§ 36-2-13-10 — Motor vehicles; equipment; maintenance

Indiana § 36-2-13-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 2: GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 13: County Sheriff

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(a) The county shall furnish one (1)
automobile and, with the approval of the county executive and the
county fiscal body, may furnish additional automobiles, for use by the
sheriff in the performance of the sheriff's official duties. The county
shall maintain each automobile in service.
(b) The county executive may purchase for and furnish to the sheriff
a motor vehicle that seats a driver, two (2) guards, and at least six (6)
other persons, and may be equipped for use as an ambulance or used
to transport persons in the custody of the sheriff. The county shall
maintain the vehicle.
(c) If the county furnishes and maintains a conveyance for the use
of the sheriff, it may not grant the sheriff a mileage allowance but may
reimburse the sheriff for other expenses relating to the conveyance.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-10-1;
17-3-11-1.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.127-2017, SEC.92.