{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-11","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-16-9-11","heading":"Complaints; summons; volunteers","body":"Sec. 11. (a) A law enforcement agency authorized to enforce:\n(1) section 5 or 8 of this chapter; or\n(2) an ordinance described in section 9 of this chapter;\nmay appoint volunteers to issue complaints and summonses for violations of section 5 or 8 of this chapter or an ordinance described in section 9 of this chapter.\n(b) A volunteer appointed under this section must:\n(1) be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;\n(2) complete a course of instruction concerning the enforcement of this chapter that is conducted by the appointing law enforcement agency;\n(3) after successfully completing the course of instruction, obtain a certificate from the executive authority of the appointing law enforcement agency; and\n(4) satisfy any other qualifications established by the law enforcement agency.\n(c) The executive authority of a law enforcement agency that appoints volunteers under this section shall file a copy of each certificate issued under subsection (b)(3) with the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction over the area served by the law enforcement agency.\n(d) A complaint and summons issued by a volunteer appointed under this section has the same force and effect as a complaint and summons issued by a law enforcement officer for the same violation.\n(e) A volunteer appointed under this section does not have powers of a law enforcement officer except those powers granted under this section.\n(f) The executive authority of a law enforcement authority that appoints a volunteer under this section may, at any time, revoke the certificate issued to the volunteer under subsection (b)(3). If a certificate is revoked under this subsection:\n(1) the executive authority shall notify the prosecuting attorney where the certificate was filed under subsection (c) of the revocation; and\n(2) the volunteer's powers under this section terminate immediately upon the revocation.\n(g) A volunteer may not issue a complaint and summons upon private property unless the law enforcement agency first receives permission from the property owner or the property manager.\n(h) A property owner is not liable for any property damage or personal injury resulting from the actions of a volunteer in issuing a complaint and summons.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 16. PUBLIC WORKS","Chapter 9. Parking Facilities for Persons With Physical Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-16-9-11","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"a24a52803c3869327af0285521febeef45ee5fb2ff64cef5da44bdc3d953ea3b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-16-9-10","next":"us-in/ic-5-16-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}