Sec. 3. (a) A school resource officer may:

(1) make an arrest;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-26-18.2-3

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • school resource officer: means a law enforcement officer who:

    Indiana Code 20-26-18.2-1

(2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property using the reasonable suspicion standard;

(3) carry a firearm on or off school property; and

(4) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws.

     (b) A school resource officer has jurisdiction in every county where the school corporation or charter school engaging the officer operates a school or where the school corporation or charter school’s students reside. This subsection does not restrict the jurisdiction that a school resource officer may possess due to the officer’s employment by a law enforcement agency.

As added by P.L.172-2013, SEC.7.

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