§ 11-13-3-7 — Supervision and assistance of persons on parole; duties of employee assigned; employee not considered law enforcement officer

(a) An employee of the department assigned to
supervise and assist parolees may:
(1) execute warrants issued by the parole board;
(2) serve orders, subpoenas, and notices issued by the parole
board;
(3) conduct investigations necessary to the performance of the
employee's duties;
(4) visit and confer with any person under the employee's
supervision, even when that person is in custody;
(5) act as a probation officer if requested by the appropriate court
and if that request is approved by the department;
(6) search a parolee's person or property if the employee has
reasonable cause to believe that the parolee is violating or is in
imminent danger of violating a condition to remaining on parole;
(7) arrest a parolee without a warrant if the employee has
reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated or is
about to violate a condition to remaining on parole and that an
emergency situation exists, so that awaiting action by the parole
board under section 8 of this chapter would create an undue risk
to the public or to the parolee; and
(8) exercise any other power reasonably necessary in discharging
the employee's duties and powers.
(b) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist
parolees is not considered a law enforcement officer under IC 5-2-1 or
IC 35-31.5-2-185.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by
P.L.311-1983, SEC.35; P.L.114-2012, SEC.28.