"Public safety officer" means any of the following:
- (1) A regular, paid law enforcement officer.
- (2) A regular, paid firefighter.
- (3) A volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2 ).
- (4) A county police reserve officer.
- (5) A city or town police reserve officer.
- (6) A paramedic (as defined in IC 16-18-2-266 ).
- (7) An emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-112 ).
- (8) An advanced emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-6.5 ).
(9) A hazardous duty employee of the department of correction who:
- (A) works within a prison or juvenile facility; or
- (B) performs parole or emergency response operations and functions.
(10) A community corrections officer.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-19.5-1(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.51; P.L.158-2013, SEC.251; P.L.180-2017, SEC.3.