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2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22. Meet and Confer for Public Safety Employees › 36-8-22-11. Prohibited Employer Practices

Sec. 11. An employer may not do the following:
(1) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed under this chapter.
(2) Dominate, interfere with, or assist in the formation or administration of an employee organization, or contribute financial or other support to an employee organization. However, an employer may permit employees to meet and confer and represent employee interests during working hours without loss of time or pay.
(3) Discriminate in regard to hiring or conditions of employment to encourage or discourage membership in an employee organization.
(4) Discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed a complaint, an affidavit, or a petition or has given information or testified under this chapter.
(5) Refuse to meet and confer in good faith with an exclusive recognized representative.
As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22. Meet and Confer for Public Safety Employees › 36-8-22-12. Meet and Confer; Advisory Opinion; Mediation and Conciliation

Sec. 12. (a) An exclusive recognized representative of the employees of an employer that elects to meet and confer with an employer must notify the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative intends to exercise its rights under this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by section 13 of this chapter, an employer who has received a written notice under subsection (a) shall meet and confer in good faith at reasonable times, including meeting in advance of the budget making process, to discuss issues and proposals regarding wages, hours of employment, and other conditions and terms of employment with the exclusive recognized representative.
(c) If the employer and exclusive recognized representative are unable to reach an agreement concerning the issues listed in subsection (b), either party may request an advisory opinion from the commissioner of labor or the commissioner's designee. However, the commissioner of labor may not consider the following issues when rendering an advisory opinion under this subsection:
(1) Discipline.
(2) Individual grievances.
(3) Any other issue that the commissioner considers inappropriate.
A party may request not more than one (1) advisory opinion per year under this subsection.
(d) If the employer or the exclusive recognized representative is not satisfied with the process under this section, either party may appeal to the commissioner of labor to request mediation and conciliation under IC 22-1-1-8(4).
(e) If the employer or the exclusive recognized representative makes an appeal under subsection (d), the commissioner of labor shall appoint, within thirty (30) days of the request, a temporary board or designee to:
(1) hear arguments from both parties; and
(2) issue a written recommendation for resolution.
(f) The administrative cost of the meeting under subsection (b), advisory opinion under subsection (c), and mediation under subsections (d) and (e) must be:
(1) divided equally between; and
(2) paid by;
the employer and the exclusive recognized representative.
(g) The parties must pay the administrative costs for an advisory opinion under subsection (c) or a mediation under subsections (d) and (e) to the department of labor within ten (10) days after the commissioner issues an advisory opinion or written recommendation.
(h) The department of labor shall transfer any amounts received under subsection (g) for an advisory opinion or mediation to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state general fund.
As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.6-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22. Meet and Confer for Public Safety Employees › 36-8-22-13. Employer Election to Meet and Confer; Termination of Duty to Meet and Confer

Sec. 13. (a) An employer is not required to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter unless the exclusive recognized representative has notified the employer in writing that the exclusive recognized representative elects to exercise its rights under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employer may elect to meet and confer and enter into an agreement under section 12 of this chapter even if the employer did not receive a written notice from an exclusive recognized representative.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an employer may elect to terminate its duty to meet and confer with an exclusive recognized representative under this chapter if:
(1) after meeting and conferring with the exclusive recognized representative under section 12 of this chapter, the employer and the exclusive recognized representative are unable to reach a written agreement under this chapter; and
(2) at least fifty percent (50%) of the members of the legislative body of the employer vote to terminate the employer's duty to meet and confer with the exclusive recognized representative under this chapter and written notice of the action of the legislative body is given to the exclusive recognized representative.
(d) An exclusive recognized representative that receives a termination notice from an employer under subsection (c)(2) must wait at least one (1) year after the date the exclusive recognized representative receives the notice to notify the employer of the exclusive recognized representative's election under subsection (a) to exercise its rights under this chapter.
As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.268.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22. Meet and Confer for Public Safety Employees › 36-8-22-14. Deficit Financing Prohibited

Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, "deficit financing" means making expenditures that exceed the money legally available to an employer in any budget year.
(b) An employer may not enter into an agreement under section 12 of this chapter that will place the employer in a position of deficit financing. An agreement is voidable to the extent that an employer must engage in deficit financing to comply with the agreement.
As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22. Meet and Confer for Public Safety Employees › 36-8-22-15. No Strike Participation; Employee Discharge; Loss of Right of Representation

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to employees of an employer regardless of population.
(b) An employee, an employee organization, or an exclusive recognized representative may not participate in or encourage participation in a strike against an employer.
(c) An employee engaging in a strike is subject to discharge by the employer as provided in IC 36-8-3-4.
(d) An exclusive recognized representative that engages in or sanctions a strike loses the right to represent the employees for at least ten (10) years after the date of the action.
(e) An employer may not pay an employee for days the employee is engaged in a strike.
As added by P.L.48-2007, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22.5. Public Safety Agreements › 36-8-22.5-3. "Written Agreement"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "written agreement" means a written agreement that:
(1) a unit executes after June 30, 2019, with an employee organization for the unit's fire or police department employees; and
(2) includes terms regarding employee:
(A) salary;
(B) wages; and
(C) salary and wage related fringe benefits, including health insurance, disability, retirement benefits, and paid time off.
As added by P.L.126-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22.5. Public Safety Agreements › 36-8-22.5-4. Impasse; When Mediation Required

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a written agreement if:
(1) an ordinance or resolution of the unit; or
(2) a provision in the written agreement between the unit and employee organization;
establishes a procedure for resolution of an impasse in negotiations through mediation, arbitration, or other alternative dispute resolution.
(b) If the parties are unable to reach an agreement in the negotiations within one (1) year after the date that the written agreement expires, the matter shall be submitted to nonbinding mediation. The written agreement must specify the following:
(1) The manner in which parties select a mediator. The parties may select a mediator through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, or some other organization or method.
(2) The manner and extent to which the parties share the costs of the mediation.
As added by P.L.126-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 22.5. Public Safety Agreements › 36-8-22.5-5. Contract Provision Requiring Continuation of Terms and Conditions During Negotiations

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any other law, a written agreement shall include a provision that requires the terms and conditions of the written agreement to continue without any change, including salary, wages, and benefits for any employee, if an impasse in negotiations is reached. The terms and conditions of the written agreement end and no longer bind the parties upon the occurrence of the earlier of the following:
(1) The mediation, arbitration, or other alternative dispute resolution process does not result in the parties reaching an agreement in the negotiations.
(2) The parties execute a new written agreement.
As added by P.L.126-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 23. Community Fast Responders › 36-8-23-1. "Community Fast Responder"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community fast responder" means a volunteer who may be summoned to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, or other emergency services under the direction of a nonprofit corporation.
As added by P.L.70-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 23. Community Fast Responders › 36-8-23-2. "Community Fast Responder Nonprofit Corporation"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "community fast responder nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation that organizes or directs community fast responders. The term, for purposes of this chapter, does not include a hospital or an entity operated or directed by a hospital.
As added by P.L.70-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 23. Community Fast Responders › 36-8-23-3. Good Samaritan Statute Applies to Fast Responders

Sec. 3. IC 34-30-12-1 (the good Samaritan statute) applies to a community fast responder.
As added by P.L.70-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 23. Community Fast Responders › 36-8-23-5. Limited Liability of Community Fast Responders and Nonprofit Corporations

