Section 5-10-10-1.5 - "Correctional officer" As used in this chapter, "correctional officer" includes:
(1) a county jail officer under IC 11-12-4-4;(2) a person who has received a correctional officer training certificate under IC 11-8-2-8;(3) a prison matron or an assistant prison matron under IC 36-8-10-5;(4) any other person whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186 ) in a facility operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state; and(5) 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.Amended by P.L. 114-2012, SEC. 13, eff. 7/1/2012.As added by P.L. 42-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 8-2006, SEC.1.