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Indiana Senate Bill SB0525 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1		-	ES0525.2
2		-	Reprinted
3		-	April 15, 2025
	1	+	ES0525.1
	2	+	April 8, 2025
4	3		ENGROSSED
5	4		SENATE BILL No. 525
6	5		_____
7		-	DIGEST OF SB 525 (Updated April 14, 2025 5:~~20 pm~~ - DI 116)
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 525 (Updated April 8, 2025 10:57 am - DI 116)
8	7		Citations Affected: IC 5-2; IC 5-10; IC 20-26; IC 35-42; IC 35-44.1;
9		-	IC 36-1; IC 36-2; IC 36-8; noncode.
10		-	Synopsis: Public safety matters. Defines "correctional services
11		-	provider" and adds correctional services providers to the definition of
12		-	"covered person" for purposes of restricting access to a covered
13		-	person's address on a public property data base website. Provides that
14		-	all deputies, excluding reserve deputies and jail deputies, employed by
	8	+	IC 36-2; IC 36-8; noncode.
	9	+	Synopsis: Public safety matters. Provides that all deputies, excluding
	10	+	reserve deputies and jail deputies, employed by the Marion County
	11	+	sheriff's office on December 31, 2025, shall be certified by the law
	12	+	enforcement training board (board) as Tier II law enforcement officers.
	13	+	Requires the Marion County sheriff's office to submit to the board a list
	14	+	of deputies who have successfully completed at least the minimum
	15	+	basic training requirements at the Marion County Sheriff's Office
	16	+	Academy. Provides that before January 1, 2026, the following actions
	17	+	must be taken: (1) The Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy shall
	18	+	adopt a Tier I basic training curriculum as approved by the board. (2)
	19	+	The board shall approve the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy
	20	+	as a Tier 1 basic training academy governed by the requirements
	21	+	established by the board. Provides that after January 1, 2026, a deputy
	22	+	employed by the Marion County sheriff's office shall receive basic
15	23		(Continued next page)
16	24		Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
17	25		Carrasco, Freeman,
18	26		Randolph Lonnie M
19	27		(HOUSE SPONSORS — IRELAND, BARTELS)
20	28		January 16, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
21	29		Law.
22	30		February 11, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
23	31		February 18, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
24	32		February 19, 2025, engrossed.
25	33		February 20, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 33, nays 15.
26	34		HOUSE ACTION
27	35		March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
28	36		Safety.
29	37		April 8, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
30		-	April 14, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
31	38		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 Digest Continued
32		-	the Marion County sheriff's office on December 31, 2025, shall be
33		-	certified by the law enforcement training board (board) as Tier II law
34		-	enforcement officers. Requires the Marion County sheriff's office to
35		-	submit to the board a list of deputies who have successfully completed
36		-	at least the minimum basic training requirements at the Marion County
37		-	Sheriff's Office Academy. Provides that before January 1, 2026, the
38		-	following actions must be taken: (1) The Marion County Sheriff's
39		-	Office Academy shall adopt a Tier I basic training curriculum as
40		-	approved by the board. (2) The board shall approve the Marion County
41		-	Sheriff's Office Academy as a Tier 1 basic training academy governed
42		-	by the requirements established by the board. Provides that after
43		-	January 1, 2026, a deputy employed by the Marion County sheriff's
44		-	office shall receive basic training at the Marion County Sheriff's Office
45		-	Academy. Makes changes to the definition of a "law enforcement
46		-	officer" for purposes of mandatory training for law enforcement
47		-	officers. Provides that a correctional professional is considered a public
48		-	safety officer for purposes of determining eligibility for line of duty
49		-	death benefits. (Current law provides that a correctional officer is
50		-	considered a public safety officer for determining eligibility for line of
51		-	duty death benefits.) Provides that a school resource officer who has
52		-	completed Tier I or Tier II basic training has statewide jurisdiction.
53		-	Provides that a school resource officer may pursue a person who flees
54		-	from a school resource officer after the school resource officer has, by
55		-	visible or audible means, including the operation of the school resource
56		-	officer's siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the
57		-	person to stop. Increases the penalty for criminal recklessness from a
58		-	Class B to a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the immunities and
59		-	limitations on liability that apply to a law enforcement officer (and the
60		-	officer's employing agency) acting within the officer's jurisdictional
61		-	area also apply to an officer (and employing agency) acting outside the
	39	+	training at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy. Makes
	40	+	changes to the definition of a "law enforcement officer" for purposes
	41	+	of mandatory training for law enforcement officers. Provides that a
	42	+	correctional professional is considered a public safety officer for
	43	+	purposes of determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits.
	44	+	(Current law provides that a correctional officer is considered a public
	45	+	safety officer for determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits.)
	46	+	Provides that a school resource officer who has completed Tier I or
	47	+	Tier II basic training has statewide jurisdiction. Provides that a school
	48	+	resource officer may pursue a person who flees from a school resource
	49	+	officer after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible
	50	+	means, including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or
	51	+	emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to stop.
	52	+	Increases the penalty for criminal recklessness from a Class B to a
	53	+	Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the immunities and limitations on
	54	+	liability that apply to a law enforcement officer (and the officer's
	55	+	employing agency) acting within the officer's jurisdictional area also
	56	+	apply to an officer (and employing agency) acting outside the
62	57		jurisdictional area under certain circumstances. Makes pointing a
63	58		firearm by a passenger in a vehicle whose driver is committing criminal
64	59		recklessness a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances. Adds a
65	60		hospital police department to the definition of police departments
66	61		required to provide police officers with certain rights. Provides that the
67	62		legislative council is urged to assign to the appropriate interim study
68	63		committee the task of studying the following: (1) Whether a sheriff's
69	64		office located in a city containing a consolidated city should operate
70	65		under a merit system. (2) Whether IC 36-3-1-5.1 should be modified or
71	66		repealed.
72		-	ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 Reprinted
73		-	April 15, 2025
	67	+	ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 April 8, 2025
74	68		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
75	69		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
76	70		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
77	71		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
78	72		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
79	73		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
80	74		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
81	75		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
82	76		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
83	77		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
84	78		ENGROSSED
85	79		SENATE BILL No. 525
86	80		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
87	81		public safety.
