Sec. 0.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to an official or employee:

(1) of:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-47-6-0.5

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) the United States;

(B) a state or political subdivision of a state;

(C) an operator (as defined in IC 5-23-2-8); or

(D) any other entity that has been granted statutory authority to enforce the penal laws of Indiana;

(2) who has been granted the power to effect arrests under Indiana law; and

(3) who has been authorized by the official’s or employee’s agency or employer to carry firearms.

     (b) An individual described in subsection (a) is subject to the applicable regulations of the United States concerning the possession and carriage of firearms on aircraft or in areas of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property.

As added by P.L.84-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.67.