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IN Code § 36-8-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-3. Sheriff's Merit Board

Sec. 3. (a) The fiscal body of each county shall, by ordinance, establish a sheriff's merit board to be known as the _________________________ county sheriff's merit board (inserting the name of the county).(b) The board consists of five (5) members. Three (3) members shall be appointed by the sheriff, and two (2) members shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the county police force under procedures established by the sheriff's merit board. However:(1) an active county police officer;(2) a relative (as defined in IC 36-1-20.2-8) of an active county police officer; or(3) a relative (as defined in IC 36-1-20.2-8) of the sheriff;may not serve on the board, either as a member appointed by the sheriff or elected by the county police force. Appointments are for terms of four (4) years or for the remainder of an unexpired term. Not more than two (2) of the members appointed by the sheriff nor more than one (1) of the members elected by the officers may belong to the same political party. All members must reside in the county. All members serve during their respective terms and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. A member may be removed for cause duly adjudicated by declaratory judgment of the circuit court, superior court, or probate court of the county.(c) As compensation for service, each member of the board is entitled to receive from the county a minimum of fifteen dollars ($15) per day for each day, or fraction of a day, that the member is engaged in transacting the business of the board.(d) As soon as practicable after the members of the board have been appointed, they shall meet upon the call of the sheriff and organize by electing a president and a secretary from among their membership. Three (3) members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall hold regular monthly meetings throughout the year as is necessary to transact the business of the sheriff's department.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 17-3-14-1 part; subsections (b), (c) formerly 17-3-14-2.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.315, SEC.7; P.L.310-1989, SEC.2; P.L.184-2015, SEC.18; P.L.84-2016, SEC.182.
IN Code § 36-8-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-4. County Police Force; Creation; Membership; Budget and Salaries

Sec. 4. (a) A county police force is established in each county. The members are employees of the county, and the sheriff of the county shall assign their duties according to law.(b) The expenses of the county police force are a part of the sheriff's department budget. The board may recommend the number and salary of the personnel, but the county fiscal body shall determine the budget and salaries.(c) The county shall furnish to the sheriff and the sheriff's full-time paid county police officers the uniforms or other clothing they need to perform their duties. However, after one (1) year of service in the sheriff's department, a sheriff or county police officer may be required by the county to furnish and maintain the sheriff's or county police officer's own uniform clothing upon payment to the sheriff or county police officer by the county of an annual cash allowance of at least two hundred dollars ($200).[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsections (a), (b) formerly 17-3-14-3; subsection (c) formerly 17-3-11-2.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.131-1983, SEC.13; P.L.127-2017, SEC.263.
IN Code § 36-8-10-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-4.5. Body Armor

Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, "body armor" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-5-13(a).(b) After December 31, 2010, a county shall provide an active member of the department with body armor for the torso. The county shall replace the body armor for the torso according to the replacement period recommended by the manufacturer of the body armor for the torso.(c) An active member of the department shall not be required to maintain the body armor for the torso furnished under this section from any annual cash allowance paid to the member under section 4(c) of this chapter.(d) Body armor for the torso provided by a county under this section remains the property of the county. The county may sell the property when it becomes unfit for use, and all money received shall be paid into the general fund of the county.As added by P.L.34-2010, SEC.8.
IN Code § 36-8-10-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-5. Prison Matron; Appointment; Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. (a) Each sheriff shall appoint a prison matron for the county. The sheriff shall set the qualifications for that position. Except as provided in subsection (b), the sheriff has complete hiring authority over the position of prison matron.(b) A prison matron who was a county police officer appointed under section 10(b) of this chapter immediately before being hired as prison matron is entitled to the discipline and removal procedures under section 11 of this chapter before:(1) being reduced in grade to a rank below the rank that the person held before being hired as prison matron; or(2) removal from the department.(c) The sheriff may employ assistant prison matrons if necessary.(d) The prison matron or the prison matron's assistants shall receive, search, and care for all female prisoners and all boys under fourteen (14) years of age who are committed to or detained in the county jail, municipal lockup, or other detention center in the county.(e) The prison matron and assistant matrons:(1) are members of the department;(2) have the powers and duties of members of the department; and(3) are entitled to the same salary that other members of the department of the same rank, grade, or position are paid.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsections (a), (b) formerly 17-3-6.3-1; subsection (c) formerly 17-3-6.3-2; subsection (d) formerly 17-3-6.3-3.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.237-1996, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-8-10-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-5.5. Chief Deputy

