Sec. 12. Subject to IC 3-5-9, members of the safety board and members of any township, town, or city (including a consolidated city) police department, fire department, or volunteer fire department (as defined by IC 36-8-12-2) may:

(1) be candidates for elective office and serve in that office if elected;

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(2) be appointed to any office and serve in that office if appointed; and

(3) as long as they are not in uniform and not on duty, solicit votes and campaign funds and challenge voters for the office for which they are candidates.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-11-9.]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.376-1985, SEC.1; P.L.347-1987, SEC.1; P.L.1-1999, SEC.83; P.L.135-2012, SEC.10.