88	82		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
89	83		1 SECTION 1. IC 5-2-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2023,
90	84		2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
91	85		3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the
92	86		4 context clearly denotes otherwise, the following definitions apply
93	87		5 throughout this chapter:
94	88		6 (1) "Law enforcement officer" means an appointed officer or
95	89		7 employee hired by and on the payroll of the state, any of the
96	90		8 state's political subdivisions, a hospital police department (as
97	91		9 described in IC 16-18-4), a tribal police officer (as described in
98	92		10 IC 5-2-24), or a public or private postsecondary educational
99	93		11 institution whose board of trustees has established a police
100	94		12 department under IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2 who is granted
101	95		13 lawful authority to enforce all or some of the penal laws of the
102	96		14 state of Indiana and who possesses, with respect to those laws, the
103	97		15 power to effect arrests for offenses committed in the officer's or
104	98		16 employee's presence. The term includes a special officer
105	99		17 employed by a consolidated city full time after June 30, 2023,
106	100		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 2
107	101		1 to perform park ranger duties or a deputy of the Marion
108	102		2 County sheriff's office, excluding jail deputies appointed
109	103		3 under IC 36-8-10-10.6(f). However, except as otherwise
110	104		4 provided in this chapter, the following are expressly excluded
111	105		5 from the term "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of this
112	106		6 chapter:
113	107		7 (A) A constable.
114	108		8 (B) A special officer whose powers and duties are described
115	109		9 in IC 36-8-3-7 or a special deputy whose powers and duties are
116	110		10 described in IC 36-8-10-10.6. However, a special officer
117	111		11 employed by a consolidated city full time after June 30, 2023,
118	112		12 to perform park ranger duties is a law enforcement officer for
119	113		13 the purposes of this chapter.
120	114		14 (C) A county police reserve officer who receives compensation
121	115		15 for lake patrol duties under IC 36-8-3-20(f)(3).
122	116		16 (D) A conservation reserve officer who receives compensation
123	117		17 for lake patrol duties under IC 14-9-8-27.
124	118		18 (E) An employee of the gaming commission whose powers
125	119		19 and duties are described in IC 4-32.3-9.
126	120		20 (F) A correctional police officer described in IC 11-8-9.
127	121		21 For purposes of section 12.5 of this chapter, the term includes a
128	122		22 police reserve officer (as described in IC 36-8-3-20), even if the
129	123		23 police reserve officer works as a volunteer.
130	124		24 (2) "Board" means the law enforcement training board created by
131	125		25 this chapter.
132	126		26 (3) "Executive training program" means the police chief executive
133	127		27 training program developed by the board under section 9 of this
134	128		28 chapter.
135	129		29 (4) "Law enforcement training council" means one (1) of the
136	130		30 confederations of law enforcement agencies recognized by the
137	131		31 board and organized for the sole purpose of sharing training,
138	132		32 instructors, and related resources.
139	133		33 (5) "Training regarding the lawful use of force" includes
140	134		34 classroom and skills training in the proper application of hand to
141	135		35 hand defensive tactics, use of firearms, and other methods of:
142	136		36 (A) overcoming unlawful resistance; or
143	137		37 (B) countering other action that threatens the safety of the
144	138		38 public or a law enforcement officer.
145	139		39 (6) "Hiring or appointing authority" means:
146	140		40 (A) the chief executive officer, board, or other entity of a
147	141		41 police department or agency with authority to appoint and hire
148	142		42 law enforcement officers; or
149	143		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 3
150	144		1 (B) the governor, mayor, board, or other entity with the
151	145		2 authority to appoint a chief executive officer of a police
152	146		3 department or agency.
153	147		4 (7) "Crisis intervention team" refers to a local coalition with a
154	148		5 goal of improving the manner in which law enforcement and the
155	149		6 community respond to crisis situations in which an individual is
156	150		7 experiencing a mental health or addictive disorder crisis.
157	151		8 (8) "Law enforcement agency" means a state agency, a political
158	152		9 subdivision, a hospital police department (as described in
159	153		10 IC 16-18-4), a tribal law enforcement agency (as described in
160	154		11 IC 5-2-24), or a public or private postsecondary educational
161	155		12 institution that employs and has on its payroll a law enforcement
162	156		13 officer, including individuals described in subdivision (1)(A)
163	157		14 through (1)(F).
164	158		15 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-1-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
165	159		16 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
166	160		17 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to a county
167	161		18 containing a consolidated city.
168	162		19 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, all deputies, excluding
169	163		20 reserve deputies and jail deputies appointed under
170	164		21 IC 36-8-10-10.6(f), employed by the Marion County sheriff's office
171	165		22 on December 31, 2025, shall be certified by the board as Tier II law
172	166		23 enforcement officers, unless the deputy is otherwise certified as a
173	167		24 Tier I law enforcement officer. The Marion County sheriff's office
174	168		25 shall submit to the board a list of those deputies who have
175	169		26 successfully completed at least the minimum basic training
176	170		27 requirements at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy. The
177	171		28 board shall transmit certificates of the certifications and other
178	172		29 related documentation to the Marion County sheriff's office not
179	173		30 later than March 1, 2026.
180	174		31 (c) Before January 1, 2026, the following actions must be taken:
181	175		32 (1) The Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy shall adopt
182	176		33 a Tier I basic training curriculum as approved by the board
183	177		34 under section 9(d) of this chapter.
184	178		35 (2) Subject to subdivision (1), the board shall approve the
185	179		36 Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy as a Tier 1 basic
186	180		37 training academy governed by the requirements established
187	181		38 by the board.
188	182		39 (d) If the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy does not
189	183		40 meet the requirements set forth in subsection (c)(1) before January
190	184		41 1, 2026, the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy may not
191	185		42 provide basic training to any deputy until it becomes compliant.
192	186		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 4
193	187		1 During that time, any deputy, excluding reserve deputies and jail
194	188		2 deputies appointed under IC 36-8-10-10.6(f), hired by the Marion
195	189		3 County sheriff's office shall be accepted for basic training at the
196	190		4 Indiana law enforcement academy in the same manner as other
197	191		5 law enforcement agencies.
198	192		6 SECTION 3. IC 5-10-10-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.119-2022,
199	193		7 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
200	194		8 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public safety officer"
201	195		9 means any of the following:
202	196		10 (1) A state police officer.
203	197		11 (2) A county sheriff.
204	198		12 (3) A county police officer.
205	199		13 (4) A correctional officer. correctional professional, which
206	200		14 includes a correctional officer, correctional police officer, or
207	201		15 any employee of the department of correction.