Sec. 5.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the sheriff has complete hiring authority over the position of chief deputy.(b) A chief deputy who was a county police officer appointed under section 10(b) of this chapter immediately before being hired as chief deputy is entitled to the discipline and removal procedures under section 11 of this chapter before:(1) being reduced in grade to a rank below the rank that the person held before being hired as chief deputy; or(2) removal from the department.As added by P.L.237-1996, SEC.2.
IN Code § 36-8-10-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-6. Emergencies; Appointment of Additional Deputies and Assistants

Sec. 6. (a) A sheriff may appoint additional deputy sheriffs or assistants if an emergency arises that requires them for:(1) promoting public safety and conserving the peace;(2) repressing, preventing, and detecting crime; and(3) apprehending criminals.(b) The county executive shall determine the number and salaries of deputy sheriffs or assistants to be appointed in an emergency. The executive shall provide compensation and necessary expenses for them from the general fund of the county without a specific appropriation. Expenses shall be paid after the appointed persons file sworn vouchers with the executive detailing their expenses.(c) The deputies or assistants have the same powers that sheriffs have under statute.(d) The deputy sheriffs or assistants must have been bona fide residents of the county for at least one (1) year before their appointment. This subsection does not apply to a county having a consolidated city.(e) When the emergency ends, the county executive may reduce the number of deputy sheriffs or assistants to the number that the circumstances require for the public welfare.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-6-1.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61.
IN Code § 36-8-10-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-7. Prisoner Meal Allowances

Sec. 7. (a) The state examiner of the state board of accounts shall fix the exact amount per meal that the sheriff of each county receives for feeding the prisoners in the sheriff's custody. Subject to the maximum meal allowance provided in this section, the state examiner shall increase the amount per meal that a sheriff receives as follows:(1) Increase the amount per meal by a percentage that does not exceed the percent of increase in the United States Department of Labor Consumer Price Index during the year preceding the year in which an increase is established.(2) Increase the amount per meal above the amount determined under subdivision (1) if the sheriff furnishes to the state examiner sufficient documentation to prove that the sheriff cannot provide meals at the amount per meal that is determined under subdivision (1).The amount must be fixed by April 15 each year and takes effect immediately upon approval. The allowance may not exceed two dollars ($2) per person per meal. The allowance shall be paid out of the general fund of the county after the sheriff submits to the county executive an itemized statement, under oath, showing the names of the prisoners, the date that each was imprisoned in the county jail, and the number of meals served to each prisoner.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), IC 36-2-13-2.5(b)(4) through IC 36-2-13-2.5(b)(5), and IC 36-2-13-2.8(b), this subsection applies to a county having a population of:(1) more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) but less than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000); or(2) more than three hundred thousand (300,000).A county shall feed the county prisoners through an appropriation in the usual manner by the county fiscal body. The appropriation shall be expended by the sheriff under the direction of the county executive. If a county has a population of less than four hundred thousand (400,000), an accounting of the expenditures must be filed monthly with the county auditor by the fifth day of the month following the expenditure. If a county has a population of four hundred thousand (400,000) or more, an accounting of the expenditures must be filed with the county auditor on the first Monday of January and the first Monday of July of each year. Neither the sheriff nor the sheriff's officers, deputies, and employees may make a profit as a result of the appropriation.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 17-3-12-1; subsection (b) formerly 17-2-85-2; 17-3-12-1.5; 17-3-12.5-1; 17-3-75-2.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.215, SEC.1; P.L.227-1991, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.173; P.L.83-1993, SEC.3; P.L.230-1996, SEC.2; P.L.170-2002, SEC.163; P.L.119-2012, SEC.220.
IN Code § 36-8-10-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-8. Reinstatement of Sheriff Following Expiration of Term of Office

