§ 36-8-17-7.5 — "Police powers"

Indiana § 36-8-17-7.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 17: Fire Safety Inspections; Arson Investigations

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5. (a) As used in this section, "police powers"
means the power to:
(1) make an arrest;
(2) conduct a search or seizure of a person or property; or
(3) carry a firearm.
(b) A fire investigator of a first class or second class city may
exercise police powers if the fire investigator meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) The fire investigator has been authorized to exercise police
powers by the:
(A) police chief; and
(B) fire chief;
of the first class or second class city.
(2) The fire investigator has successfully completed the pre-basic
training course established under IC 5-2-1-9(f).
(3) The fire investigator has successfully completed the minimum
basic training and educational requirements adopted by the law
enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for
employment as a law enforcement officer.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.90-2017, SEC.2.