§ 11-13-1-1 — Probation officers; appointment; qualifications; term, responsibility, salaries, expenses, bond

(a) A court or division of a court authorized to
impose probation shall appoint one (1) or more probation officers,
depending on the needs of the court, except that two (2) or more
divisions within a court, two (2) or more courts within a county, or two
(2) or more courts not in the same county may jointly appoint and
employ one (1) or more probation officers for the purpose of meeting
the requirements of this section.
(b) A person may be appointed as a probation officer after the
effective date established by the judicial conference of Indiana only if
that person meets the minimum employment qualifications adopted by
the conference, except that this requirement does not apply to any
person certified as a qualified probation officer before that effective
date. Any uncertified person appointed as a probation officer after the
effective date who fails to successfully complete the written
examination established under section 8 of this chapter within six (6)
months after the date of the person's appointment is prohibited from
exercising the powers of a probation officer as granted by law.
(c) Probation officers shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
court and are directly responsible to and subject to the orders of the
court. The amount and time of payment of salaries of probation officers
shall be fixed by the county, city, or town fiscal body in accordance
with the salary schedule adopted by the county, city, or town fiscal
body under IC 36-2-16.5. The salary of a probation officer shall be paid
out of the county, city, or town treasury by the county auditor or city
controller. Probation officers are entitled to their actual expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Probation
officers shall give a bond if the court so directs in a sum to be fixed by
the court.
(d) A court, or two (2) or more courts acting jointly, may designate
a probation officer to direct and supervise the work of the probation
department.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts
1980, P.L.89, SEC.1; P.L.277-2003, SEC.2.