IC 5-2-1-16: Powers and duties of board as criminal justice agency

Sec. 16. As a designated criminal justice agency, the board:

(1) has all the duties and privileges of a police agency;

(2) may appoint, through its executive director, police officers for the Indiana law enforcement academy;

(3) shall establish all rules, policies, and procedures concerning the internal organization, duties, and responsibilities of the police agency, to include:

(A) prescribing a distinctive uniform;

(B) designating and operating emergency vehicles; and

(4) may undertake investigations according to the purposes of this chapter.