2021 Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 2. Law Enforcement
Chapter 8. Law Enforcement Training and Continuing Education
5-2-8-1. County Law Enforcement Continuing Education Program
Sec. 1. (a) The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) "Abuse" means:
(A) conduct that causes bodily injury (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-29) or damage to property; or
(B) a threat of conduct that would cause bodily injury (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-29) or damage to property.
(2) "County law enforcement agency" includes:
(A) postsecondary educational institution police officers appointed under IC 21-17-5 or IC 21-39-4; and
(B) school corporation police officers appointed under IC 20-26-16.
(b) There is established in each county a county law enforcement continuing education program. The program is funded by amounts appropriated under IC 33-37-8-4 or IC 33-37-8-6.
(c) A county law enforcement agency receiving amounts based upon claims for law enforcement continuing education funds under IC 33-37-8-4 or IC 33-37-8-6 shall deposit each fee collected into the county law enforcement continuing education fund.
(d) Distribution of money in the county law enforcement continuing education fund shall be made to a county law enforcement agency without the necessity of first obtaining an appropriation from the county fiscal body.
(e) Money in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) that is unencumbered and remains in a county law enforcement continuing education fund for at least one (1) entire calendar year from the date of its deposit shall, at the end of a county's fiscal year, be deposited by the county auditor in the law enforcement academy fund established under IC 5-2-1-13.
(f) To make a claim under IC 33-37-8-6, a law enforcement agency shall submit to the fiscal body a verified statement of cause numbers for fees collected that are attributable to the law enforcement efforts of that agency.
(g) A law enforcement agency shall submit a claim for fees under this section in the same county fiscal year in which the fees are collected under IC 33-37-4.
(h) A county law enforcement agency program shall provide to each law enforcement officer employed by the county and may provide to each law enforcement officer employed by a city or town law enforcement agency within the county continuing education concerning the following:
(1) Duties of a law enforcement officer in enforcing restraining orders, protective orders, temporary injunctions, and permanent injunctions involving abuse.
(2) Guidelines for making felony and misdemeanor arrests in cases involving abuse.
(3) Techniques for handling incidents of abuse that:
(A) minimize the likelihood of injury to the law enforcement officer; and
(B) promote the safety of a victim.
(4) Information about the nature and extent of abuse.
(5) Information about the legal rights of and remedies available to victims of abuse, including the U nonimmigrant visa created under the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386).
(6) How to document and collect evidence in an abuse case.
(7) The legal consequences of abuse.
(8) The impact on children of law enforcement intervention in abuse cases.
(9) Services and facilities available to victims of abuse and abusers.
(10) Verification of restraining orders, protective orders, temporary injunctions, and permanent injunctions.
(11) Policies concerning arrest or release of suspects in abuse cases.
(12) Emergency assistance to victims of abuse and criminal justice options for victims of abuse.
(13) Landlord-tenant concerns in abuse cases.
(14) The taking of an abused child into protective custody.
(15) Assessment of a situation in which a child may be seriously endangered if the child is left in the child's home.
(16) Assessment of a situation involving an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2).
(17) Response to a sudden, unexpected infant death.
(18) Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver.
(19) Cultural diversity awareness that includes an understanding of cultural issues related to race, religion, gender, age, domestic violence, national origin, and physical and mental disabilities.
(i) A county law enforcement agency may provide continuing education under subsection (h) to each police reserve officer (described in IC 36-8-3-20) appointed by the county law enforcement agency.
(j) A county law enforcement agency may enter into an agreement with other law enforcement agencies to provide the continuing education required by this section and section 2(f) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.31-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.305-1987, SEC.5; P.L.40-1988, SEC.1; P.L.52-1989, SEC.1; P.L.26-1990, SEC.3; P.L.2-1992, SEC.49; P.L.22-1994, SEC.1; P.L.1-1998, SEC.63; P.L.20-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2003, SEC.13; P.L.98-2004, SEC.50; P.L.2-2007, SEC.77; P.L.132-2007, SEC.1; P.L.20-2009, SEC.1; P.L.34-2010, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.12; P.L.164-2014, SEC.2; P.L.217-2017, SEC.46; P.L.59-2019, SEC.1.