208	202		16 (5) An excise police officer.
209	203		17 (6) A county police reserve officer.
210	204		18 (7) A city or town police reserve officer.
211	205		19 (8) A conservation enforcement officer.
212	206		20 (9) A town marshal.
213	207		21 (10) A deputy town marshal.
214	208		22 (11) A probation officer.
215	209		23 (12) A state educational institution police officer appointed under
216	210		24 IC 21-39-4.
217	211		25 (13) A police officer whose employer purchases coverage under
218	212		26 section 4.5 of this chapter.
219	213		27 (14) An emergency medical services provider (as defined in
220	214		28 IC 16-41-10-1) who is:
221	215		29 (A) employed by a political subdivision (as defined in
222	216		30 IC 36-1-2-13); and
223	217		31 (B) not eligible for a special death benefit under IC 36-8-6-20,
224	218		32 IC 36-8-7-26, IC 36-8-7.5-22, or IC 36-8-8-20.
225	219		33 (15) A firefighter who is employed by the fire department of a
226	220		34 state university.
227	221		35 (16) A firefighter whose employer purchases coverage under
228	222		36 section 4.5 of this chapter.
229	223		37 (17) A member of a consolidated law enforcement department
230	224		38 established under IC 36-3-1-5.1.
231	225		39 (18) A gaming agent of the Indiana gaming commission.
232	226		40 (19) A person who is:
233	227		41 (A) employed by a political subdivision (as defined in
234	228		42 IC 36-1-2-13); and
235	229		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 5
236	230		1 (B) appointed as a special deputy under IC 36-8-10-10.6.
237	231		2 (20) A school corporation police officer appointed under
238	232		3 IC 20-26-16.
239	233		4 (21) A gaming control officer of the Indiana gaming commission.
240	234		5 (22) An eligible chaplain who meets the requirements of section
241	235		6 4.7 of this chapter.
242	236		7 (23) A community corrections officer.
243	237		8 (24) An eligible emergency medical services provider who meets
244	238		9 the requirements of section 4.8 of this chapter.
245	239		10 (25) An emergency medical services provider whose employer
246	240		11 purchases coverage under section 4.9 of this chapter.
247	241		12 (26) An emergency management worker (as defined in
248	242		13 IC 10-14-3-3), including:
249	243		14 (A) an employee of the Indiana department of homeland
250	244		15 security who is working in an official capacity as an employee
251	245		16 during a disaster or an emergency response; or
252	246		17 (B) an employee of a political subdivision who is employed as:
253	247		18 (i) an emergency management director;
254	248		19 (ii) an assistant emergency management director; or
255	249		20 (iii) a deputy emergency management director;
256	250		21 for the political subdivision.
257	251		22 (27) A division fire investigator (as described in IC 22-14-2-8).
258	252		23 (28) A school resource officer (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1)
259	253		24 who is not otherwise entitled to a line of duty benefit under:
260	254		25 (A) IC 36-8-6-20;
261	255		26 (B) IC 36-8-7.5-22; or
262	256		27 (C) IC 36-8-8-20;
263	257		28 while acting as a school resource officer.
264	258		29 (29) A county coroner.
265	259		30 (30) A deputy county coroner.
266	260		31 SECTION 4. IC 5-10-13-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2022(ts),
267	261		32 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
268	262		33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employee" means an
269	263		34 individual who:
270	264		35 (1) is employed full time by the state or a political subdivision of
271	265		36 the state as:
272	266		37 (A) a member of a fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-1-8);
273	267		38 (B) an emergency medical services provider (as defined in
274	268		39 IC 16-41-10-1);
275	269		40 (C) a member of a police department (as defined in
276	270		41 IC 36-8-1-9);
277	271		42 (D) a correctional officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5);
278	272		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 6
279	273		1 correctional professional, which includes a correctional
280	274		2 officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5), correctional police
281	275		3 officer, or any employee of the department of correction;
282	276		4 (E) a state police officer;
283	277		5 (F) a county police officer;
284	278		6 (G) a county sheriff;
285	279		7 (H) an excise police officer;
286	280		8 (I) a conservation enforcement officer;
287	281		9 (J) a town marshal;
288	282		10 (K) a deputy town marshal;
289	283		11 (L) a department of homeland security fire investigator;
290	284		12 (M) a member of a consolidated law enforcement department
291	285		13 established under IC 36-3-1-5.1;
292	286		14 (N) a county coroner; or
293	287		15 (O) a deputy county coroner;
294	288		16 (2) in the course of the individual's employment is at high risk for
295	289		17 occupational exposure to an exposure risk disease; and
296	290		18 (3) is not employed elsewhere in a similar capacity.
297	291		19 SECTION 5. IC 20-26-18.2-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.172-2013,
298	292		20 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
299	293		21 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A school resource officer may:
300	294		22 (1) make an arrest;
301	295		23 (2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property using the
302	296		24 reasonable suspicion standard;
303	297		25 (3) carry a firearm on or off school property; and
304	298		26 (4) pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer
305	299		27 after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible
306	300		28 means, including the operation of the school resource officer's
307	301		29 siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the
308	302		30 person to stop; and
309	303		31 (4) (5) exercise other police powers with respect to the
310	304		32 enforcement of Indiana laws.
311	305		33 (b) A school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II
312	306		34 basic training requirements established by the law enforcement
313	307		35 training board under IC 5-2-1-9 has statewide jurisdiction. in every
314	308		36 county where the school corporation or charter school engaging the
315	309		37 officer operates a school or where the school corporation or charter
316	310		38 school's students reside. This subsection does not restrict the
317	311		39 jurisdiction that a school resource officer may possess due to the
318	312		40 officer's employment by a law enforcement agency.
319	313		41 SECTION 6. IC 35-42-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
320	314		42 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
321	315		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 7
322	316		1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or
323	317		2 intentionally performs an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily
324	318		3 injury to another person commits criminal recklessness. Except as
325	319		4 provided in subsection (b), criminal recklessness is a Class B
326	320		5 misdemeanor. Class A misdemeanor.
