§ 36-8-10-4 — County police force; creation; membership; budget and salaries

(a) A county police force is established in each
county. The members are employees of the county, and the sheriff of
the county shall assign their duties according to law.
(b) The expenses of the county police force are a part of the sheriff's
department budget. The board may recommend the number and salary
of the personnel, but the county fiscal body shall determine the budget
and salaries.
(c) The county shall furnish to the sheriff and the sheriff's full-time
paid county police officers the uniforms or other clothing they need to
perform their duties. However, after one (1) year of service in the
sheriff's department, a sheriff or county police officer may be required
by the county to furnish and maintain the sheriff's or county police
officer's own uniform clothing upon payment to the sheriff or county
police officer by the county of an annual cash allowance of at least two
hundred dollars ($200).
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations:
subsections (a), (b) formerly 17-3-14-3; subsection (c) formerly
17-3-11-2.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.61. Amended by
P.L.131-1983, SEC.13; P.L.127-2017, SEC.263.