Indiana § 14-9-8-27 Conservation reserve officer assisting in enforcement of watercraft
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Indiana Statutes

§ 14-9-8-27 — Conservation reserve officer assisting in enforcement of watercraft laws

Indiana § 14-9-8-27

Art. 9DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Ch. 8Law Enforcement

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Ind. Code § 14-9-8-27 (2026).

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(a)A conservation reserve officer may be appointed to assist the division in the enforcement of watercraft laws and for no other purpose. A conservation reserve officer must be appointed in the same manner that a conservation officer is appointed.

(b)A conservation reserve officer:

(1)may not be a conservation officer;

(2)has the police powers of a conservation officer to enforce watercraft laws, except as limited by the rules of the department;

(3)to the extent that money is appropriated for a purpose listed in this subdivision, may receive:

(A)a uniform allowance;

(B)compensation for time lost from other employment because of court appearances;

(C)insurance for life, accident, and sickness coverage;

(D)compensation for lake patrol duties that the division director assigns and ap

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(a) A conservation reserve officer may be
appointed to assist the division in the enforcement of watercraft laws
and for no other purpose. A conservation reserve officer must be
appointed in the same manner that a conservation officer is appointed.
(b) A conservation reserve officer:
(1) may not be a conservation officer;
(2) has the police powers of a conservation officer to enforce
watercraft laws, except as limited by the rules of the department;
(3) to the extent that money is appropriated for a purpose listed in
this subdivision, may receive:
(A) a uniform allowance;
(B) compensation for time lost from other employment because
of court appearances;
(C) insurance for life, accident, and sickness coverage;
(D) compensation for lake patrol duties that the division
director assigns and approves for compensation; or
(E) any combination of benefits specified in clauses (A)
through (D);
(4) is not eligible to participate in a pension program provided for
conservation officers;
(5) may not be appointed until completion of the following:
(A) A minimum of forty (40) hours of general reserve officer
training.
(B) A minimum of twelve (12) hours in addition to the training
under subdivision (A) in the enforcement of watercraft laws.
(C) A probationary period specified by rule of the department;
(6) may not:
(A) make an arrest;
(B) conduct a search or seizure of a person or property; or
(C) carry a firearm;
unless the conservation reserve officer successfully completes a
pre-basic course under IC 5-2-1-9(f); and
(7) may be covered by the medical treatment and burial expense
provisions of the worker's compensation law (IC 22-3-2 through
IC 22-3-6) and the worker's occupational diseases law (IC 22-3-7).
If compensability of an injury covered under subdivision (7) is an issue,
the administrative procedures of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 and IC 22-3-7 must be used to resolve the issue.
(c) A conservation reserve officer carrying out lake patrol duties
under this chapter is immune from liability under IC 34-30-12,
notwithstanding the payment of compensation to the conservation
reserve officer.
(d) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
this section and to limit the authority of conservation reserve officers.