327	321		6 (b) The offense of criminal recklessness as defined in subsection (a)
328	322		7 is:
329	323		8 (1) a Level 6 felony if:
330	324		9 (A) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; or
331	325		10 (B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in
332	326		11 IC 9-21-8-55) that results in serious bodily injury to another
333	327		12 person; or
334	328		13 (2) a Level 5 felony if:
335	329		14 (A) it is committed by shooting a firearm into an occupied
336	330		15 motor vehicle, an inhabited dwelling, or other another
337	331		16 building or place where people are likely to gather; be
338	332		17 present; or
339	333		18 (B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in
340	334		19 IC 9-21-8-55) that results in the death or catastrophic injury of
341	335		20 another person.
342	336		21 (c) A person who:
343	337		22 (1) is a passenger in a vehicle whose operator has committed
344	338		23 an offense under subsection (a) or (b); and
345	339		24 (2) points a firearm at another person, a motor vehicle, a
346	340		25 dwelling, or another building or place where people are likely
347	341		26 to be present;
348	342		27 commits criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony. It is not a defense
349	343		28 to a prosecution under this section that the operator of the motor
350	344		29 vehicle has not been charged with or convicted of an offense under
351	345		30 this section.
352	346		31 SECTION 7. IC 35-44.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
353	347		32 SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
354	348		33 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
355	349		34 (1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement
356	350		35 officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is
357	351		36 lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;
358	352		37 (2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized
359	353		38 service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a
360	354		39 court; or
361	355		40 (3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by
362	356		41 visible or audible means, including operation of the law
363	357		42 enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself
364	358		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 8
365	359		1 or herself and ordered the person to stop;
366	360		2 commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
367	361		3 provided in subsection (c).
368	362		4 (b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an
369	363		5 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer,
370	364		6 knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier
371	365		7 tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety,
372	366		8 a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (k). (j).
373	367		9 (c) The offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a:
374	368		10 (1) Level 6 felony if:
375	369		11 (A) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense; or
376	370		12 (B) while committing the offense, the person:
377	371		13 (i) draws or uses a deadly weapon;
378	372		14 (ii) inflicts bodily injury on or otherwise causes bodily injury
379	373		15 to another person; or
380	374		16 (iii) operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial
381	375		17 risk of bodily injury to another person;
382	376		18 (2) Level 5 felony if:
383	377		19 (A) while committing the offense, the person operates a
384	378		20 vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another
385	379		21 person; or
386	380		22 (B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the
387	381		23 person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section
388	382		24 involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the
389	383		25 offense;
390	384		26 (3) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person
391	385		27 operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or
392	386		28 catastrophic injury of another person; and
393	387		29 (4) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in
394	388		30 subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that
395	389		31 causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an
396	390		32 emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement
397	391		33 officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider,
398	392		34 or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's,
399	393		35 emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.
400	394		36 (d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while
401	395		37 committing an offense under:
402	396		38 (1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:
403	397		39 (A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or
404	398		40 another person; and
405	399		41 (B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under
406	400		42 subsection (a); or
407	401		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 9
408	402		1 (2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior
409	403		2 unrelated convictions under subsection (a).
410	404		3 (e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under
411	405		4 subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4), as part of the criminal
412	406		5 penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum
413	407		6 executed sentence of at least:
414	408		7 (1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated
415	409		8 conviction under this section;
416	410		9 (2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior
417	411		10 unrelated conviction under this section; or
418	412		11 (3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated
419	413		12 convictions under this section.
420	414		13 (f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory
421	415		14 minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be
422	416		15 suspended.
423	417		16 (g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a
424	418		17 motor vehicle under:
425	419		18 (1) subsection (c)(1)(A), if the person exceeded the speed limit by
426	420		19 at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;
427	421		20 (2) subsection (c)(2); or
428	422		21 (3) subsection (c)(3);
429	423		22 the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke
430	424		23 the person's driver's license in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the
431	425		24 period described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The
432	426		25 court shall inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced
433	427		26 to a term of incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may
434	428		27 obtain the person's current driver's license and return the license to the
435	429		28 bureau of motor vehicles.
436	430		29 (h) A person may not be charged or convicted of a crime under
437	431		30 subsection (a)(3) if the law enforcement officer is a school resource
438	432		31 officer acting in the officer's capacity as a school resource officer.
439	433		32 (i) (h) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c)
440	434		33 commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury,
441	435		34 serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a
442	436		35 violation of subsection (c).
443	437		36 (j) (i) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a
444	438		37 person convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection
445	439		38 (c) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed
446	440		39 under this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set
447	441		40 forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
448	442		41 (k) (j) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child,
449	443		42 grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense
450	444		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 10
451	445		1 to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably
452	446		2 believed that the person's family member:
453	447		3 (1) was in the marked off area; and
454	448		4 (2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily
455	449		5 injury;
456	450		6 if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the
457	451		7 offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape
458	452		8 or other physical barriers.
459		-	9 SECTION 8. IC 36-~~1-8~~.~~5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA~~
460		-	10 ~~CODE AS A NEW SECTION~~ TO READ AS FOLLOWS
461		-	11 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. ~~1.5~~. ~~As used in this chapter,~~
462		-	12 ~~"correctional services provider"~~ ~~means a person who provides:~~
463		-	13 ~~(1) health care services;~~ or
464		-	14 ~~(2) mental health and addiction services;~~
465		-	15 ~~to an individual who is lawfully detained (as described in~~
466		-	16 ~~IC 35-31.5-~~2~~-186~~) ~~in a facility operated by~~ the ~~state or a political~~
467		-	17 ~~subdivision, regardless of whether~~ the ~~person is an employee, a~~
468		-	18 ~~contractor, or a volunteer~~.
469		-	19 ~~SECTION 9.~~ ~~IC 36-1-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.180-2023,~~
470		-	20 ~~SECTION~~ 1~~, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE~~
471		-	21 ~~JULY 1~~, ~~2025]: Sec.~~ 2~~. As used in this chapter, "covered person"~~
472		-	22 ~~means any of~~ the ~~following:~~
473		-	23 ~~(1)~~ A ~~judge.~~
474		-	24 ~~(2) A~~ law enforcement ~~officer~~.
475		-	25 (3~~) An address confidentiality program participant~~.
476		-	26 ~~(4) A public official.~~
477		-	27 ~~(5) The surviving spouse of a person described~~ in ~~subdivision (2)~~,
478		-	28 ~~if the person was killed in the line of duty.~~
479		-	29 (6) ~~An employee of the department of child services.~~
480		-	30 (7) A ~~current or former probation officer.~~
481		-	31 (8) A ~~current or former community corrections officer.~~
482		-	32 (9) ~~A regular, paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter (as defined~~
483		-	33 in IC ~~36-8-12-2~~).
