Sec. 17. (a) The board shall provide, within amounts appropriated for the purpose, the uniforms and equipment necessary for the employees of the department to perform their respective duties.

     (b) The uniforms and equipment provided to employees under this section remain the property of the state.

     (c) The board may sell uniforms and equipment, with the consent of the governor, if the uniforms and equipment become unfit for use. Money received from a sale under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the state general fund.

     (d) The board shall charge against an employee of the department the value of any property of the department lost or destroyed through carelessness or neglect of the employee. If the board determines that the loss or destruction of the department’s property was due to carelessness or neglect of an employee, the value of the equipment shall be deducted from the pay of the employee.

     (e) An employee of the department may perform nonduty work, for compensation, using the issued uniform, radio, and firearm provided by the board, if that work is approved by the superintendent in accordance with the rules and employee policies of the department. The employee shall reimburse the department for the value of any uniforms or equipment lost or destroyed in the performance of the nonduty work.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-7.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.83-2006, SEC.1.