Sec. 8. A member of the department who becomes sheriff either by election or by appointment shall, upon the expiration of the member's term as sheriff, and upon the member's written application, be appointed by the board to the rank in the department that the member held at the time of the member's election or appointment as sheriff, if there is a vacancy in the department. However, if the member during the member's tenure of office as sheriff has qualified in accordance with the promotion procedure prescribed by the board in its rules for a rank in the department that is higher than the rank the member previously held, the board shall, upon the expiration of the member's term as sheriff, appoint the member to the rank for which the member has qualified under the promotion procedure if there is a vacancy in that rank.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-14-4.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.264.
IN Code § 36-8-10-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-9. Powers and Duties of Members of Department; Refusal to Be Photographed or Fingerprinted, Withholding Information, Providing False Information; Misdemeanor

Sec. 9. (a) Each member of the department:(1) has general police powers;(2) shall arrest, without process, all persons who commit an offense within the member's view, take them before the court having jurisdiction, and detain them in custody until the cause of the arrest has been investigated;(3) shall suppress all breaches of the peace within the member's knowledge, with authority to call to the member's aid the power of the county;(4) shall pursue and commit to the jail of the county all felons;(5) may execute all process directed to the sheriff by legal authority;(6) shall attend upon and preserve order in all courts of the county;(7) shall guard prisoners in the county jail;(8) shall serve all process directed to the sheriff from a court or from the county executive according to law; and(9) shall take photographs, fingerprints, and other identification data as shall be prescribed by the sheriff of persons taken into custody for felonies or misdemeanors.(b) A person who:(1) refuses to be photographed;(2) refuses to be fingerprinted;(3) withholds information; or(4) gives false information;as prescribed in subsection (a)(9), commits a Class C misdemeanor.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-14-5.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.344-1983, SEC.2; P.L.127-2017, SEC.265.
IN Code § 36-8-10-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-10. Police Officers; Classification of Ranks, Grades, and Positions; Appointments

Sec. 10. (a) Except for the position of chief deputy, the position of prison matron, and in a county with a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000), temporary administrative ranks or positions established and appointed by the sheriff, the sheriff, with the approval of the board, shall establish a classification of ranks, grades, and positions for county police officers in the department. For each rank, grade, and position established, the sheriff, with the approval of the board, shall:(1) set reasonable standards of qualifications; and(2) fix the prerequisites of:(A) training;(B) education; and(C) experience.(b) The sheriff, with the approval of the board, shall devise and administer examinations designed to test applicants for the qualifications required for the respective ranks, grades, or positions. After these examinations, the sheriff and the board shall jointly prepare a list naming only those applicants who, in the opinion of both the sheriff and the board, best meet the prescribed standards and prerequisites. The sheriff appoints county police officers but only from among the persons whose names appear on this list. All county police officers appointed to the department under this chapter are on probation for a period of one (1) year from the date of appointment.(c) In a county with a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000), the sheriff may:(1) establish a temporary administrative rank or position within the county police department; and(2) appoint a county police officer that has served as a county police officer for at least five (5) years to and remove a county police officer from a temporary administrative rank or position;without the approval of the board. Any temporary administrative rank or position established pursuant to this section shall not diminish or reduce the number and classifications of the existing merit ranks within the county police department. A county police officer appointed under this subsection must have served as a county police officer in the county police department for at least five (5) years before the appointment. A county police officer retains the rank, grade, or position awarded under subsection (b) while serving in a temporary administrative rank or position. This subsection may not be construed to limit, modify, annul, or otherwise affect a collective bargaining agreement.(d) In a county with a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000), the sheriff, with the approval of the board, shall establish written rules and regulations governing the discipline of county police officers. Rules and regulations established by a sheriff under this subsection must conform to the disciplinary procedure required by section 11 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-14-6.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.131-1983, SEC.14; P.L.314-1989, SEC.1; P.L.237-1996, SEC.3; P.L.270-1999, SEC.1; P.L.14-2000, SEC.83.
IN Code § 36-8-10-10.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-10.4. County Police Force; Preference for Employment

