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IN Code § 10-17-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 1. Indiana Veterans' Affairs|10-17-1-9. County Service Officer, City Service Officer, and Assistants

Sec. 9. (a) A county executive:(1) shall designate and may:(A) appoint a county service officer for a four (4) year term; or(B) employ a county service officer; and(2) may employ service officer assistants;to serve the veterans of the county.(b) The mayor of a city may employ a service officer and may employ service officer assistants to serve the veterans of the city.(c) If the remuneration and expenses of a county or city service officer are paid from the funds of the county or city employing the service officer, the service officer shall:(1) be:(A) an honorably discharged veteran who has at least six (6) months of active service in the armed forces of the United States; or(B) a service officer assistant with not less than two (2) years of experience;(2) be a resident of Indiana or become a resident of Indiana not more than six (6) months after the service officer's start date; and(3) serve under the supervision of the director of veterans' affairs.(d) A service officer assistant must be a resident of Indiana or become a resident of Indiana not later than six (6) months after the service officer assistant's start date and:(1) satisfy the requirements specified in subsection (c)(1); or(2) be the spouse, surviving spouse, parent, or child of a person who satisfies the requirements specified in subsection (c)(1).(e) A rule contrary to subsection (c) or (d) is void.(f) County and city fiscal bodies may appropriate funds necessary for the purposes described in this section.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-11.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007, SEC.9; P.L.105-2014, SEC.1; P.L.108-2016, SEC.2; P.L.42-2020, SEC.4.
IN Code § 10-17-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 1. Indiana Veterans' Affairs|10-17-1-10. Training Courses; Service Officers

Sec. 10. (a) Within thirty (30) days of their appointment, new county, or city service officers must attend a new service officer orientation presented by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs and, according to the standards established under section 4(4) of this chapter, become certified to assist veterans and their dependents and survivors. The curriculum for the new service officer orientation presented under this subsection shall be determined by the director.(b) Within one (1) year of appointment, new service officers must attend a course presented by a national organization and become accredited to represent veterans.(c) An individual employed as a state, county, or city service officer under this chapter is required to become accredited by a national veterans service organization through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Office of General Counsel not later than one (1) year from the date of the individual's employment, in order to represent veterans.(d) Annually, all state, county, or city service officers shall undergo a course of training to adequately address problems of discharged veterans in the service officer's county, or city, including a thorough familiarization with laws, rules, and regulations of the federal government and the state that affect benefits to which the veterans and dependents of the veterans are entitled. After a service officer has undergone this sustainment training and successfully passed a written test, the service officer shall be recertified by the director to assist veterans for the following year.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-12.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.169-2013, SEC.3; P.L.99-2016, SEC.5; P.L.42-2020, SEC.5.
IN Code § 10-17-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 1. Indiana Veterans' Affairs|10-17-1-11. Employment Requirements

Sec. 11. (a) The following employees of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs must satisfy the requirements set forth in section 5(a) of this chapter:(1) State service officers.(2) Director of the state approving agency.(3) Program directors of the state approving agency.(4) Director of the Indiana state veterans' cemetery established by IC 10-17-11-4.(b) An employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs not described in subsection (a) must:(1) satisfy; or(2) be the spouse, surviving spouse, parent, or child of a person who satisfies;the requirements set forth in section 5(a) of this chapter.As added by P.L.144-2007, SEC.10.
IN Code § 10-17-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 2. County Recording of Military Discharge|10-17-2-1. Book for Recording; Electronic Preservation of Discharges; Annual Reliability Testing

Sec. 1. (a) To provide a special and permanent record of discharges from a branch of the military service of the United States of members of a branch of the service who are residents of Indiana, the county recorder shall do either of the following:(1) Procure a sufficiently large and well bound book of good material in which the county recorder shall record all discharges.(2) Preserve discharges received by the recorder in an electronic format that may be accessed in the office of the recorder and store paper copies or microfilm of the discharges at a secure offsite location from which the paper copies or microfilm may be retrieved as necessary.(b) The county recorder shall annually test the reliability of hardware and software used to provide electronic access to discharges preserved under subsection (a)(2).[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-4-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.42-2020, SEC.6.
IN Code § 10-17-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 2. County Recording of Military Discharge|10-17-2-2. Electronic Index; Electronic Records

Sec. 2. A book providing for the recording of discharges from the army, navy, or any other branch of the service must consist of printed forms in blank, similar to and in conformity with the wording of the forms of discharge used by the United States government, the size of type being reduced to permit the printing of the form of the discharge on one (1) page of the record. Each book must be provided with an alphabetical index. The standards imposed by this section apply to the preservation of discharges in an electronic format under section 1(a)(2) of this chapter.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-4-2.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.42-2020, SEC.7.
IN Code § 10-17-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 2. County Recording of Military Discharge|10-17-2-3. Recorders; Duties; Fee Prohibited