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a county adopts an ordinance approving the provision of community fast responder services by a community fast responder nonprofit corporation; and
(2) the community fast responder nonprofit corporation purchases an insurance policy described in subsection (b).
(b) A community fast responder nonprofit corporation shall purchase an insurance policy that provides at least seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) of insurance coverage for the liability of all of the corporation's community fast responders for bodily injury or property damage caused by the corporation's community fast responders acting within the scope of their duties.
(c) The civil liability of a community fast responder for:
(1) an act that is within the scope of a community fast responder's duties; or
(2) the failure to do an act that is within the scope of a community fast responder's duties;
while performing emergency services or while traveling to the scene of an emergency or from the scene of an emergency is limited to the coverage provided by the insurance policy purchased under this section. A community fast responder may not be named in a lawsuit as a nonparty and is not liable for punitive damages for any act that is within the scope of the community fast responder's duties.
(d) The civil liability of a community fast responder nonprofit corporation is limited to five million dollars ($5,000,000) for injury to or death of all persons in an occurrence. A community fast responder nonprofit corporation is not liable for punitive damages.
As added by P.L.70-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 23. Community Fast Responders › 36-8-23-6. Tort Claims Act Applies to Counties Adopting an Ordinance Concerning Fast Responders

Sec. 6. A county that adopts an ordinance under section 5(a)(1) of this chapter is immune from civil liability in accordance with IC 34-13-3-3.
As added by P.L.70-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 24. Vehicular Carbon Monoxide Testing › 36-8-24-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following terms are defined for this chapter:
(1) "Direct read instrument" means a carbon monoxide detector that provides a rapid and continuous measurement of the carbon monoxide concentration of ambient air without the need for additional analysis or interpretation.
(2) "Fire department" means a fire department established by a county, city, town, or township. The term includes a volunteer fire department.
(3) "NIOSH TWA standard" means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's time weighted average for carbon monoxide.
(4) "Owner" means a person, other than a lienholder, that:
(A) holds the property in or title to, as applicable, a motor vehicle; or
(B) is entitled to the use or possession of, as applicable, a motor vehicle through a lease or other agreement intended to operate as a security.
(5) "Ppm" means parts per million.
(6) "Test administrator" means an individual who:
(A) is an agent, employee, or officer of a fire department that provides vehicular carbon monoxide testing; and
(B) conducts vehicular carbon monoxide testing for the owner of a motor vehicle.
As added by P.L.8-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 24. Vehicular Carbon Monoxide Testing › 36-8-24-4. Testing Procedure

Sec. 4. A test administrator conducting vehicular carbon monoxide testing for the owner of a motor vehicle shall do the following for each vehicular carbon monoxide test performed:
(1) Instruct the owner of the motor vehicle to:
(A) park the motor vehicle in an open air location;
(B) place the transmission in park;
(C) leave the engine running;
(D) set the motor vehicle's heater to its lowest activation setting; and
(E) completely close every window, sunroof, door, and trunk of the motor vehicle.
(2) Place a direct read instrument on the floorboard of the motor vehicle with the screen of the direct read instrument visible to the test administrator through a closed window of the test administrator's choosing.
(3) Verify that every window, sunroof, door, and trunk of the motor vehicle is completely closed.
(4) Record on the form described in section 5 of this chapter the numeric reading displayed by the direct read instrument five (5) minutes after the verification required under subdivision (3).
(5) Instruct the owner of the motor vehicle to set the motor vehicle's air conditioner to its lowest activation setting.
(6) Verify that every window, sunroof, door, and trunk of the motor vehicle is completely closed.
(7) Record on the form described in section 5 of this chapter the numeric reading displayed by the direct read instrument five (5) minutes after the verification required under subdivision (6).
(8) Inform the owner of the motor vehicle of the specific readings displayed by the direct read instrument during the course of the vehicular carbon monoxide test.
(9) Advise the owner of the motor vehicle that a reading equal to or greater than thirty-five (35) ppm exceeds the accepted NIOSH TWA standard for carbon monoxide.
(10) Recommend, as applicable, to the owner of a motor vehicle with a direct read instrument reading equal to or greater than thirty-five (35) ppm but less than one hundred (100) ppm to have the motor vehicle serviced by the owner's mechanic or exhaust system specialist of choice.
(11) Recommend, as applicable, to the owner of a motor vehicle with a direct read instrument reading equal to or greater than one hundred (100) ppm to cease use and operation of the motor vehicle immediately.
(12) Complete all remaining entries on the form described in section 5 of this chapter.
(13) Review the completed form described in subdivision (12) with the owner of the motor vehicle.
(14) Instruct the owner of the motor vehicle to print the owner's name and sign the completed form described in subdivision (13).
(15) Provide the owner of the motor vehicle with a copy of the completed and signed form described in subdivision (14).
(16) Maintain, in a manner consistent with the record keeping practices of the fire department responsible for the administration of the vehicular carbon monoxide test, a permanent record of the completed and signed form described in subdivision (14).
As added by P.L.8-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 24. Vehicular Carbon Monoxide Testing › 36-8-24-6. Immunity

