§ 5-2-1-1 — Establishment; purposes

(a) In order to ensure the public safety and
general welfare of the people of the state of Indiana and to promote
equity for all segments of society, a program of mandatory training for
law enforcement officers is established.
(b) This chapter shall be interpreted to achieve said purposes
through the establishment of a consistent and uniform statewide:
(1) deadly force policy and training program; and
(2) defensive tactics policy and training program;
as well as minimum standards regarding other law enforcement
training.
(c) It is the intent of this chapter to encourage all law enforcement
officers, departments, and agencies within this state to adopt standards
which are higher than the minimum standards implemented under this
chapter. However, any policy or program created or implemented
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) may not be modified or altered
in any way by any Indiana law enforcement agency, office, or
department.
(d) The chief executive officer of a law enforcement department or
agency in Indiana shall use all reasonable means to ensure that the law
enforcement officers within the department or agency comply with this
chapter. The chief executive officer shall submit to the executive
director of the board, not later than March 31 of each year, a written
report detailing the basic and inservice training status of each law
enforcement officer on the payroll of the department or agency. The
report must also include similarly detailed information pertaining to the
training status of each police reserve officer.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.209, s.1. As amended by P.L.16-1984,
SEC.2; P.L.30-1992, SEC.1; P.L.52-2005, SEC.1; P.L.21-2022,
SEC.1.