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.As added by P.L.42-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-2006, SEC.1; P.L.114-2012, SEC.13.
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