Sec. 6. (a) A test administrator's good faith attempt to conduct a vehicular carbon monoxide test consistent with the methodology described in section 4 of this chapter immunizes the test administrator from civil liability and all associated damages, including punitive damages, arising from or related to the results of a vehicular carbon monoxide test described in this chapter.
(b) If a test administrator is not liable for:
(1) an act;
(2) an action;
(3) a cause of action;
(4) a claim;
(5) damages, including punitive damages;
(6) a demand;
(7) an expense; or
(8) an omission;
arising from or related to a vehicular carbon monoxide test described in this chapter, a fire department or other person may not incur liability by reason of an agency relationship between the test administrator and the fire department or the other person.
As added by P.L.8-2018, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-1.5. "Department"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1.
As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.154.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-2. "Public Safety Agency"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public safety agency" means a state or local law enforcement agency or fire protection agency. The term includes a volunteer fire department.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-3. "Public Safety Telecommunicator"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public safety telecommunicator" means an individual who:
(1) answers 911 emergency medical telephone calls on behalf of a public safety agency; and
(2) has the authority, based on a protocol adopted by the public safety agency, to provide T-CPR instructions to a telephone caller before the arrival of professional medical assistance by first responders.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-4. "T-Cpr"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "T-CPR" means telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-5. T-Cpr Training Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, after June 30, 2020, a public safety telecommunicator must successfully complete, at least every two (2) years, a T-CPR training program that meets or exceeds evidence based nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines adopted by the division. A T-CPR training program shall include:
(1) recognition protocols for out of hospital cardiac arrest; and
(2) compression only cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions for telephone callers.
(b) The department shall establish T-CPR training continuing education requirements for public safety telecommunicators.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.155.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-6. Department Powers and Duties

Sec. 6. (a) The department may:
(1) provide a T-CPR training program or continuing education course; or
(2) approve a T-CPR training program or continuing education course provided by a third party;
that meets the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The department shall establish requirements and a certification program for third party T-CPR instructors that provide T-CPR training programs or continuing education courses.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.156.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-7. Minimum Training Program Standards

Sec. 7. The department shall set the minimum standards for a T-CPR training program including:
(1) course approval;
(2) instruction; and
(3) examination;
which may include online training based on the nationally recognized guidelines adopted by the department. The department shall provide a person with a certificate for successfully completing T-CPR training.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-8. Fees

Sec. 8. The department may impose a reasonable fee for:
(1) providing a T-CPR program or continuing education course; and
(2) certifying a person who successfully completes a T-CPR program or any T-CPR instructor requirements.
The department shall deposit any fees collected in the fire and building services fund established by IC 22-12-6-1.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.158.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-9. Agreements Between Public Safety Agencies

Sec. 9. Nothing in this chapter prohibits a public safety agency from entering into a reciprocal agreement with another public safety agency to provide T-CPR instruction to telephone callers, if the public safety agency that accepts the telephone call has a public safety telecommunicator who has successfully completed a T-CPR training program approved by the department.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.159.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-10. Public Safety Answering Point Duties

Sec. 10. If a public safety answering point (as described in IC 36-8-16.7-20) transfers a telephone caller to a public safety telecommunicator described under section 3 of this chapter, the public safety answering point shall do the following:
(1) Use an evidence based protocol approved by the public safety answering point's medical director for the identification of a person in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(2) Provide appropriate training and continuing education, as determined by an evidence based protocol and approved by the public safety answering point's medical director, for identification of a person in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(3) Ensure that any public safety answering point that transfers a telephone call uses public safety telecommunicators who meet the training requirements set forth under section 5 of this chapter to provide instruction on administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-11. Exemption From Training Requirements

