Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 11-8-8-2 (2026)
"Local law enforcement authority"
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "local law enforcement authority" means the:
(1) chief of police of a consolidated city; or
(2) sheriff of a county that does not contain a consolidated city.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Flanders v. State, 955 N.E.2d 732 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
Flanders v. State, 955 N.E.2d 732 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “By comparison, Indiana Code Section 11-8-8-2 is a mechanism for offenders to seek relief from retroactive application of the sex offender registry statutes.”
Gibson v. Indiana Dep't of Corr., 899 N.E.2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “The first class, the sheriffs of Marion, Allen and Vanderburgh Counties, represents "all local law enforcement authorities in Indiana as defined by Ind.Code § 11-8-8-2.” App. at 105. The second class, prosecutors of Marion, Allen and Vanderburgh Counties, represents "all county…”
Gage Peters v. Dennis J Quakenbush, II, 260 N.E.3d 919 (Ind. 2025). “§ 11-8-8-4, which is defined as “the: (1) chief of police of a consolidated city; or (2) sheriff of a county that does not contain a consolidated city,” I.C. § 11-8-8-2. Other states may require offenders to report to someone other than the county sheriff or the police chief in…”
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