§ 11-12-4-4 — Jail officer; necessity; training

(a) As used in this section, "jail officer" means
a person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision of
county jail inmates.
(b) A person may be confined in the county jail only if there is a jail
officer stationed in the jail.
(c) A jail officer whose employment begins after December 31,
1985, shall complete the training required by this section during the
first year of employment. This subsection does not apply to a jail
officer who:
(1) has successfully completed minimum basic training
requirements (other than training completed under IC 5-2-1-9(i))
for law enforcement officers established by the law enforcement
training board; or
(2) is a law enforcement officer and is exempt from the training
requirements of IC 5-2-1. For purposes of this subdivision,
completion of the training requirements of IC 5-2-1-9(i) does not
exempt an officer from the minimum basic training requirements
of IC 5-2-1.
(d) The law enforcement training board shall develop a forty (40)
hour program for the specialized training of jail officers. The program
training must include six (6) hours of training in interacting with
persons with mental illness, addictive disorders, intellectual
disabilities, and developmental disabilities, to be provided by persons
approved by the secretary of family and social services and the law
enforcement training board. The remainder of the training shall be
provided by the board.
(e) The board shall certify each person who successfully completes
such a training program.
(f) The department shall pay the cost of training each jail officer.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.153-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.129-1985, SEC.1; P.L.30-1992, SEC.5; P.L.85-2004, SEC.43; P.L.117-2015, SEC.8; P.L.4-2017, SEC.2.