Indiana Code 10-17-1-9. County service officer, city service officer, and assistants
(1) shall designate and may:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-17-1-9
- 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
- veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) employ a county service officer; and
(2) may employ service officer assistants;
to serve the veterans of the county.
(b) The mayor of a city may employ a service officer and may employ service officer assistants to serve the veterans of the city.
(c) If the remuneration and expenses of a county or city service officer are paid from the funds of the county or city employing the service officer, the service officer shall:
(1) be:
(A) an honorably discharged veteran who has at least six (6) months of active service in the armed forces of the United States; or
(B) a service officer assistant with not less than two (2) years of experience;
(2) be a resident of Indiana or become a resident of Indiana not more than six (6) months after the service officer’s start date; and
(3) serve under the supervision of the director of veterans’ affairs.
(d) A service officer assistant must be a resident of Indiana or become a resident of Indiana not later than six (6) months after the service officer assistant’s start date and:
(1) satisfy the requirements specified in subsection (c)(1); or
(2) be the spouse, surviving spouse, parent, or child of a person who satisfies the requirements specified in subsection (c)(1).
(e) A rule contrary to subsection (c) or (d) is void.
(f) County and city fiscal bodies may appropriate funds necessary for the purposes described in this section.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007, SEC.9; P.L.105-2014, SEC.1; P.L.108-2016, SEC.2; P.L.42-2020, SEC.4.