Sec. 11. A public safety telecommunicator who has completed a certified training program in emergency medical dispatch (as described under IC 16-31-3.5) call handling is exempt from completing a T-CPR training program described under this chapter.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-12. Immunity of Public Safety Telecommunicator Who Completes Training Requirements

Sec. 12. A public safety telecommunicator who has successfully completed:
(1) a T-CPR training program approved by the department; and
(2) any continuing education requirements;
is immune from civil liability for damages arising out of T-CPR instruction provided to a telephone caller, except for acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.187-2021, SEC.160.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-13. Telephone Caller Who Declines to Receive T-Cpr Instruction

Sec. 13. If a telephone caller declines to receive T-CPR instruction, the public safety telecommunicator:
(1) has no obligation to provide T-CPR instruction; and
(2) is immune from civil liability for damages for not providing T-CPR instruction.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25. T-Cpr Training for Public Safety Telecommunicators › 36-8-25-14. Employees Answering 911 Calls Who Are Not Public Safety Telecommunicators

Sec. 14. A public safety agency is immune from civil liability for damages for employing individuals to answer 911 emergency calls who are not public safety telecommunicators. However, the individuals who are not public safety telecommunicators may not:
(1) be required to complete T-CPR training; or
(2) provide T-CPR instruction to a telephone caller.
As added by P.L.54-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Executive board" means the task force executive board established by section 3 of this chapter.
(2) "Task force" means the Indiana crime guns task force established by section 2 of this chapter.
(3) "Task force area" means one (1) or more of the following counties:
(A) Boone County.
(B) Hamilton County.
(C) Hancock County.
(D) Hendricks County.
(E) Marion County.
(F) Morgan County.
(G) Johnson County.
(H) Shelby County.
(I) Allen County.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.75-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-2. Task Force Established; Purpose; Members

Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana crime guns task force is established. The task force shall be hosted by the Indianapolis metropolitan police department, which shall administratively support the task force.
(b) The purpose of the task force is to reduce violent crime and bring violent criminals to justice by delivering, in cooperation with state and federal officials, a uniform strategy to trace firearms used to commit crimes.
(c) The task force consists of:
(1) the executive board;
(2) an executive director;
(3) law enforcement officers assigned to the task force by a law enforcement agency located in the task force area; and
(4) other employees and staff, whether assigned to the task force by a law enforcement agency or employed directly by the task force.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-3. Executive Board

Sec. 3. (a) The task force executive board is established to oversee and direct the operations of the task force.
(b) The executive board consists of:
(1) the chief of police of the Indianapolis metropolitan police department or the chief's designee, who serves as the chairperson of the executive board;
(2) the superintendent of the Indiana state police department or the superintendent's designee, who serves as the vice chairperson of the executive board; and
(3) a sheriff or chief of police from each department in the task force area which has assigned an officer to the task force.
(c) The executive board shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson. The executive board may establish rules governing meetings.
(d) Five (5) executive board members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member has one (1) vote, and action by the executive board may be taken only upon the affirmative votes of the majority of attending members. If a vote is a tie, the position for which the chairperson voted prevails, as long as that position has received the affirmative votes of at least three (3) members.
(e) A member of the executive board is not entitled to:
(1) the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b); or
(2) reimbursement for traveling and other expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-4. Executive Director