484		-	34 (10) A ~~correctional services provider.~~
485		-	35 ~~(10~~) ~~(11) Any person who resides in the same household as a~~
486		-	36 ~~person described in subdivisions~~ (1) ~~through (9)~~. ~~this section.~~
487		-	37 SECTION 10. ~~IC 36-2-16-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,~~
488		-	38 ~~SECTION 337,~~ IS ~~AMENDED~~ TO ~~READ AS FOLLOWS~~
489		-	39 ~~[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Each~~ of the following ~~county~~
490		-	40 ~~officers is entitled to appoint one~~ (1) ~~first or chief deputy,~~ ~~and also may~~
491		-	41 ~~appoint the number of other full-time~~ ~~or part-time deputies and~~
492		-	42 ~~employees authorized by the county fiscal body:~~
	453	+	9 SECTION 8. IC 36-2-16-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-2015,
	454	+	10 SECTION 337, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	455	+	11 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Each of the following county
	456	+	12 officers is entitled to appoint one (1) first or chief deputy, and also may
	457	+	13 appoint the number of other full-time or part-time deputies and
	458	+	14 employees authorized by the county fiscal body:
	459	+	15 (1) The county auditor.
	460	+	16 (2) The county treasurer.
	461	+	17 (3) The county recorder.
	462	+	18 (4) The county sheriff.
	463	+	19 (b) This subsection applies only to a county containing a
	464	+	20 consolidated city. Notwithstanding IC 5-2-1-15 or any other
	465	+	21 provision of law, if the requirements of IC 5-2-1-21(c)(2) have been
	466	+	22 fulfilled, after January 1, 2026, a sheriff's deputy appointed by the
	467	+	23 sheriff of a county containing a consolidated city may not attend
	468	+	24 basic training at the Indiana law enforcement academy.
	469	+	25 SECTION 9. IC 36-8-2.1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.271-2019,
	470	+	26 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	471	+	27 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "police department"
	472	+	28 means a police department established by:
	473	+	29 (1) a county;
	474	+	30 (2) a city;
	475	+	31 (3) a town;
	476	+	32 (4) the state;
	477	+	33 (5) a school corporation (as described under IC 20-26-16); or
	478	+	34 (6) a postsecondary educational institution (as described under
	479	+	35 IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2); or
	480	+	36 (7) a hospital under IC 16-18-4.
	481	+	37 SECTION 10. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The legislative
	482	+	38 council is urged to assign to the appropriate interim study
	483	+	39 committee the task of studying the following:
	484	+	40 (1) Whether a sheriff's office located in a county containing a
	485	+	41 consolidated city should operate under a merit system.
	486	+	42 (2) Whether IC 36-3-1-5.1 should be modified or repealed.
493	487		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 11
494		-	1 (1) The county auditor.
495		-	2 (2) The county treasurer.
496		-	3 (3) The county recorder.
497		-	4 (4) The county sheriff.
498		-	5 (b) This subsection applies only to a county containing a
499		-	6 consolidated city. Notwithstanding IC 5-2-1-15 or any other
500		-	7 provision of law, if the requirements of IC 5-2-1-21(c)(2) have been
501		-	8 fulfilled, after January 1, 2026, a sheriff's deputy appointed by the
502		-	9 sheriff of a county containing a consolidated city may not attend
503		-	10 basic training at the Indiana law enforcement academy.
504		-	11 SECTION 11. IC 36-8-2.1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.271-2019,
505		-	12 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
506		-	13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "police department"
507		-	14 means a police department established by:
508		-	15 (1) a county;
509		-	16 (2) a city;
510		-	17 (3) a town;
511		-	18 (4) the state;
512		-	19 (5) a school corporation (as described under IC 20-26-16); or
513		-	20 (6) a postsecondary educational institution (as described under
514		-	21 IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2); or
515		-	22 (7) a hospital under IC 16-18-4.
516		-	23 SECTION 12. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The legislative
517		-	24 council is urged to assign to the appropriate interim study
518		-	25 committee the task of studying the following:
519		-	26 (1) Whether a sheriff's office located in a county containing a
520		-	27 consolidated city should operate under a merit system.
521		-	28 (2) Whether IC 36-3-1-5.1 should be modified or repealed.
522		-	29 (b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.
523		-	30 SECTION 13. An emergency is declared for this act.
	488	+	1 (b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.
	489	+	2 SECTION 11. An emergency is declared for this act.
524	490		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 12
525	491		COMMITTEE REPORT
526	492		Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal
527	493		Law, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 525, has had the same
528	494		under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
529	495		Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
530	496		(Reference is to SB 525 as introduced.)
531	497
532	498		FREEMAN, Chairperson
533	499		Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 2
534	500		_____
535	501		SENATE MOTION
536	502		Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 525 be amended to read as
537	503		follows:
538	504		Page 1, line 3, after "Sec. 4." insert "(a)".
539	505		Page 1, line 10, delete "Sheriff deputies may be appointed only".
540	506		Page 1, delete line 11, begin a new paragraph and insert:
541	507		"(b) This subsection applies only to a county containing a
542	508		consolidated city. Notwithstanding IC 5-2-1-15 or any other
543	509		provision of law, a sheriff's deputy appointed by the sheriff of a
544	510		county containing a consolidated city may not:
545	511		(1) attend; or
546	512		(2) be accepted for training at;
547	513		the Indiana law enforcement academy.
548	514		(c) The law enforcement training board created by IC 5-2-1-3
549	515		shall certify one (1) law enforcement academy, located in a county
550	516		containing a consolidated city, to be used by the Marion County
551	517		sheriff's office and the Indianapolis metropolitan police
552	518		department.
553	519		(d) A Marion County sheriff's deputy may only attend the law
554	520		enforcement academy described in subsection (c) if the deputy is
555	521		subject to a merit board established by the governing body of the
556	522		consolidated city.".
557	523		Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
558	524		(Reference is to SB 525 as printed February 12, 2025.)
559	525		FREEMAN
560	526		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 13
561	527		COMMITTEE REPORT
562	528		Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
563	529		Safety, to which was referred Senate Bill 525, has had the same under
564	530		consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
565	531		the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
566	532		Delete the title and insert the following:
567	533		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
568	534		public safety.
