IC 35-31.5-2-185 — "Law enforcement officer"

Bills amending this section

• HB 13432026Signed into laweffective July 1, 2026

  Public safety matters.

• HB 11232026In committeeeffective July 1, 2026

  Police investigations relating to prostitution.

Bills citing this section

• HB 10522026Signed into law

  Various administrative law matters.

• HB 12492026Signed into law

  Various criminal law matters.

• HB 13602026Signed into law

  Access to public records.

• SB 2502026Passed chamber

  Regulation of hemp.

• HB 10402026Passed chamber

  Battery against school and healthcare employees.

• HB 10942026In committee

  Uniform recognition of Canadian protection orders.

Section text

Sec. 185. (a) "Law enforcement officer" means: (1) a police officer (including a tribal police officer, a correctional police officer, and a hospital police officer employed by a hospital police department established under IC 16-18-4), sheriff, constable, marshal, prosecuting attorney, special prosecuting attorney, special deputy prosecuting attorney, the securities commissioner, the state fire marshal, the executive director of the department of homeland security, or the inspector general; (2) a deputy of any of those persons; (3) an investigator for a prosecuting attorney or for the inspector general; (4) a conservation officer; (5) an enforcement officer of the alcohol and tobacco commission; (6) an enforcement officer of the securities division of the office of the secretary of state; (7) a gaming agent employed under IC 4-33-4.5 or a gaming control officer employed by the gaming control division under IC 4-33-20; (8) a fire investigator of the department of homeland security; or (9) a member in the military police force of the Indiana National Guard while exercising police powers in accordance with IC 10-16-23-3. (b) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 35-42-2-1, includes an alcoholic beverage enforcement officer, as set forth in IC 35-42-2-1. (c) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 35-45-15, includes a federal enforcement officer, as set forth in IC 35-45-15-3. (d) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 35-44.1-3-1 and IC 35-44.1-3-2, includes a school resource officer (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1) and a school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16. (e) "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 35-40.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-40.5-1-1.

As added by P.L.114-2012, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.118; P.L.221-2013, SEC.6; P.L.172-2013, SEC.10; P.L.238-2015, SEC.8; P.L.58-2020, SEC.1; P.L.64-2022, SEC.10; P.L.122-2023, SEC.17; P.L.238-2025, SEC.85; P.L.94-2026, SEC.82.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

Sections citing IC 35-31.5-2-185

• IC 11-13-3-7
• IC 11-13-6-6
• IC 13-17-15-3
• IC 14-22-40-5
• IC 14-9-8-17
• IC 15-15-13-17
• IC 24-3-4-5
• IC 34-6-2.1-111
• IC 35-40.5-1-1
• IC 35-41-3-2
• IC 35-44.1-2-2
• IC 35-47-15-3
• IC 4-3-26-7
• IC 4-33-20-9
• IC 5-14-3-4
• IC 5-14-3.3-4
• IC 7.1-1-3-19.7
• IC 7.1-3-1.5-1
• IC 8-15-3-34
• IC 8-15.7-2-7
• IC 9-13-2-92

Sections IC 35-31.5-2-185 cites

• IC 10-16-23-3
• IC 16-18-4
• IC 20-26-16
• IC 20-26-18.2-1
• IC 35-40.5
• IC 35-40.5-1-1
• IC 35-42-2-1
• IC 35-44.1-3-1
• IC 35-44.1-3-2
• IC 35-45-15
• IC 35-45-15-3
• IC 4-33-20
• IC 4-33-4.5