Indiana Code 8-15-2-5.5. Policing of toll roads
(1) employ its own police officers for the purpose of policing any toll road under its jurisdiction;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-15-2-5.5
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Authority: refers to the Indiana finance authority established by Indiana Code 8-15-2-4
- 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
- toll road project: includes any subsequent improvement, betterment, enlargement, extension, or reconstruction of an existing project. See Indiana Code 8-15-2-4
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(3) designate one (1) of such officers as chief or superintendent.
(b) The police officers so employed by the authority are vested with all necessary police powers to enforce the provisions of the laws of the state of Indiana and without writ or warrant for violation thereof when committed in their presence. To this end, police officers employed by the authority shall be peace officers and shall have within the property limits of the toll road project the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws as have sheriffs, constables, and police officers in their respective jurisdictions. Any warrant of arrest or search warrant issued by proper authority of the state may be executed by any police officers employed by the authority within the property limits of the toll road project.
(c) All uniformed police officers employed by the authority shall carry arms, and nonuniformed police officers employed by the authority may carry arms if in the performance of their duties.
Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.99, SEC.8. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.41, SEC.54; P.L.109-1983, SEC.8.