Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1644
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 11-12-1-6.
Synopsis: Community corrections employees and firearms. Allows an
employee of a community corrections program to carry a firearm or
handgun while acting as an employee of a community corrections
program if the employee: (1) may legally carry a handgun or firearm;
and (2) has successfully completed a certified handgun safety course.
Effective: July 1, 2007.
January 23, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedures.
Introduced
First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1644
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
corrections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 11-12-1-6; (07)IN1644.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 11-12-1-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2007]:
Sec. 6. An employee of a community corrections program
may carry a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5) or handgun (as
defined in IC 35-47-1-6) while acting in the scope of employment
as an employee of a community corrections program if the
employee:
(1) may legally carry a handgun or firearm; and
(2) has successfully completed a handgun safety course
certified by the law enforcement training board under
IC 5-2-1-9(m).