§ 8-3-17-2 — Commission; recordation; powers and duties

(a) Every policeman appointed under this
chapter shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take and
subscribe an oath of office, which shall be endorsed upon the officer's
commission, and the commission, with the oath, shall be recorded in
the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the
policeman resides. Every policeman who is appointed and
commissioned as provided in this chapter shall have, exercise, and
possess, throughout Indiana, while engaged in the discharge of the
officer's duties as a policeman, the powers of sheriffs, marshals,
constables, and municipal police officers, except in the service of civil
process.
(b) A policeman who is appointed and commissioned under this
chapter must wear a distinctive uniform and a badge of authority or
must operate a motor vehicle that is clearly marked as a police vehicle
when exercising the officer's authority to arrest or issue a traffic
information and summons to a person for the violation of a law or
ordinance regulating the use and operation of a motor vehicle on a
public highway.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.18, s.2. As amended by P.L.62-1984,
SEC.31; P.L.72-1989, SEC.4.