11-13-6-6. Duties of employees assigned to supervise and assist parolees; employee not considered law enforcement officer

IN Code § 11-13-6-6 (2019) (N/A)

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Sec. 6. (a) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist parolees may:

(1) execute warrants issued by the department;

(2) serve orders, subpoenas, and notices issued by the department;

(3) conduct investigations necessary to the performance of the employee's duties;

(4) visit and confer with any person under the employee's supervision, even when that person is in custody;

(5) act as a probation officer if requested by the appropriate court and if that request is approved by the department;

(6) search a parolee's person or property if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the parolee is violating or is in imminent danger of violating a condition of parole;

(7) arrest a parolee without a warrant if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated or is about to violate a condition of the parolee's parole and that an emergency situation exists, so that awaiting action under section 7 of this chapter would create an undue risk to the public or to the parolee; and

(8) exercise any other power reasonably necessary in discharging the employee's duties and powers.

(b) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist parolees is not considered a law enforcement officer under IC 5-2-1 or IC 35-31.5-2-185.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.311-1983, SEC.36; P.L.114-2012, SEC.29.

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