Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place of detention shall:
(1) receive a prisoner arrested by a police employee of the department within the jurisdiction served by the jail; and
(2) detain the prisoner in custody until otherwise ordered by a court or by the superintendent.
A person who refuses to receive a prisoner or who releases a prisoner except as directed may be removed from office by the governor.
(b) A person who has charge of a jail, prison, correctional facility, or other place of detention may not receive or detain a prisoner in custody under subsection (a) until the arresting police employee has had the prisoner examined by a physician or competent medical personnel if the prisoner appears to be:
(1) unconscious;
(2) suffering from a serious illness;
(3) suffering from a serious injury; or
(4) seriously impaired by alcohol, a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9), a drug other than a controlled substance, or a combination of alcohol, a controlled substance, or drugs.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the cost of the examination and resulting treatment under subsection (b) is the financial responsibility of the prisoner receiving the examination or treatment.
(d) If a prisoner is unable to bear the financial responsibility for the cost of the examination and treatment under subsection (b), the prisoner may apply for indigent medical assistance.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-1-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 2. State Police Department
10-11-2-1. "Civilian Employee"
10-11-2-4. Department Established
10-11-2-5. State Police Board Established
10-11-2-6. Appointment of Superintendent
10-11-2-7. Department Organization
10-11-2-8. Purchases; Expenditures; Salaries
10-11-2-10. Rank, Grade, and Position Classifications
10-11-2-11. Use of Seized Motor Vehicle
10-11-2-12. Employees; Appointments; Political Activities
10-11-2-13. Salaries; Police Employees
10-11-2-15. Discharge, Demotion, and Suspension of Employee; Hearings; Judicial Review
10-11-2-16. Number of Citations as Performance Evaluation Factor
10-11-2-17. Uniforms and Equipment
10-11-2-18. Official Hat and Insignia; Violation
10-11-2-19. Employee Expenses, Lodgings, and Subsistence
10-11-2-20. Headquarters; Purchase of Services and Equipment; Special Fund
10-11-2-21. Enforcement Powers; Transfer of Control or Direction of Department Members Prohibited
10-11-2-22. Fingerprints; Identification Data
10-11-2-23. Cooperation With Other Agencies
10-11-2-24. Correctional Institutions to Receive Prisoners; Medical Examination or Treatment
10-11-2-25. Pension Program Rights Preserved
10-11-2-26. Weigh Station Personnel; Powers
10-11-2-27. Salaries; Motor Carrier Employees
10-11-2-28.5. Salary Matrix for Capitol Police Officers
10-11-2-29. Assignment of Special Police Employees as Gaming Agents
10-11-2-31. Reporting Guidelines; Format; Number and Geographical Dispersal
10-11-2-31.2. Internet List of Drug-Contaminated Properties
10-11-2-32. Operation of Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center
10-11-2-33. Medical Forensic Examination Kits
10-11-2-34. Informational Pamphlet Distributed to Law Enforcement Agencies
10-11-2-34.2. Forfeitures Conducted by the Federal Government; Report to Legislative Council