CHAPTER 3. PERSONNEL OF DIVISION
IC 12-21-3
Chapter 3. Personnel of Division
IC 12-21-3-1
Application of IC 4-15-2
Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 4-15-2-3.8, IC 4-15-2 applies to
all employees of the division.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.
IC 12-21-3-2
Civil or criminal liability; action or proceeding; defense; damages
Sec. 2. (a) If a member, an officer, or an employee of the division
is accused of an offense or sued for civil damages because of an act
performed within the course of the individual's employment or
because of an act performed under the authority or order of a
superior officer, the attorney general shall defend the individual in
an action for civil damages. If the action or proceeding is criminal in
nature, the governor shall designate counsel to represent and defend
the accused and the state is financially responsible for the expense of
the defense.
(b) This section does not do either of the following:
(1) Deprive an individual of the right to select defense counsel
of the individual's choice at the individual's expense.
(2) Relieve a person from responsibility for civil damages.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.
IC 12-21-3-3
Performance bonds and crime policies
Sec. 3. (a) An officer or employee of the division shall, as the
director requires, furnish a bond or crime policy endorsed to include
faithful performance in the amount the director determines payable
to the state and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the
individual's duties.
(b) The bonds or crime policies are subject to approval by the
insurance commissioner and shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state.
(c) The premiums for the bonds are payable from the money of
the division.
(d) The director may secure a standard form blanket bond or
crime insurance policy endorsed to include faithful performance
covering all or any part of the officers and employees of the
department. However, the blanket bond or crime insurance policy
must be in an amount not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(e) The commissioner of insurance shall prescribe the form of the
bonds or crime policies required by this section.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.49-1995, SEC.8.
IC 12-21-3-4
Authorization to administer oaths, take depositions, and certify to
official acts
Sec. 4. The director, deputy directors, bureau heads of the
division, and the superintendents of the state institutions
administered by the division may administer oaths, take depositions,
and certify to official acts.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15.