Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, "industrial plant" means a factory, business, or concern that is engaged primarily in the manufacture or assembly of goods or the processing of raw materials, or both.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A law enforcement officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state to the extent that the officer is engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties.
(2) An employee to the extent that the employee is hired for the purpose of guarding and protecting the properties of railroad companies and is licensed as a railroad policeman under IC 8-3-17, to the extent that the employee is engaged in the performance of the employee's official duties.
(3) The owner of an industrial plant or an employee of the owner of an industrial plant to the extent that the owner or the employee is hiring a plant security guard for the owner's industrial plant.
(4) A retail merchant or an employee of the retail merchant to the extent that the retail merchant or the employee is hiring a security guard for the retail merchant's retail establishment.
As added by P.L.185-2007, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.199.