Sec. 3. A fee may not be collected for recording a discharge under this chapter. The recorder shall immediately provide the discharged person with a certified copy of the discharge at no charge in accordance with IC 10-17-3-2.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-4-3.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 3. Certified Copies of Discharge Documents|10-17-3-1. "Honorably Discharged Veterans"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "honorably discharged veterans" includes persons placed on inactive duty under honorable conditions but not discharged from military service.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-7-1(c).]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 3. Certified Copies of Discharge Documents|10-17-3-2. Copies Necessary to Secure Benefits to Military Personnel

Sec. 2. The state or a political subdivision shall provide upon request, without charge or fee, one (1) certified copy of a document or record if it is shown that the certified copy is necessary to secure benefits to:(1) members of the military service;(2) honorably discharged veterans; or(3) surviving spouses or dependents of an individual described in subdivision (1) or (2);under a federal or state law.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-7-1(a).]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 3. Certified Copies of Discharge Documents|10-17-3-3. Fees for Document Copies

Sec. 3. The state or a political subdivision may collect a charge per copy of not more than the amount specified in IC 36-2-7-10(c)(5) if a person requests more than one (1) certified copy of the document or record. The funds received under this section shall be placed in the general fund of the state or county.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-7-1(b).]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 10-17-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 4. Leave of Absence for Military Training|10-17-4-1. Restoration to Former Position; Seniority; Pay

Sec. 1. (a) This section is subject to IC 10-16-7-5 and IC 10-16-7-6.(b) A person who:(1) is a qualified member of the reserve components of the armed forces;(2) is a member of the Ready Reserve;(3) is a member of an organized unit;(4) in order to receive military training with the armed forces of the United States not to exceed fifteen (15) days in one (1) calendar year:(A) leaves a position other than a temporary position in the employ of an employer; and(B) provides evidence:(i) defining date of departure and date of return for purposes of military training ninety (90) days before the date of departure; and(ii) of the satisfactory completion of the training immediately after the training is completed; and(5) is qualified to perform the duties of the position described in clause (A);is entitled to be restored to the person's previous or a similar position with the same status and pay.(c) Seniority continues to accrue during a period of absence described in subsection (a), and the period of absence for military training must be construed as an absence with leave. At the discretion of the employer, the leave may be with or without pay.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-8-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.260-2003, SEC.3.
IN Code § 10-17-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 4. Leave of Absence for Military Training|10-17-4-2. Vacation; Sick Leave; Bonus; Advances and Other Advantages

Sec. 2. Absence for military training does not affect an employee's right to receive normal vacation, sick leave, bonus, advancement, and other advantages of the employee's particular position.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-8-2.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 4. Leave of Absence for Military Training|10-17-4-3. Action for Damages

Sec. 3. If an employer fails to comply with sections 1 and 2 of this chapter, an employee may:(1) bring an action at law for damages for the employer's noncompliance; or(2) apply to the circuit court, superior court, or probate court for equitable relief that is just and proper under the circumstances.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-8-3.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.58.
IN Code § 10-17-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 4. Leave of Absence for Military Training|10-17-4-4. Reserve Member of Armed Forces Called to Receive Temporary Military Training; Restoration to Former Position; Compensation and Benefits

Sec. 4. (a) This section is subject to IC 10-16-7-5 and IC 10-16-7-6.(b) A person who, as a reserve member of the armed forces of the United States, is called upon to receive temporary military training is entitled to a temporary leave of absence from the person's employer not to exceed fifteen (15) days per calendar year. A person described in this section shall:(1) provide the employer with evidence of the dates of the person's departure and return as soon as practicable before the person's departure; and(2) furnish the employer, upon the person's return, evidence of the person's satisfactory completion of the training.Upon the person's return, the person shall be restored to the person's previous or similar position, with the same status that the person held before leaving for the person's training period.(c) A leave granted under this section may be granted, with or without pay, within the discretion of the employer.(d) A temporary leave of absence granted under this section does not affect the rights of the person to vacation leave, sick leave, or other normal benefits of the person's employment.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-9-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.260-2003, SEC.4.
IN Code § 10-17-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 4. Leave of Absence for Military Training|10-17-4-5. Action for Damages

Sec. 5. An employer that refuses to grant an employee a temporary leave of absence as provided in section 4 of this chapter is subject to a suit for any damages sustained by the person denied the leave of absence.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-9-2.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 6. Contracts of Minor Veterans Under Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944|10-17-6-1. Authorization to Execute Contracts

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, or benefit to veterans;and the minor spouse of a person described in subdivisions (1) and (2) may execute a contract that is necessary to the full realization of the rights, privileges, and benefits conferred under the federal law if the person is otherwise competent to enter into agreements and contracts.(b) A contract entered into under subsection (a) by a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age has the same force and effect as contractual obligations of a person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-10-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 7. Dependent Benefits of Vietnam Prisoners|10-17-7-1. "Dependent"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dependent" means a child:(1) born before or during the period during which the child's father was a prisoner of war or person missing in action; or(2) legally adopted or in the legal custody of the child's father before and during the period during which the father was a prisoner of war or person missing in action.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-16.5-2.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 7. Dependent Benefits of Vietnam Prisoners|10-17-7-2. "Prisoner of War or Person Missing in Action"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "prisoner of war or person missing in action" means a person who:(1) was a resident of Indiana at the time the person entered service of the United States armed forces; and(2) while serving in the United States armed forces, was declared a prisoner of war or a person missing in action as established by the United States Secretary of Defense after January 1, 1960.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-16.5-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 7. Dependent Benefits of Vietnam Prisoners|10-17-7-3. Educational Benefits

