Title: Authorizes Carrying a Firearm Without a Permit
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a person to carry a firearm without a permit.
Requires minimum basic training for each person accepted for training at a law enforcement training school or academy that include 6 hours of training in interacting with (Sec. 1-9):
Persons with autism, mental illness, addictive disorders, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities;
Missing endangered adults; and
Persons with Alzheimer's disease or related senile dementia.
Prohibits a law enforcement officer appointed to a law enforcement department or agency after June 30, 1993, from doing the following unless they complete their basic training (Sec. 1-10.d):
Make an arrest;
Conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property; or
Carry a firearm.
Establishes an executive training program that includes the following (Sec. 1-10.j):
Liability;
Media relations.
Accounting and administration;
Discipline;
Department policy-making;
Lawful use of force;
Department programs;
Emergency vehicle operation; and
Cultural diversity.
Prohibits a probation officer from carrying a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the probation officer's body while acting in the scope of employment as a probation officer unless all of the following conditions are met (Sec. 2):
The appointing court enters an order authorizing the probation officer to carry the handgun while on duty; and
The probation officer completes a handgun safety course certified by the law enforcement training board.
Requires the state police department to issue to a retiring police officer an identification card that (Sec. 4):
States the police officer's name and rank at retirement;
States the officer's retired status; and
Notes the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
Specifies a person who is at least 18 years of age and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun under state or federal law is not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana (Sec. 16).
Exempts the following officers of this state or the United States who have been honorably retired by a lawfully created pension board or its equivalent after at least 20 years of service or because of a disability from the payment of the fee (Sec. 17.c):
Police officers;
Sheriffs or their deputies;
Law enforcement officers; and
Correctional officers.
Title: Authorizes Carrying a Firearm Without a Permit