569	535		Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
570	536		paragraph and insert:
571	537		"SECTION 1. IC 5-2-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.173-2023,
572	538		SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
573	539		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the
574	540		context clearly denotes otherwise, the following definitions apply
575	541		throughout this chapter:
576	542		(1) "Law enforcement officer" means an appointed officer or
577	543		employee hired by and on the payroll of the state, any of the
578	544		state's political subdivisions, a hospital police department (as
579	545		described in IC 16-18-4), a tribal police officer (as described in
580	546		IC 5-2-24), or a public or private postsecondary educational
581	547		institution whose board of trustees has established a police
582	548		department under IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2 who is granted
583	549		lawful authority to enforce all or some of the penal laws of the
584	550		state of Indiana and who possesses, with respect to those laws, the
585	551		power to effect arrests for offenses committed in the officer's or
586	552		employee's presence. The term includes a special officer
587	553		employed by a consolidated city full time after June 30, 2023,
588	554		to perform park ranger duties or a deputy of the Marion
589	555		County sheriff's office, excluding jail deputies appointed
590	556		under IC 36-8-10-10.6(f). However, except as otherwise
591	557		provided in this chapter, the following are expressly excluded
592	558		from the term "law enforcement officer" for the purposes of this
593	559		chapter:
594	560		(A) A constable.
595	561		(B) A special officer whose powers and duties are described
596	562		in IC 36-8-3-7 or a special deputy whose powers and duties are
597	563		described in IC 36-8-10-10.6. However, a special officer
598	564		employed by a consolidated city full time after June 30, 2023,
599	565		to perform park ranger duties is a law enforcement officer for
600	566		the purposes of this chapter.
601	567		(C) A county police reserve officer who receives compensation
602	568		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 14
603	569		for lake patrol duties under IC 36-8-3-20(f)(3).
604	570		(D) A conservation reserve officer who receives compensation
605	571		for lake patrol duties under IC 14-9-8-27.
606	572		(E) An employee of the gaming commission whose powers
607	573		and duties are described in IC 4-32.3-9.
608	574		(F) A correctional police officer described in IC 11-8-9.
609	575		For purposes of section 12.5 of this chapter, the term includes a
610	576		police reserve officer (as described in IC 36-8-3-20), even if the
611	577		police reserve officer works as a volunteer.
612	578		(2) "Board" means the law enforcement training board created by
613	579		this chapter.
614	580		(3) "Executive training program" means the police chief executive
615	581		training program developed by the board under section 9 of this
616	582		chapter.
617	583		(4) "Law enforcement training council" means one (1) of the
618	584		confederations of law enforcement agencies recognized by the
619	585		board and organized for the sole purpose of sharing training,
620	586		instructors, and related resources.
621	587		(5) "Training regarding the lawful use of force" includes
622	588		classroom and skills training in the proper application of hand to
623	589		hand defensive tactics, use of firearms, and other methods of:
624	590		(A) overcoming unlawful resistance; or
625	591		(B) countering other action that threatens the safety of the
626	592		public or a law enforcement officer.
627	593		(6) "Hiring or appointing authority" means:
628	594		(A) the chief executive officer, board, or other entity of a
629	595		police department or agency with authority to appoint and hire
630	596		law enforcement officers; or
631	597		(B) the governor, mayor, board, or other entity with the
632	598		authority to appoint a chief executive officer of a police
633	599		department or agency.
634	600		(7) "Crisis intervention team" refers to a local coalition with a
635	601		goal of improving the manner in which law enforcement and the
636	602		community respond to crisis situations in which an individual is
637	603		experiencing a mental health or addictive disorder crisis.
638	604		(8) "Law enforcement agency" means a state agency, a political
639	605		subdivision, a hospital police department (as described in
640	606		IC 16-18-4), a tribal law enforcement agency (as described in
641	607		IC 5-2-24), or a public or private postsecondary educational
642	608		institution that employs and has on its payroll a law enforcement
643	609		officer, including individuals described in subdivision (1)(A)
644	610		through (1)(F).
645	611		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 15
646	612		SECTION 2. IC 5-2-1-21 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
647	613		AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
648	614		UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to a county
649	615		containing a consolidated city.
650	616		(b) Notwithstanding any other law, all deputies, excluding
651	617		reserve deputies and jail deputies appointed under
652	618		IC 36-8-10-10.6(f), employed by the Marion County sheriff's office
653	619		on December 31, 2025, shall be certified by the board as Tier II law
654	620		enforcement officers, unless the deputy is otherwise certified as a
655	621		Tier I law enforcement officer. The Marion County sheriff's office
656	622		shall submit to the board a list of those deputies who have
657	623		successfully completed at least the minimum basic training
658	624		requirements at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy. The
659	625		board shall transmit certificates of the certifications and other
660	626		related documentation to the Marion County sheriff's office not
661	627		later than March 1, 2026.
662	628		(c) Before January 1, 2026, the following actions must be taken:
663	629		(1) The Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy shall adopt
664	630		a Tier I basic training curriculum as approved by the board
665	631		under section 9(d) of this chapter.
666	632		(2) Subject to subdivision (1), the board shall approve the
667	633		Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy as a Tier 1 basic
668	634		training academy governed by the requirements established
669	635		by the board.
670	636		(d) If the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy does not
671	637		meet the requirements set forth in subsection (c)(1) before January
672	638		1, 2026, the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy may not
673	639		provide basic training to any deputy until it becomes compliant.
674	640		During that time, any deputy, excluding reserve deputies and jail
675	641		deputies appointed under IC 36-8-10-10.6(f), hired by the Marion
676	642		County sheriff's office shall be accepted for basic training at the
677	643		Indiana law enforcement academy in the same manner as other
678	644		law enforcement agencies.
679	645		SECTION 3. IC 5-10-10-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.119-2022,
680	646		SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
681	647		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public safety officer"
682	648		means any of the following:
683	649		(1) A state police officer.
684	650		(2) A county sheriff.
685	651		(3) A county police officer.
686	652		(4) A correctional officer. correctional professional, which
687	653		includes a correctional officer, correctional police officer, or
688	654		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 16
689	655		any employee of the department of correction.
690	656		(5) An excise police officer.
691	657		(6) A county police reserve officer.
692	658		(7) A city or town police reserve officer.
693	659		(8) A conservation enforcement officer.
694	660		(9) A town marshal.
695	661		(10) A deputy town marshal.
