36-8-4-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all cities. [Local Government Recodification Citation: New.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.53.
36-8-4-10. Public Safety Officers; Preference for Employment
Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the board or persons having the authority to employ members of the fire or police department shall give a preference for employment according to the following priority: (1) A war veteran who has been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces. (2) A person whose mother or […]
36-8-4-11. Layoffs; Reinstatement
Sec. 11. (a) If it is necessary for the safety board to reduce the number of members of the police or fire department by layoff for financial reasons, the last member appointed must be the first to be laid off, with other members also laid off in reverse hiring order, until the desired level is […]
36-8-4-12. Probationary Appointments
Sec. 12. The safety board may provide that all appointments to the police or fire department are probationary for a period not to exceed one (1) year. If the safety board finds, upon the recommendation of the chief of the department during the probationary period, that the conduct or capacity of a member is not […]
36-8-4-2. Member Requirements
Sec. 2. (a) Members of the police and fire departments must: (1) have adequate means of transportation into the jurisdiction served by the member’s department; and (2) maintain telephone service to communicate with the department. (b) A city with a population of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) may adopt an ordinance that requires […]
36-8-4-3. Use of Departmental Vehicles
Sec. 3. Members of the police and fire departments may not use vehicles owned or maintained by their department outside the county in which the city is located except during the performance of official duties or as provided for by department regulation. [Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-2-1 part.] As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.53. […]
36-8-4-4. Provision of Uniforms and Equipment; Cash Allowance
Sec. 4. (a) A city shall provide the active members of the police and fire departments with all uniforms, clothing, arms, and equipment necessary to perform their duties. Except as provided in section 4.5 of this chapter, after one (1) year of regular service in either department, a member may be required by the city […]
36-8-4-4.5. Body Armor for Active Members of Police Departments
Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this section, “body armor” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-5-13(a). (b) A city shall provide an active member of the police department of the city with body armor for the torso. The city shall replace the body armor for the torso according to the replacement period recommended […]
36-8-4-5. Care of Police Officers and Firefighters Injured or Contracting Illnesses as a Result of Performance of Duties
Sec. 5. (a) A city shall pay for the care of a police officer or firefighter who suffers an injury while performing the person’s duty or while the person is on duty or who contracts illness caused by the performance of the person’s duty, including an injury or illness that results in a disability or […]
36-8-4-6. Promotions
Sec. 6. (a) This section applies only to: (1) police departments in second and third class cities having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or more; and (2) fire departments in second and third class cities; that are not governed by a merit system prescribed by statute or ordinance. (b) Promotion of police officers or […]
36-8-4-6.5. Police Chiefs or Deputy Police Chiefs; Requirements
Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to the appointment of a police chief or deputy police chief in all cities. (b) An applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) Have five (5) years of service as: (A) a police officer with a full-time, paid police department or agency; or (B) a federal enforcement officer (as […]
36-8-4-7. Age Limitations; Aptitude, Physical Agility, and Physical Examinations
Sec. 7. (a) Subject to IC 36-8-4.7, a person may not be appointed as a member of the: (1) fire department after the person has reached thirty-six (36) years of age; or (2) police department after the person has reached forty (40) years of age. A person may be reappointed as a member of any […]
36-8-4-8. Police Officers; Maximum Work Week; Compensation for Additional Time
Sec. 8. (a) A member of the police department may not be required, except in case of a public emergency as determined by the city executive, to work more than six (6) days of eight (8) hours each in one (1) week, or more than an average of forty-eight (48) hours per week in one […]
36-8-4-9. Firefighters; Hours of Work
Sec. 9. (a) A member of a regularly organized and paid fire department may not be required to work more than an average of fifty-six (56) hours per week. However, if on September 1, 1985, a fire department was using sixty-three (63) hours as the maximum average number of hours a member could work a […]