Indiana Code 8-15-3-34. Employment of police officers
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-15-3-34
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- authority: refers to the Indiana finance authority established by Indiana Code 8-15-3-0.5
- department: refers to the Indiana department of transportation. See Indiana Code 8-15-3-2
- 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
- tollway: includes :
Indiana Code 8-15-3-7
Sec. 34. The department may arrange for the use and employment of police officers to police a tollway. The police officers employed under this section are vested with all necessary police powers to enforce state laws. A police officer employed under this section has the same powers within the property limits of a tollway as a law enforcement officer (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-185) within the law enforcement officer’s jurisdiction. A warrant of arrest issued by the proper authority of the state may be executed within the property limits of the tollway by a police officer employed by the department or an operator.
As added by P.L.47-2006, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.17.