Sec. 4. (a) The Indianapolis metropolitan police department shall appoint an executive director to assist the executive board in the efficient administration of its powers and duties. The person appointed as executive director must have at least ten (10) years of experience as a law enforcement officer, with at least five (5) years of command experience.
(b) The executive director:
(1) shall oversee the day to day operations of the task force, including supervision of task force divisions;
(2) is the executive agent of the executive board in the administration of the executive board's policies; and
(3) has the other powers and duties delegated to the executive director by the executive board.
(c) Subject to the approval of the executive board, the executive director shall:
(1) employ; and
(2) determine the qualifications, compensation, and duties of;
employees and staff necessary to carry out the operations of the task force. For purposes of this subsection, "employees and staff" does not include law enforcement officers assigned to the task force.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-5. Presiding Officer; Power of Executive Board

Sec. 5. (a) The chairperson is the presiding officer at the meetings of the executive board. The chairperson, together with the executive director, shall prepare, certify, and authenticate all proceedings, minutes, records, rules, and regulations of the executive board.
(b) The executive board has the general power to organize its work and to enforce and administer this chapter.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-6. Memorandum of Understanding; Quarterly Report

Sec. 6. The executive board shall do the following:
(1) Work with the executive director to develop a memorandum of understanding to be used with participating law enforcement agencies. The memorandum of understanding must include:
(A) staffing and personnel requirements;
(B) standard operating procedures for investigating crimes involving firearms; and
(C) a requirement that all participating law enforcement agencies use the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).
A memorandum of understanding must comply with section 7 of this chapter.
(2) Provide a quarterly report to the governor and the legislative council concerning the activities of the task force. The report to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-7. Responsibilities of a Participating Agency

Sec. 7. Personnel assigned to the task force by a participating law enforcement agency remain employees of the participating agency and not of the task force. The following apply to personnel assigned to the task force by a participating law enforcement agency:
(1) The participating agency is responsible for the conduct of personnel it assigned to the task force.
(2) The participating agency is responsible for:
(A) worker's compensation; and
(B) medical expenses;
of personnel it assigned to the task force.
(3) For purposes of tort liability, including liability under the Indiana tort claims act, personnel from a participating agency remain, while rendering assistance or aid to the task force, or while en route to or from rendering assistance or aid to the task force, employees of the participating law enforcement agency.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into by the participating law enforcement agency under section 6 of this chapter, a participating law enforcement agency is responsible for providing for the payment of compensation and benefits to its participating employee.
(5) The task force is not responsible, in whole or in part, for any loss, damage, expense, or cost the participating law enforcement agency incurs while participating in the task force.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 25.5. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force › 36-8-25.5-8. Indiana Crime Guns Task Force Fund

Sec. 8. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall establish the Indiana crime guns task force fund for the purpose of providing support for the operations of the task force.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Grants and donations made to the task force.
(2) Money from participating agencies in accordance with the memorandum of understanding.
(3) Money appropriated to fund the task force.
(c) The expenses of the task force shall be paid by the fund.
(d) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall administer the fund.
(e) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall process all expenditures and claims for payment made by the executive board. Expenditures from the fund shall not exceed the available balance of the fund.
(f) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall use all money in the fund to support the operations of the task force.
(g) The Indiana criminal justice institute may not transfer, assign, or otherwise remove money from the Indiana crime guns task force fund for any purpose outside of the mission of the task force as determined by the executive board of the task force.
(h) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.217-2021, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.281.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 26. Marion County Crime Reduction Pilot Project › 36-8-26-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Marion County crime reduction board established by section 2 of this chapter.
(2) "Downtown district" means the area bounded by:
(A) on the south:
(i) Morris Street from the White River to Prospect Street; and
(ii) Prospect Street east from Morris Street to Interstate I-65 north;
(B) on the west, the White River from Morris Street to 10th Street;
(C) on the east, Interstate I-65 north from Prospect Street to Interstate I-70 east; and
(D) on the north:
(i) Fall Creek from the White River to Indiana Avenue;
(ii) 10th Street from Indiana Avenue to Brooks Street;
(iii) Oscar Robertson Boulevard/11th Street from Brooks Street to the northbound exit onto Interstate I-65 south from Martin Luther King Boulevard;
(iv) the northbound exit onto Interstate I-65 south from Martin Luther King Boulevard to Capitol Avenue; and
(v) Interstate I-65 south from Capitol Avenue to Interstate I-70 east.
(3) "Interoperability agreement" means an agreement between two (2) or more members of the board that increases the duties or responsibilities of a law enforcement agency supervised or operated by a member of the board.
As added by P.L.103-2022, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 26. Marion County Crime Reduction Pilot Project › 36-8-26-3. Chairperson, Vice Chairperson; Organization