Sec. 3. (a) A dependent of a prisoner of war or person missing in action, upon the person's acceptance for enrollment in a state educational institution, may obtain a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion without tuition or charge as long as the dependent is eligible.(b) A dependent is entitled to the benefits of this chapter notwithstanding any circumstance, including the return or the reported death of the dependent's parent or guardian who had been declared a prisoner of war or a person missing in action.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-16.5-3.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.149; P.L.42-2020, SEC.10.
IN Code § 10-17-9-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-0.3. "Director"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the director of veterans' affairs appointed under IC 10-17-1-5.As added by P.L.21-2008, SEC.1.
IN Code § 10-17-9-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-0.5. "Home"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "home" refers to the Indiana Veterans' Home.As added by P.L.21-2008, SEC.2.
IN Code § 10-17-9-0.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-0.8. "Superintendent"

Sec. 0.8. As used in this chapter, "superintendent" refers to the superintendent of the Indiana Veterans' Home appointed under section 3.5 of this chapter.As added by P.L.21-2008, SEC.3.
IN Code § 10-17-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-1. Conduct and Maintenance

Sec. 1. The conduct and maintenance of the Indiana Veterans' Home, located near Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, are governed by this chapter.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-1.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.21-2008, SEC.4.
IN Code § 10-17-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-2. Gifts; Legacies; Devises; Conveyances

Sec. 2. The home may receive for the use of the institution and expend as the donor directs:(1) gifts;(2) legacies;(3) devises; and(4) conveyances;of real and personal property that are made, given, or granted to or for the home or in its name.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-5.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-3. Appropriations for Buildings

Sec. 3. The board of county commissioners in each county may appropriate money out of the general fund of the county to erect cottages or any other needed building on the grounds of the home.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-6.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8.
IN Code § 10-17-9-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-3.5. Appointment of Superintendent

Sec. 3.5. (a) The director shall appoint the superintendent of the Indiana Veterans' Home. In appointing the superintendent, the director shall give preference to an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States.(b) The superintendent may be removed only by the director.(c) The superintendent is administratively responsible to the director.(d) The director shall determine the superintendent's salary, subject to the approval of the governor and the budget agency.As added by P.L.21-2008, SEC.5.
IN Code § 10-17-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-4. Superintendent Responsibilities

Sec. 4. The superintendent of the Indiana Veterans' Home:(1) has the immediate charge and management of the institution;(2) directs and controls the resident employees; and(3) superintends the medical and physical care, rehabilitation, and management of the members in the home.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-15.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.21-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 10-17-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-5. Political Affiliation of Employees

Sec. 5. The superintendent may not appoint or employ a person in an office or a place in the Indiana Veterans' Home because of the political views or affiliation of the appointee or employee or for a reason other than capacity and fitness for the duties to be performed by the appointee or employee. However, among applicants for appointment found capable and fit, preference shall be given to an honorably discharged military veteran and the spouse, widow, widower, mother, and child of an honorably discharged military veteran.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-16.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.21-2008, SEC.7.
IN Code § 10-17-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 10. Public Safety|Article 17. Veterans' Affairs|Chapter 9. Indiana Veterans' Home|10-17-9-7. Admissions; Rules; Funds; Death

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "eligible person" refers to either of the following:(1) An honorably discharged member of the armed forces.(2) The spouse or surviving spouse of an honorably discharged member of the armed forces.(b) An eligible person who has a disability or is destitute is eligible for admission to the home if:(1) the eligible person has been a resident of Indiana for at least one (1) year immediately preceding application for admission to the home; or(2) in the case of an eligible person referred to in subsection (a)(1), the eligible person was a resident of Indiana when the eligible person enlisted in the armed forces.(c) The Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall adopt rules concerning admission to the home.(d) In adopting rules governing the admission, maintenance, and discharge of members of the home, the Indiana department of veterans' affairs may establish a fund called the veterans' home comfort and welfare fund. The director shall deposit all money collected from the members for the cost of their care and maintenance in the fund. The director shall expend this money in any manner that adds to the comfort and welfare of the members of the institutions.(e) A part of the veterans' home comfort and welfare fund may be withdrawn and deposited in a special fund called the veterans' home building fund. The veterans' home building fund shall be used for the construction, maintenance, remodeling, or repair of buildings of the home.(f) Preference under this section may be given to a person who served in an Indiana military organization. Except in cases where the surviving spouse of a veteran marries another veteran, the benefits of this chapter extend only to a surviving spouse and the spouse of a veteran if the contract of marriage was entered into more than five (5) years before the date of death of the veteran. Except as otherwise provided by law, upon the death of a person in the home, money paid to the person or due to the person from a bank, a trust company, a corporation, or an individual becomes an asset of the person's estate and shall be distributed in the manner prescribed by the probate law of the state.[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-6-1-7.]As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.37; P.L.21-2008, SEC.8; P.L.113-2010, SEC.74.