Indiana § 36-1-17-2 Legal expenses of officer or employee

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-1-17-2 — Legal expenses of officer or employee

Indiana·Title 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Art. 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 17 Defense Expenses for Unit and Municipal Corporation

Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a unit or municipal corporation may not pay the legal expenses incurred by an officer or employee of the unit or the municipal corporation:

(1)in defending against:

(A)a criminal action;

(B)a civil action brought by the attorney general of the United States, a United States attorney, the attorney general of Indiana, or an Indiana prosecuting attorney under:

(i)IC 34-24-1;

(ii)IC 34-24-2;

(iii)IC 34-24-3;

(iv)IC 5-11-5;

(v)IC 5-11-6;

(vi)IC 5-13-6;

(vii)IC 5-13-14-3; or

(viii)18 U.S.C. 1964; or

(C)a proceeding to enforce an ordinance or a statute defining an infraction; or

(2)who is the target of a grand jury investigation, if the scope of the investigation includes a claim that the officer or employee committed a criminal act.

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Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter,
a unit or municipal corporation may not pay the legal expenses incurred
by an officer or employee of the unit or the municipal corporation:
(1) in defending against:
(A) a criminal action;
(B) a civil action brought by the attorney general of the United
States, a United States attorney, the attorney general of Indiana,
or an Indiana prosecuting attorney under:
(i) IC 34-24-1;
(ii) IC 34-24-2;
(iii) IC 34-24-3;
(iv) IC 5-11-5;
(v) IC 5-11-6;
(vi) IC 5-13-6;
(vii) IC 5-13-14-3; or
(viii) 18 U.S.C. 1964; or
(C) a proceeding to enforce an ordinance or a statute defining
an infraction; or
(2) who is the target of a grand jury investigation, if the scope of
the investigation includes a claim that the officer or employee
committed a criminal act.