§ 33-39-4-1 — Duties; bond; salary

Indiana § 33-39-4-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 39: PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS
• Ch. 4: Appointment of Investigators and Jurisdiction to

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(a) The prosecuting attorney of any judicial
circuit of Indiana may appoint an employee, including an investigator,
with the approval of the county council or councils. An employee
appointed under this section works under the direction of the
prosecuting attorney.
(b) An investigator appointed under this section who is not covered
by a crime insurance policy described in IC 5-4-1-20 shall give bond
in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c) An investigator appointed under this section has the same police
powers within the county authorized by law to all police officers.
(d) In each judicial circuit the salary or other compensation to be
paid an investigator appointed under this section shall be set by the
county council or councils. A county council or councils may not
reduce the number of investigators or compensation of any investigator
without approval of the prosecuting attorney.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-14-6-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.55-2022, SEC.7.