(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the sheriff of the supreme court or a county police officer shall:(1) attend the court in term time;(2) execute the orders of the court;(3) preserve order within the court;(4) execute all process issued out of the court; and(5) execute all civil process issued out of the court.(b) This subsection applies only if a consolidated law enforcement department is established under IC 36-3-1-5.1. The ordinance adopted by the legislative body of the consolidated city shall determine whether:(1) the orders of the court; and(2) all criminal process issued out of the court;shall be executed by an officer of the sheriff's department or an officer of the consolidated law enforcement department.[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-7-2.]As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.227-2005, SEC.10; P.L.1-2006, SEC.502.
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