Sec. 0.1. The addition of section 14 of this chapter by P.L.219-1991 applies to the following: (1) An insurance policy that is issued or renewed after June 30, 1991. (2) A contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 1991, under which a prepaid health care delivery plan is to provide services to enrollees. As […]
Sec. 1. Except for sections 15.3 and 16.3 of this chapter, this chapter applies to all counties. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 6, §§ 2 and 11.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2002, SEC.156.
Sec. 10. (a) The county shall furnish one (1) automobile and, with the approval of the county executive and the county fiscal body, may furnish additional automobiles, for use by the sheriff in the performance of the sheriff’s official duties. The county shall maintain each automobile in service. (b) The county executive may purchase for […]
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-3-11-2.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.126, SEC.2. Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.115(b).
Sec. 12. (a) The sheriff shall file with the appropriate court and, in the case of a person awaiting trial on a criminal charge, with the county prosecuting attorney, a weekly report of each person confined in the county jail. The report must include the confined person’s name, the date of commitment, the court or […]
Sec. 13. (a) Whenever the sheriff has reason to believe that a prisoner in the sheriff’s custody is in danger of being unlawfully killed, the sheriff shall order all persons with whom the sheriff can directly communicate to assist in protecting the prisoner. If the sheriff remains unable to protect the prisoner, the sheriff shall […]
Sec. 14. (a) As used in this section, “accident and sickness insurance policy” means an insurance policy that provides one (1) or more of the types of insurance described as Class 1(b) or 2(a) insurance under IC 27-1-5-1 on an individual basis or a group basis. (b) As used in this section, “enrollee” has the […]
Sec. 15. (a) As used in this section, “lawful detention” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-186. (b) This section applies to a county only if the legislative body for the county elects by ordinance to implement this section. (c) A person who is: (1) sentenced under this article for a felony or a […]
Revisor’s Note: See IC 1-1-3.5-8 concerning the effective date of this section as amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.1. Sec. 15.3. (a) As used in this section, “lawful detention” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-186. (b) This section applies only: (1) to a county having a population of less than seven thousand (7,000); and (2) […]
Sec. 16. (a) If the county legislative body adopts an ordinance electing to implement section 15 of this chapter, the county legislative body shall establish a nonreverting county prisoner reimbursement fund. (b) All amounts collected under section 15 of this chapter must be deposited in the county prisoner reimbursement fund. (c) Any amount earned from […]
Sec. 16.3. (a) If the county legislative body adopts an ordinance electing to implement section 15.3 of this chapter, the county legislative body shall establish a nonreverting county prisoner reimbursement fund. (b) All amounts collected under section 15.3 of this chapter must be deposited in the county prisoner reimbursement fund. (c) Any amount earned from […]
Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to the following: (1) A contract entered into under section 2.5 of this chapter with a sheriff who is elected or reelected to office after November 1, 2010. (2) Any other form of annual compensation provided to a sheriff who is elected or reelected to office after November 1, […]
Sec. 17.4. A sheriff or an employee of a jail may not charge an individual a fee for the individual to be incarcerated or held in a jail unless the individual has been convicted of a crime for which the individual was incarcerated or held in the jail. As added by P.L.83-2008, SEC.13.
Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, “health care services” includes health care items and procedures. (b) As used in this section, “lawful detention” means the following: (1) Arrest. (2) Custody following surrender in lieu of arrest. (3) Detention in a penal facility. (4) Detention for extradition or deportation. (5) Custody for purposes incident […]
Sec. 19. (a) This section applies to a person who: (1) is subject to lawful detention; (2) incurs or will incur medical care expenses that are not otherwise reimbursable during the lawful detention; (3) is unwilling or unable to pay for the person’s own health care services; and (4) is potentially eligible for Medicaid (IC […]
Sec. 2. (a) The county sheriff must reside within the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The sheriff forfeits office if the sheriff ceases to be a resident of the county. (b) The term of office of the county sheriff under Article 6, Section 2 […]
Sec. 2.5. (a) The sheriff, the executive, and the fiscal body may enter into a salary contract for the sheriff. (b) A sheriff’s salary contract must contain the following provisions: (1) A fixed amount of compensation for the sheriff in place of fee compensation. (2) Payment of the full amount of the sheriff’s compensation from […]
Sec. 2.8. (a) In place of any other form of compensation, including a salary contract entered into under section 2.5 of this chapter, a county may pay a sheriff’s compensation as provided in this section from the county general fund in the manner that salaries of other county officials are paid. Subject to section 17 […]
Sec. 3. The sheriff shall attend meetings of the county executive when required under IC 36-2-2-15(d). [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-14-6 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
Sec. 4. The sheriff shall attend meetings of the county fiscal body when required under IC 36-2-3-6(c). [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 17-1-24-9 part.] As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1.
