Indiana § 5-10-10-2 "Dies in the line of duty"

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-10-10-2 — "Dies in the line of duty"

Indiana § 5-10-10-2

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 10PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Ch. 10Special Death Benefit Fund

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Ind. Code § 5-10-10-2 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), as used in this chapter, "dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any action that the public safety officer, in the public safety officer's capacity as a public safety officer, is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law to perform in the course of controlling or reducing crime or enforcing the criminal law. For purposes of a public safety officer who is an employee (as defined in IC 5-10-13-2), the term includes a death presumed incurred in the line of duty under IC 5-10-13.

(b)This subsection applies to a public safety officer who is eligible for a special death benefit under section 4.8 or 4.9 of this chapter. "D

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c),
as used in this chapter, "dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that
occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any
action that the public safety officer, in the public safety officer's
capacity as a public safety officer, is obligated or authorized by rule,
regulation, condition of employment or service, or law to perform in
the course of controlling or reducing crime or enforcing the criminal
law. For purposes of a public safety officer who is an employee (as
defined in IC 5-10-13-2), the term includes a death presumed incurred
in the line of duty under IC 5-10-13.
(b) This subsection applies to a public safety officer who is eligible
for a special death benefit under section 4.8 or 4.9 of this chapter.
"Dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that occurs as a direct result
of personal injury or illness caused by an incident, accident, or violence
that results from any action that the public safety officer, in the public
safety officer's capacity as a public safety officer:
(1) is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of
employment or service, or law to perform; or
(2) performs during an emergency run.
(c) This subsection applies to a public safety officer who is:
(1) a county coroner or deputy county coroner; and
(2) eligible for a special death benefit under this chapter.
"Dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that occurs as a direct result
of personal injury or illness caused by an incident, accident, or violence
that results from any action that the public safety officer, in the public
safety officer's capacity as a public safety officer, is obligated or
authorized by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or
law to perform.