§ 36-8-10-10.4 — County police force; preference for employment

Indiana § 36-8-10-10.4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 10: Sheriff's Department; Merit Board; Pensions

Text

4. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board
shall give a preference for employment according to the following
priority:
(1) A war veteran who has been discharged from the armed forces
of the United States under conditions other than conditions set
forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2).
(2) A person whose mother or father was a:
(A) firefighter of a unit;
(B) municipal police officer; or
(C) county police officer;
who died in the line of duty (as defined in IC 5-10-10-2).
(b) Subject to subsection (c), the board may give a preference for
employment to any of the following:
(1) A member of another department laid off under section 11.1
of this chapter.
(2) A police officer laid off by a city under IC 36-8-4-11.
(c) A person described in subsection (a) or (b) may not receive a
preference for employment unless the person:
(1) applies; and
(2) meets all employment requirements prescribed:
(A) by law, including physical and age requirements; and
(B) by the department.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.95-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.110-2010, SEC.36; P.L.238-2025, SEC.96.