification research and protocol development of forensic DNA analysis; (3) assi…

Sec. 9.5. (a) The DNA sample processing fund is established for the purpose of funding the collection, shipment, analysis, and preservation of DNA samples and the conduct of a DNA data base program under this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the superintendent. (b) The …

Sec. 1. Under Article 12, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the militia consists of all persons who are at least eighteen (18) years of age except those persons who are exempted by the laws of the United States or of Indiana. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation…

forces of the United States Sec. 10. All matters relating to: (1) organization, commissioning, and separation of officers; (2) enlisting and discharge of enlisted persons; and (3) discipline and government of the Indiana national guard; that are not otherwise provided in this art…

Sec. 11. (a) The inactive national guard of Indiana consists of those federally recognized officers and persons placed in the inactive national guard under the provisions of national guard regulations. (b) The administration of the inactive national guard shall be in accordance w…

Sec. 12. (a) A commissioned officer: (1) who serves in the Indiana national guard for at least five (5) years; or (2) who becomes permanently disabled from performing the officer's duties, irrespective of length of service; may, upon honorable retirement from the service, whether…

Sec. 13. The Indiana National Guard shall provide to members and reserve members of the Indiana National Guard a list of the rights a servicemember or a servicemember's dependent has under the state and federal servicemembers civil relief acts. As added by P.L.156-2015, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. The militia shall be divided into two (2) classes, the sedentary militia and the national guard, as follows: (1) The sedentary militia consists of all persons subject to bear arms under the Constitution of the State of Indiana who do not belong to the national guard. (2) …

Sec. 3. (a) The Indiana national guard consists of those units: (1) specified by: (A) the Secretary of the Army; and (B) the Secretary of the Air Force; and (2) approved by the governor. (b) The composition of authorized units shall be the same as those prescribed for the regular…

Sec. 4. (a) Officers shall be commissioned by the governor. The governor is, ex officio, the commander in chief. (b) A commission may not be issued to any officer of the Indiana national guard except to general officers until the officer has passed a satisfactory examination befo…

Sec. 5. (a) A person may not be commissioned as an officer of the Indiana national guard unless the person: (1) is temperate and of good moral character; and (2) has successfully passed tests as to physical, mental, and professional fitness as may be prescribed by the laws and re…

Sec. 6. (a) At any time, the moral character, capacity, and general fitness for the service of any Indiana national guard officer may be determined by an efficiency board of three (3) commissioned officers, senior in rank to the officer whose fitness for service is under investig…

Sec. 8. (a) The period of enlistment in the Indiana national guard is for the time prescribed by national guard regulations. The qualifications for enlistment must be the same as those prescribed by regulations for admission to the regular army or regular air force or national gu…

Sec. 9. An enlisted person who is discharged from service in the Indiana national guard shall receive a discharge in writing in the form and with the classification prescribed by national guard regulations. In time of peace, a discharge may be given before the expiration of an en…

Sec. 1. (a) A person who is: (1) less than twenty-one (21) years of age; and (2) authorized to participate in the rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by the federal Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, and other acts of Congress granting a right, privilege, o…

Sec. 1. A veterans association established under this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) The association must be formed by at least three (3) individuals who: (A) served in the military or naval forces of the United States during any war or campaign; and (B) are re…

Sec. 2. The articles of association must specify the following: (1) The corporate name of the veterans association. (2) The object of the association, with the proposed plan of doing business. (3) The city or town and county of the principal place of business of the association. …

Sec. 3. (a) The articles of association must be filed with the secretary of state, and a copy must be filed with the county recorder of the county where the veterans association's principal place of business is located. (b) After the articles of association are filed with the sec…

Sec. 4. A veterans association established under this chapter must include the following provisions in the association's bylaws: (1) The election or appointment of the veterans association's officers. (2) The admission of veterans association members or other persons to the assoc…

Sec. 5. If allowed by the veterans association's bylaws, an association established under this chapter may employ teachers or attendants. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-5.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.