Indiana § 20-26-18.2-3 School resource officer's police powers

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-26-18.2-3 — School resource officer's police powers

Indiana § 20-26-18.2-3

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 26SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL

Ch. 18.2School Resource Officers

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Ind. Code § 20-26-18.2-3 (2026).

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(a)A school resource officer may:

(1)make an arrest;

(2)conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property using the reasonable suspicion standard;

(3)carry a firearm on or off school property;

(4)pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible means, including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to stop; and

(5)exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws.

(b)A school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II basic training requirements established by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 has statewide jurisdiction.

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(a) A school resource officer may:
(1) make an arrest;
(2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property using the
reasonable suspicion standard;
(3) carry a firearm on or off school property;
(4) pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer after
the school resource officer has, by visible or audible means,
including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or
emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to
stop; and
(5) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement
of Indiana laws.
(b) A school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II
basic training requirements established by the law enforcement training
board under IC 5-2-1-9 has statewide jurisdiction.