696	662		(11) A probation officer.
697	663		(12) A state educational institution police officer appointed under
698	664		IC 21-39-4.
699	665		(13) A police officer whose employer purchases coverage under
700	666		section 4.5 of this chapter.
701	667		(14) An emergency medical services provider (as defined in
702	668		IC 16-41-10-1) who is:
703	669		(A) employed by a political subdivision (as defined in
704	670		IC 36-1-2-13); and
705	671		(B) not eligible for a special death benefit under IC 36-8-6-20,
706	672		IC 36-8-7-26, IC 36-8-7.5-22, or IC 36-8-8-20.
707	673		(15) A firefighter who is employed by the fire department of a
708	674		state university.
709	675		(16) A firefighter whose employer purchases coverage under
710	676		section 4.5 of this chapter.
711	677		(17) A member of a consolidated law enforcement department
712	678		established under IC 36-3-1-5.1.
713	679		(18) A gaming agent of the Indiana gaming commission.
714	680		(19) A person who is:
715	681		(A) employed by a political subdivision (as defined in
716	682		IC 36-1-2-13); and
717	683		(B) appointed as a special deputy under IC 36-8-10-10.6.
718	684		(20) A school corporation police officer appointed under
719	685		IC 20-26-16.
720	686		(21) A gaming control officer of the Indiana gaming commission.
721	687		(22) An eligible chaplain who meets the requirements of section
722	688		4.7 of this chapter.
723	689		(23) A community corrections officer.
724	690		(24) An eligible emergency medical services provider who meets
725	691		the requirements of section 4.8 of this chapter.
726	692		(25) An emergency medical services provider whose employer
727	693		purchases coverage under section 4.9 of this chapter.
728	694		(26) An emergency management worker (as defined in
729	695		IC 10-14-3-3), including:
730	696		(A) an employee of the Indiana department of homeland
731	697		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 17
732	698		security who is working in an official capacity as an employee
733	699		during a disaster or an emergency response; or
734	700		(B) an employee of a political subdivision who is employed as:
735	701		(i) an emergency management director;
736	702		(ii) an assistant emergency management director; or
737	703		(iii) a deputy emergency management director;
738	704		for the political subdivision.
739	705		(27) A division fire investigator (as described in IC 22-14-2-8).
740	706		(28) A school resource officer (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1)
741	707		who is not otherwise entitled to a line of duty benefit under:
742	708		(A) IC 36-8-6-20;
743	709		(B) IC 36-8-7.5-22; or
744	710		(C) IC 36-8-8-20;
745	711		while acting as a school resource officer.
746	712		(29) A county coroner.
747	713		(30) A deputy county coroner.
748	714		SECTION 4. IC 5-10-13-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2022(ts),
749	715		SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
750	716		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "employee" means an
751	717		individual who:
752	718		(1) is employed full time by the state or a political subdivision of
753	719		the state as:
754	720		(A) a member of a fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-1-8);
755	721		(B) an emergency medical services provider (as defined in
756	722		IC 16-41-10-1);
757	723		(C) a member of a police department (as defined in
758	724		IC 36-8-1-9);
759	725		(D) a correctional officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5);
760	726		correctional professional, which includes a correctional
761	727		officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5), correctional police
762	728		officer, or any employee of the department of correction;
763	729		(E) a state police officer;
764	730		(F) a county police officer;
765	731		(G) a county sheriff;
766	732		(H) an excise police officer;
767	733		(I) a conservation enforcement officer;
768	734		(J) a town marshal;
769	735		(K) a deputy town marshal;
770	736		(L) a department of homeland security fire investigator;
771	737		(M) a member of a consolidated law enforcement department
772	738		established under IC 36-3-1-5.1;
773	739		(N) a county coroner; or
774	740		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 18
775	741		(O) a deputy county coroner;
776	742		(2) in the course of the individual's employment is at high risk for
777	743		occupational exposure to an exposure risk disease; and
778	744		(3) is not employed elsewhere in a similar capacity.
779	745		SECTION 5. IC 20-26-18.2-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.172-2013,
780	746		SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
781	747		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A school resource officer may:
782	748		(1) make an arrest;
783	749		(2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property using the
784	750		reasonable suspicion standard;
785	751		(3) carry a firearm on or off school property; and
786	752		(4) pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer
787	753		after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible
788	754		means, including the operation of the school resource officer's
789	755		siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the
790	756		person to stop; and
791	757		(4) (5) exercise other police powers with respect to the
792	758		enforcement of Indiana laws.
793	759		(b) A school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II
794	760		basic training requirements established by the law enforcement
795	761		training board under IC 5-2-1-9 has statewide jurisdiction. in every
796	762		county where the school corporation or charter school engaging the
797	763		officer operates a school or where the school corporation or charter
798	764		school's students reside. This subsection does not restrict the
799	765		jurisdiction that a school resource officer may possess due to the
800	766		officer's employment by a law enforcement agency.
801	767		SECTION 6. IC 35-42-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2019,
802	768		SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
803	769		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or
804	770		intentionally performs an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily
805	771		injury to another person commits criminal recklessness. Except as
806	772		provided in subsection (b), criminal recklessness is a Class B
807	773		misdemeanor. Class A misdemeanor.
808	774		(b) The offense of criminal recklessness as defined in subsection (a)
809	775		is:
810	776		(1) a Level 6 felony if:
811	777		(A) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; or
812	778		(B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in
813	779		IC 9-21-8-55) that results in serious bodily injury to another
814	780		person; or
815	781		(2) a Level 5 felony if:
816	782		(A) it is committed by shooting a firearm into an occupied
817	783		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 19
818	784		motor vehicle, an inhabited dwelling, or other another
819	785		building or place where people are likely to gather; be
820	786		present; or
821	787		(B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in
822	788		IC 9-21-8-55) that results in the death or catastrophic injury of
823	789		another person.
824	790		(c) A person who:
825	791		(1) is a passenger in a vehicle whose operator has committed
826	792		an offense under subsection (a) or (b); and
827	793		(2) points a firearm at another person, a motor vehicle, a
828	794		dwelling, or another building or place where people are likely
829	795		to be present;
830	796		commits criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony. It is not a defense
831	797		to a prosecution under this section that the operator of the motor
832	798		vehicle has not been charged with or convicted of an offense under
833	799		this section.
