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IN HB1525
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Brown
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 36-8 to establish residency requirements for city and town police officers in Indiana, effective July 1, 2015.
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City police officers must reside in Indiana within the county where the city is located, with exceptions for county and state level police departments.
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Towns with populations under 7,500 may adopt ordinances requiring police officers to reside within the county or at a specified distance from the town, maintain telephone service, and have adequate transportation.
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Police officers already residing outside the jurisdiction on the date an ordinance is adopted are exempt from the new residency requirement.
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Similar residency rules apply to fire departments, with consolidated cities exempting members who were residing outside the county on January 1, 1975.
Legislative Description
Residence of law enforcement officers. Requires municipal police officers to reside within the municipality that they serve. Creates exceptions for state and county police officers. Provides that police officers residing outside a city or town before the adoption of a residency ordinance are exempt from the residency ordinance.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
1/20/2015