IC 5-10-10-1.5 — "Correctional officer"

Bills citing this section

• HB 12492026Signed into law

  Various criminal law matters.

• HB 13602026Signed into law

  Access to public records.

• HB 10402026Passed chamber

  Battery against school and healthcare employees.

• HB 13632026In committee

  Various public safety matters.

Section text

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "correctional officer" includes: (1) a county jail officer under IC 11-12-4-4; (2) a person who has received a correctional officer training certificate under IC 11-8-2-8; (3) a prison matron or an assistant prison matron under IC 36-8-10-5; (4) any other person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) in a facility operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state; and (5) a hazardous duty employee of the department of correction who: (A) works within a prison or juvenile facility; or (B) performs parole or emergency response operations and functions.

As added by P.L.42-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-2006, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.13.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

Sections citing IC 5-10-10-1.5

• IC 10-14-2-5
• IC 35-44.1-4-10
• IC 5-10-13-2
• IC 5-14-3-4

Sections IC 5-10-10-1.5 cites

• IC 11-12-4-4
• IC 11-8-2-8
• IC 35-31.5-2-186
• IC 36-8-10-5