Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to the appointment of a police chief or deputy police chief in all cities.

     (b) An applicant must meet the following requirements:

(1) Have five (5) years of service as:

(A) a police officer with a full-time, paid police department or agency; or

(B) a federal enforcement officer (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-129) with a full-time, paid federal law enforcement agency.

(2) Be a citizen of the United States.

(3) Be a high school graduate or equivalent.

(4) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.

(5) Be free of mental illness.

(6) Be physically fit.

(7) Have successfully completed:

(A) the minimum basic training requirements established by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1, or have continuous service with the same department to which the applicant was appointed as a law enforcement officer before July 6, 1972; or

(B) the minimum basic federal law enforcement training requirements that are substantially equivalent to the training requirements as described in clause (A).

     (c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), an applicant for appointment as police chief or deputy police chief must have at least five (5) years of continuous service with the police department of that city or with the same federal law enforcement agency immediately before the appointment. This requirement may be waived by the city executive.

As added by P.L.348-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.148-1992, SEC.3; P.L.68-1996, SEC.8; P.L.117-2020, SEC.1.