Sec. 3. (a) The police chief of the Indianapolis metropolitan police department or the police chief's designee shall serve as the chairperson.
(b) The superintendent of the state police department or the superintendent's designee shall serve as the vice chairperson.
(c) The chairperson shall organize the first meeting of the board, which must occur before November 1, 2022.
As added by P.L.103-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 26. Marion County Crime Reduction Pilot Project › 36-8-26-4. Meetings

Sec. 4. (a) The chairperson is the presiding officer at the meetings of the board. The vice chairperson shall preside if the chairperson is unable to serve at a meeting of the board. The chairperson shall prepare, certify, and authenticate all proceedings, minutes, records, rules, and regulations of the board.
(b) The board has the general power to organize its work and to enforce and administer this chapter.
(c) After its initial meeting, the board meets at the call of the chairperson.
As added by P.L.103-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 26. Marion County Crime Reduction Pilot Project › 36-8-26-5. Powers of Board

Sec. 5. The board may propose, review, and approve an interoperability agreement. However, the board may not approve an interoperability agreement if the board member who supervises or operates the law enforcement agency whose duties or responsibilities will be increased does not vote in favor of the interoperability agreement (or, in the case of a nonvoting member, does not affirmatively indicate the member's assent to the interoperability agreement). An interoperability agreement expires not later than December 31, 2027.
As added by P.L.103-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 26. Marion County Crime Reduction Pilot Project › 36-8-26-6. Reports

Sec. 6. Before November 1, 2023, and before November 1 of every year thereafter, the board shall send a report of its activities to the legislative council. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and include the following information:
(1) A copy of every interoperability agreement entered into or renewed in the past year.
(2) A list of all:
(A) Part One crimes (based on the reporting methodology of the Federal Bureau of Investigation); and
(B) crimes of violence (as defined in IC 35-50-1-2(a));
committed in the downtown district within the previous five (5) years.
(3) The crime clearance rates for each crime described in subdivision (2).
(4) A list of every major event that took place in the downtown district within the previous year.
(5) The number of times a law enforcement agency made a referral to, or requested assistance from, a social worker or mental health services provider (including a provider who specializes in addiction services).
(6) A completed crime perception survey for the previous year (based on the survey prepared by Downtown Indy, Inc.).
As added by P.L.103-2022, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 27. Pfas-Free Firefighter Gear › 36-8-27-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "firefighter gear" means any clothing designed, intended, or marketed to be a structural firefighting protective ensemble or ensemble element that includes:
(1) coats;
(2) trousers;
(3) coveralls;
(4) helmets;
(5) gloves;
(6) footwear;
(7) interface components; and
(8) other components used to construct such clothing.
(b) As used in this chapter, "PFAS chemical" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-8-10.7-3.
As added by P.L.78-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 8. Public Safety › Chapter 27. Pfas-Free Firefighter Gear › 36-8-27-2. Pfas Labeling Requirement

Sec. 2. After June 30, 2024, an Indiana fire department may not purchase firefighter gear unless it contains a permanently affixed label indicating whether or not the firefighter gear contains a PFAS chemical.
As added by P.L.78-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 8.5 of this chapter by P.L.220-1986 does not affect a proposal initiated before September 1, 1986, to amend, repeal, or otherwise change a comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance under IC 36-7-4. Such a proposal may be considered, adopted, and approved under the statutes in effect before September 1, 1986, as if P.L.220-1986 had not been enacted.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.680.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 36-1-2 and in this chapter apply throughout this article.
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.211, SEC.4. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-2. "Improvement"

