Indiana legal term
officer in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “officer” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “officer” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"officer" includes the following: (1) A person employed by: (A) the department of correction; (B) a law enforcement agency; (C) a probation department; (D) a county jail; or (E) a circuit, superior, county, probate, city, or town court; who is required to carry a firearm in performance of the person's official duties. (Ind. Code § 35-44.1-3-2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Intimidation
- Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia
- Battery, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adult or person with mental or physical disability; failure to report; unlawful disclosure; referrals; retaliation
- Probable cause; suspension of driving privileges; ignition interlock device; violation
- Unlawful carrying of a handgun
- Violation of the itemization and certification rule
- Commission; prohibited interest
- Commission; receiving gifts prohibited
- Deliveries limited
- Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity
- Ghost employment
- Illegal influence prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
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