Title 10, PUBLIC SAFETY

Sec. 12. (a) The superintendent: (1) with the approval of the board; (2) within the limits of any appropriation made available for the purpose; and (3) subject to section 14 of this chapter; shall appoint personnel to the ranks, grades, and positions of the department that the su…

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 13. (a) The board shall categorize salaries of police employees within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the departm…

Sec. 14. (a) The superintendent, with the approval of the board, shall organize and maintain a training school for police employees of the department. (b) A police employee may not be assigned to regular active duty until the police employee receives the training and successfully…

Sec. 15. (a) The superintendent may discharge, demote, or temporarily suspend an employee of the department for cause, after setting forth charges in writing. (b) The charges may be based on any violation of the laws of Indiana or any violation of the rules of the department appr…

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to the issuance of a citation for a 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 the number of citations (as defined in IC 9-28-2-…

Sec. 17. (a) The board shall provide, within amounts appropriated for the purpose, the uniforms and equipment necessary for the employees of the department to perform their respective duties. (b) The uniforms and equipment provided to employees under this section remain the prope…

Sec. 18. (a) The superintendent shall file with the secretary of state a drawing or photograph and a worded description, including the color, of the official uniform hat and insignia to be worn by state police officers while on duty. (b) A person who wears or uses in public the h…

Sec. 19. (a) The superintendent may approve vouchers to pay expenses incurred by employees of the department in the discharge of their duties. (b) The vouchers shall be audited and paid out of the appropriations for the department in the manner provided by law. (c) Allowances for…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "employee" means an employee of the department. (b) The term includes police employees. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-2(2).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 20. (a) The superintendent shall establish headquarters and stations in localities the superintendent considers advisable for the enforcement of the laws of the state. (b) Within the limits of appropriations, the superintendent may do the following: (1) Purchase, lease, or o…

Sec. 21. (a) The officers and police employees of the department have all necessary police powers: (1) to enforce the laws of the state for the regulation and use of vehicles; (2) for the protection of the surface or other physical part of the highways in Indiana; and (3) without…

Sec. 22. (a) The members of the department: (1) shall take fingerprints and any other identification data prescribed by the superintendent of persons taken into custody for felonies; and (2) may, if they consider it advisable, take the fingerprints and other data of persons taken…

Sec. 23. The employees of the department shall cooperate and exchange information with: (1) any other department or authority of the state or with other police forces, both within and outside Indiana; and (2) federal police forces; to achieve greater success in preventing and det…

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place of detention shall: (1) receive a prisoner arrested by a police employee of the department within the jurisdiction served by the jail; and (2) detai…

Sec. 25. All rights, duties, and liabilities of the state police department and its employees provided by IC 10-1-2 (before its repeal) and IC 10-12-2 are continued and preserved in the state police department established by this chapter and in those eligible to receive its benef…

Sec. 26. (a) The superintendent may assign qualified persons who are not state police officers to supervise or operate permanent or portable weigh stations. A person assigned under this section may stop, inspect, and issue citations to operators of trucks and trailers having a de…

Sec. 27. (a) The board shall categorize salaries of motor carrier inspectors within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the department through the tenth year. The salary ranges the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into a base salary…

Sec. 28. (a) The department shall maintain security and preserve the 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. (…

Sec. 28.1. (a) The special police employees of the state police assigned 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 of the Indiana department of administration who are employed on June 30, 2002, as …

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 28.5. (a) After June 30, 2007, the board shall use a salary matrix that categorizes salaries of capitol police officers described in section 28 of this cha…

Sec. 29. The superintendent may assign a special police employee described in section 28(b) of this chapter to serve as a gaming agent under an agreement with the Indiana gaming commission under IC 4-33-4-3.5. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-30.] As added by P.L.2-2003,…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "police employee" means an employee who is assigned police work as a peace officer under section 21 of this chapter. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-2(3).] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 30. The department may establish a wellness program for department employees as set forth in IC 4-15-13. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-3-5.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 31. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-7. (2) "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-15-3. (b) The superintendent shall adopt: (1) guidelines; and (2) a reporting form or a…

Sec. 31.1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-7. (2) "Property" has the meaning set forth in section 31.2 of this chapter. (b) The superintendent shall adopt: (1) guidelines; and (2) a …

Sec. 31.2. (a) As used in this section, "controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-7. (b) As used in this section, "property" means a dwelling (as defined in IC 13-11-2-61.3). (c) Subject to specific appropriation by the general assembly, the department shal…

Sec. 32. The superintendent shall operate the Indiana intelligence fusion center established by IC 10-11-9-2. As added by P.L.27-2010, SEC.2.

Sec. 33. (a) The superintendent shall adopt guidelines to establish a standard medical forensic examination kit for victims of a sex crime. (b) The superintendent shall distribute the standard medical forensic examination kits to hospitals and other health care providers who may …

Sec. 34. (a) As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-17-2. (b) The superintendent shall provide a written informational pamphlet about the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Safeline. The pamph…

Sec. 34.2. (a) The superintendent shall annually report to the legislative council, to the extent the information is available, the amount of money that the state police department has received from the federal government as the result of a forfeiture conducted by the federal gov…

Sec. 35.4. The state police department shall review its rate sheet for towing services not less than one (1) time per calendar year. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.61.

Sec. 35.6. The state police department may perform an audit of a towing company's truck and equipment inventory before adding the towing company to the state police department's towing rotation. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.40.

Sec. 36. Not later than July 1 of each year, the state police department shall provide to the Indiana housing and community development authority the information received under IC 36-1-31.5-4. As added by P.L.138-2026, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. The state police department is established. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. (a) The state police board is established. The board shall administer, manage, and control the department. (b) The board consists of six (6) members appointed by the governor, not more than three (3) of whom may belong to the same political party. A member of the board ap…

Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall appoint a superintendent of the department. (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 experienc…

Sec. 7. The department shall be organized in conformity with the rules adopted by the board. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. (a) The state purchasing agent shall purchase all personal property, supplies, and equipment the department needs. (b) All capital expenditures shall be made with the approval of the budget committee. (c) The salaries and compensation of police employees and other employe…

Sec. 9. The superintendent, with the approval of the board, may adopt rules for the government of the department. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.

Sec. 0.2. (a) The: (1) addition of IC 10-1-1.9 (before its repeal, now codified at IC 10-12-1) and IC 10-1-2.2 (before its repeal, now codified at IC 10-12-3); (2) amendments made to IC 10-1-2-2 (before its repeal, now codified at section 2 of this chapter); and (3) repeal of IC …

Sec. 1. (a) If an eligible employee retires after at least twenty-five (25) years of service, the employee may: (1) retain the employee's issued service weapon; and (2) receive a "Retired" badge in recognition of the employee's service to the department and the public. (b) Upon a…

Sec. 10. (a) A person entitled to, having an interest in, or sharing a pension or benefit from the trust funds does not, before the actual payment of the pension or benefit, have the right to anticipate, sell, assign, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or encumber the pens…

Sec. 11. The child or spouse of an employee beneficiary who has a permanent and total disability from a catastrophic personal injury that was sustained in the line of duty and permanently prevents the employee beneficiary from performing any gainful work is eligible for an educat…

Sec. 12. If during a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2018, the trustee or the pension consultants perform a stress test or a risk assessment on the trust fund, including a sensitivity analysis of funding status, the trustee, or another suitable person designated by the…

Sec. 2. (a) The department may: (1) establish and operate an actuarially sound pension plan governed by a pension trust; and (2) make the necessary annual contribution in order to prevent any deterioration in the actuarial status of the trust fund. (b) The department shall make c…