§ 10-11-2-24 — Correctional institutions to receive prisoners; medical examination or treatment

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other
place of detention shall:
(1) receive a prisoner arrested by a police employee of the
department within the jurisdiction served by the jail; and
(2) detain the prisoner in custody until otherwise ordered by a
court or by the superintendent.
A person who refuses to receive a prisoner or who releases a prisoner
except as directed may be removed from office by the governor.
(b) A person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility,
or other place of detention may not receive or detain a prisoner in
custody under subsection (a) until the arresting police employee has
had the prisoner examined by a physician or competent medical
personnel if the prisoner appears to be:
(1) unconscious;
(2) suffering from a serious illness;
(3) suffering from a serious injury; or
(4) seriously impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance (as
defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7), a drug other than a controlled
substance, or a combination of alcohol, a controlled substance, or
drugs.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the cost of the examination
and resulting treatment under subsection (b) is the financial
responsibility of the prisoner receiving the examination or treatment.
(d) If a prisoner is unable to bear the financial responsibility for the
cost of the examination and treatment under subsection (b), the
prisoner may apply for indigent medical assistance.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-22.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.88.