834	800		SECTION 7. IC 35-44.1-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.141-2024,
835	801		SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
836	802		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
837	803		(1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement
838	804		officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is
839	805		lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;
840	806		(2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized
841	807		service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a
842	808		court; or
843	809		(3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by
844	810		visible or audible means, including operation of the law
845	811		enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself
846	812		or herself and ordered the person to stop;
847	813		commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as
848	814		provided in subsection (c).
849	815		(b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an
850	816		emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer,
851	817		knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier
852	818		tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety,
853	819		a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (k). (j).
854	820		(c) The offense under subsection (a) or (b) is a:
855	821		(1) Level 6 felony if:
856	822		(A) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense; or
857	823		(B) while committing the offense, the person:
858	824		(i) draws or uses a deadly weapon;
859	825		(ii) inflicts bodily injury on or otherwise causes bodily injury
860	826		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 20
861	827		to another person; or
862	828		(iii) operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial
863	829		risk of bodily injury to another person;
864	830		(2) Level 5 felony if:
865	831		(A) while committing the offense, the person operates a
866	832		vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another
867	833		person; or
868	834		(B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the
869	835		person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section
870	836		involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the
871	837		offense;
872	838		(3) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person
873	839		operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or
874	840		catastrophic injury of another person; and
875	841		(4) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in
876	842		subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that
877	843		causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an
878	844		emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement
879	845		officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider,
880	846		or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's,
881	847		emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.
882	848		(d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while
883	849		committing an offense under:
884	850		(1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:
885	851		(A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or
886	852		another person; and
887	853		(B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under
888	854		subsection (a); or
889	855		(2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior
890	856		unrelated convictions under subsection (a).
891	857		(e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under
892	858		subsection (c)(1)(B), (c)(2), (c)(3), or (c)(4), as part of the criminal
893	859		penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum
894	860		executed sentence of at least:
895	861		(1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated
896	862		conviction under this section;
897	863		(2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior
898	864		unrelated conviction under this section; or
899	865		(3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated
900	866		convictions under this section.
901	867		(f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory
902	868		minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be
903	869		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 21
904	870		suspended.
905	871		(g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a
906	872		motor vehicle under:
907	873		(1) subsection (c)(1)(A), if the person exceeded the speed limit by
908	874		at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;
909	875		(2) subsection (c)(2); or
910	876		(3) subsection (c)(3);
911	877		the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke
912	878		the person's driver's license in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the
913	879		period described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The
914	880		court shall inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced
915	881		to a term of incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may
916	882		obtain the person's current driver's license and return the license to the
917	883		bureau of motor vehicles.
918	884		(h) A person may not be charged or convicted of a crime under
919	885		subsection (a)(3) if the law enforcement officer is a school resource
920	886		officer acting in the officer's capacity as a school resource officer.
921	887		(i) (h) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c)
922	888		commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury,
923	889		serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a
924	890		violation of subsection (c).
925	891		(j) (i) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a
926	892		person convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection
927	893		(c) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed
928	894		under this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set
929	895		forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).
930	896		(k) (j) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child,
931	897		grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense
932	898		to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably
933	899		believed that the person's family member:
934	900		(1) was in the marked off area; and
935	901		(2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily
936	902		injury;
937	903		if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the
938	904		offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape
939	905		or other physical barriers.".
940	906		Page 1, line 13, after "law" delete "," and insert ", if the
941	907		requirements of IC 5-2-1-21(c)(2) have been fulfilled, after January
942	908		1, 2026,".
943	909		Page 1, line 14, delete ":" and insert "attend basic training at".
944	910		Page 1, delete lines 15 through 16.
945	911		Page 1, run in lines 14 through 17.
946	912		ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 22
947	913		Page 2, delete lines 1 through 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
948	914		"SECTION 9. IC 36-8-2.1-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.271-2019,
949	915		SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
950	916		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "police department"
951	917		means a police department established by:
952	918		(1) a county;
953	919		(2) a city;
954	920		(3) a town;
955	921		(4) the state;
956	922		(5) a school corporation (as described under IC 20-26-16); or
957	923		(6) a postsecondary educational institution (as described under
958	924		IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2); or
959	925		(7) a hospital under IC 16-18-4.
960	926		SECTION 10. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The legislative
961	927		council is urged to assign to the appropriate interim study
962	928		committee the task of studying the following:
963	929		(1) Whether a sheriff's office located in a county containing a
964	930		consolidated city should operate under a merit system.
965	931		(2) Whether IC 36-3-1-5.1 should be modified or repealed.
966	932		(b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2025.
967	933		SECTION 11. An emergency is declared for this act.".
968	934		Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
969	935		and when so amended that said bill do pass.
970	936		(Reference is to SB 525 as reprinted February 19, 2025.)
971	937		BARTELS
972	938		Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
973		-	_____
974		-	HOUSE MOTION
975		-	Mr. Speaker: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 525 be amended to
976		-	read as follows:
977		-	Page 10, between lines 8 and 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
978		-	"SECTION 8. IC 36-1-8.5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
979		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
980		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter,
981		-	"correctional services provider" means a person who provides:
982		-	(1) health care services; or
983		-	(2) mental health and addiction services;
984		-	ES 525—LS 7101/DI 87 23
985		-	to an individual who is lawfully detained (as described in
986		-	IC 35-31.5-2-186) in a facility operated by the state or a political
987		-	subdivision, regardless of whether the person is an employee, a
988		-	contractor, or a volunteer.
989		-	SECTION 9. IC 36-1-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.180-2023,
990		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
991		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "covered person"
992		-	means any of the following:
993		-	(1) A judge.
994		-	(2) A law enforcement officer.
995		-	(3) An address confidentiality program participant.
996		-	(4) A public official.
997		-	(5) The surviving spouse of a person described in subdivision (2),
998		-	if the person was killed in the line of duty.
999		-	(6) An employee of the department of child services.
1000		-	(7) A current or former probation officer.
1001		-	(8) A current or former community corrections officer.
1002		-	(9) A regular, paid firefighter or a volunteer firefighter (as defined
1003		-	in IC 36-8-12-2).
1004		-	(10) A correctional services provider.
1005		-	(10) (11) Any person who resides in the same household as a
1006		-	person described in subdivisions (1) through (9). this section.".
1007		-	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
1008		-	(Reference is to ESB 525 as printed April 8, 2025.)
1009		-	GENDA
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