As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" means any of the following:

1. (1) A state police officer.
2. (2) A county sheriff.
3. (3) A county police officer.
4. (4) A correctional officer.
5. (5) An excise police officer.
6. (6) A county police reserve officer.
7. (7) A city police officer.
8. (8) A city police reserve officer.
9. (9) A conservation enforcement officer.
10. (10) A town marshal.
11. (11) A deputy town marshal.
12. (12) A probation officer.
13. (13) A state educational institution police officer appointed under IC 21-39-4 .
14. (14) A gaming agent of the Indiana gaming commission.
15. (15) A person employed by a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 ) and appointed as a special deputy under IC 36-8-10-10.6 .
16. (16) A school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16 .
17. (17) A police officer of a public or private postsecondary educational institution whose board of trustees has established a police department under IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2 .
18. (18) A tribal police officer.
19. (19) A hospital police officer employed by a hospital police department established under IC 16-18-4 .
20. (20) A conservancy district marshal.
21. (21) A deputy conservancy district marshal.
22. (22) A member in the military police force of the Indiana National Guard while exercising police powers in accordance with IC 10-16-23-3 .

As added by P.L.38-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.64-2022, SEC.8; P.L.122-2023, SEC.8; P.L.94-2026, SEC.15.