Indiana § 9-13-2-127 "Police officer"

Indiana Statutes

§ 9-13-2-127 — "Police officer"

Indiana § 9-13-2-127

Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES

Art. 13GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

Ch. 2Definitions

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 9-13-2-127 (2026).

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(a)"Police officer" means, except as provided in subsection (b), the following:

(1)A regular member of the state police department.

(2)A regular member of a city or town police department.

(3)A town marshal or town marshal deputy.

(4)A regular member of a county sheriff's department.

(5)A conservation officer of the department of natural resources.

(6)An individual assigned as a motor carrier inspector under IC 10-11-2-26(a).

(7)An excise police officer of the alcohol and tobacco commission.

(8)A gaming control officer employed by the gaming control division under IC 4-33-20.

(9)A conservancy district marshal or deputy conservancy district marshal. The term refers to a police officer having jurisdiction in Indiana, unless the context clearly refers to a police officer from anothe

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(a) "Police officer" means, except as
provided in subsection (b), the following:
(1) A regular member of the state police department.
(2) A regular member of a city or town police department.
(3) A town marshal or town marshal deputy.
(4) A regular member of a county sheriff's department.
(5) A conservation officer of the department of natural resources.
(6) An individual assigned as a motor carrier inspector under IC 10-11-2-26(a).
(7) An excise police officer of the alcohol and tobacco
commission.
(8) A gaming control officer employed by the gaming control
division under IC 4-33-20.
(9) A conservancy district marshal or deputy conservancy district
marshal.
The term refers to a police officer having jurisdiction in Indiana, unless
the context clearly refers to a police officer from another state or a
territory or federal district of the United States.
(b) "Police officer", for purposes of IC 9-21, means an officer
authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations
of traffic regulations.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly
9-1-3.6-1(f); subsection (b) formerly 9-4-1-12.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.67-1992, SEC.2; P.L.210-2005, SEC.10; P.L.94-2006, SEC.3; P.L.13-2013, SEC.34; P.L.259-2013, SEC.8; P.L.262-2013, SEC.14; P.L.198-2016, SEC.147; P.L.122-2023, SEC.3.