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

1. (1) execute warrants issued by the department;
2. (2) serve orders, subpoenas, and notices issued by the department;
3. (3) conduct investigations necessary to the performance of the employee's duties;
4. (4) visit and confer with any person under the employee's supervision, even when that person is in custody;
5. (5) act as a probation officer if requested by the appropriate court and if that request is approved by the department;
6. (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. (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. (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.