Sec. 2. "Improvement" includes the construction, equipment, remodeling, extension, repair, and betterment of structures, including:
(1) sanitary sewers and sanitary sewer tap-ins;
(2) sidewalks;
(3) curbs;
(4) streets;
(5) alleys;
(6) pedestrian-ways or malls set aside entirely or partly, or during restricted hours, for pedestrian rather than vehicular traffic;
(7) other paved public places;
(8) parking facilities;
(9) lighting;
(10) electric signals;
(11) landscaping, including trees, shrubbery, flowers, grass, fountains, benches, statues, floodlighting, gaslighting, and structures of a decorative, educational, or historical nature;
(12) for units that own and operate a water utility, water main extensions from the water utility; and
(13) for units that establish and operate a department of public sanitation under IC 36-9-25, sewage works that are:
(A) overhead plumbing or backflow prevention devices;
(B) installed in private dwellings; and
(C) financed in whole or in part through assistance provided under IC 36-9-25-42.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-89-1 part; 18-7-13.1-2 part; 19-5-11-3 part; 19-5-13-4 part; 19-8-16-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.152-1992, SEC.1; P.L.168-2009, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-3. "Parking Facility"

Sec. 3. "Parking facility" includes the:
(1) land;
(2) structures and other improvements above, at, or below ground level;
(3) entrances, exits, equipment, and fences; and
(4) other accessories or appurtenances;
that are necessary or desirable for safety and convenience in the offstreet parking of vehicles, are owned or leased by a municipality, and are used for the offstreet parking of vehicles.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-5-11-3 part; 19-5-13-4 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-5. "Utility Regulatory Commission"

Sec. 5. "Utility regulatory commission" means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.71. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-6. "Public Transportation System"

Sec. 6. "Public transportation system" means any common carrier of passengers for hire.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2.5-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.72.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-7. "Public Way"

Sec. 7. "Public way" includes highway, street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, or alley.
[Local Government Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.73.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-8. "Sewage Works"

Sec. 8. "Sewage works" means:
(1) sewage treatment plants;
(2) intercepting sewers;
(3) main sewers;
(4) submain sewers;
(5) local sewers;
(6) lateral sewers;
(7) outfall sewers;
(8) storm sewers;
(9) force mains;
(10) pumping stations;
(11) ejector stations;
(12) any other structures necessary or useful for the collection, treatment, purification, and sanitary disposal of the liquid waste, solid waste, sewage, storm drainage, and other drainage of a municipality; and
(13) for purposes of IC 36-9-25, overhead plumbing or backflow prevention devices that are financed in whole or in part through assistance provided under IC 36-9-25-42.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-2-4-1; 19-2-5-1 part; 19-2-7-2 part; 19-2-20-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.74. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.25; P.L.168-2009, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-8.5. "Thoroughfare"

Sec. 8.5. "Thoroughfare" means a public way or public place that is included in the thoroughfare plan of a unit. The term includes the entire right-of-way for public use of the thoroughfare and all surface and subsurface improvements on it such as sidewalks, curbs, shoulders, and utility lines and mains.
As added by P.L.220-1986, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-9. "Urban Mass Transportation System"

Sec. 9. (a) "Urban mass transportation system" means a public transportation system that:
(1) operates buses or other vehicles designed to carry more than six (6) passengers, exclusive of the driver; and
(2) operates over designated and definite routes:
(A) within one (1) municipality and its suburban territory; or
(B) within and between two (2) or more municipalities located not more than ten (10) miles apart, and within their suburban territories.
(b) For purposes of this section, the suburban territory of a municipality consists of the areas within one (1) mile outside its corporate boundaries and one (1) additional mile for each fifty thousand (50,000) population, or major fraction thereof, in the municipality.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-5-2-3 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 36. Local Government › Article 9. Transportation and Public Works › Chapter 1. Definitions › 36-9-1-10. "Watercourse"

Sec. 10. (a) "Watercourse" includes lakes, rivers, streams, and any other body of water.
(b) The term does not include an underground aquifer or water in an underground aquifer.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.87-2012, SEC.2.