Sec. 10.4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority:(1) A war veteran who has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces.(2) A person whose mother or father was a:(A) firefighter of a unit;(B) municipal police officer; or(C) county police officer;who died in the line of duty (as defined in IC 5-10-10-2).(b) Subject to subsection (c), the board may give a preference for employment to any of the following:(1) A member of another department laid off under section 11.1 of this chapter.(2) A police officer laid off by a city under IC 36-8-4-11.(c) A person described in subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a preference for employment unless the person:(1) applies; and(2) meets all employment requirements prescribed:(A) by law, including physical and age requirements; and(B) by the department.As added by P.L.95-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.110-2010, SEC.36.
IN Code § 36-8-10-10.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-10.6. Special Deputies With Powers of Law Enforcement Officer; Appointment; Qualifications; Duties

Sec. 10.6. (a) The sheriff may appoint as a special deputy any person who is employed by a governmental entity as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-144 or private employer, the nature of which employment necessitates that the person have the powers of a law enforcement officer. During the term of the special deputy's appointment and while the special deputy is fulfilling the specific responsibilities for which the appointment is made, a special deputy has the powers, privileges, and duties of a county police officer under this chapter, subject to any written limitations and specific requirements imposed by the sheriff and signed by the special deputy. A special deputy is subject to the direction of the sheriff and shall obey the rules and orders of the department. A special deputy may be removed by the sheriff at any time, without notice and without assigning any cause.(b) The sheriff shall fix the prerequisites of training, education, and experience for special deputies, subject to the minimum requirements prescribed by this subsection. Applicants must:(1) be twenty-one (21) years of age or older;(2) never have been convicted of a felony, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;(3) be of good moral character; and(4) have sufficient training to insure the proper performance of their authorized duties.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a special deputy shall wear a uniform the design and color of which is easily distinguishable from the uniforms of the Indiana state police, the regular county police force, and all municipal police and fire forces located in the county.(d) The sheriff may permit a special deputy to wear the uniform of the regular county police force if the special deputy:(1) has successfully completed the minimum basic training requirements under IC 5-2-1;(2) is periodically assigned by the sheriff to duties of a regular county police officer; and(3) is an employee of the department.The sheriff may revoke permission for the special deputy to wear the uniform of the regular county police force at any time without cause or notice.(e) The sheriff may also appoint one (1) legal deputy, who must be a member of the Indiana bar. The legal deputy does not have police powers. The legal deputy may continue to practice law. However, neither the legal deputy nor any attorney in partnership with the legal deputy may represent a defendant in a criminal case.(f) The sheriff, for the purpose of guarding prisoners in the county jail:(1) in counties not having a consolidated city, may appoint special deputies to serve as county jail guards; and(2) in counties having a consolidated city, shall appoint only special deputies to serve as county jail guards.This subsection does not affect the rights or liabilities accrued by any county police officer assigned to guard the jail before August 31, 1982.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.48-1987, SEC.2; P.L.114-2012, SEC.149.
IN Code § 36-8-10-11.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 8. Public Safety|Chapter 10. Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions|36-8-10-11.1. Reinstatement Following Layoffs

Sec. 11.1. (a) As used in this section, "appointing authority" means the sheriff and the board.(b) If it is necessary for the appointing authority to reduce the number of members of the department by layoff for financial reasons, the last member appointed to the department must be the first to be laid off. Additional members must be laid off in reverse hiring order until the desired level of employment is achieved.(c) If department membership is increased, the members of the department who have been laid off under this section must be reinstated before any new member is appointed to the department. The last member to be laid off from the department must be the first to be reinstated. Additional members must be reinstated in reverse of the order in which the members were laid off.(d) A member who is laid off shall keep the appointing authority advised of the member's current address. The appointing authority shall inform a member of the member's reinstatement by written notice sent by certified mail to the member's last known address.(e) Not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the date notice of reinstatement is sent under subsection (d), the member must advise the appointing authority whether the member:(1) accepts reinstatement; and(2) will be able to commence employment on the date specified in the notice.(f) All reinstatement rights granted to a member under this section terminate on the earlier of:(1) the date the member fails to accept reinstatement within the time specified in subsection (e); or(2) five (5) years after the date on which a member's layoff begins.As added by P.L.270-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2010, SEC.2.