Responsibilities; publicly operated jail.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 281-612
in effectSec. 281-612. - Responsibilities; publicly operated jail.
(a) The Marion County Sheriff's Office shall be responsible for those facilities and functions for the consolidated city and the county under the direction and control of the Sheriff, as provided in IC 36-3-1-5.1.
(b) After a new jail facility is constructed and fully operational, the following functions of the Marion County Sheriff's Office relating to county jail operations and facilities shall be performed by qualified employees of the Sheriff's Office and shall not be performed through a contract with a for-profit correctional services provider:
(1) Guarding or supervising prisoners;
(2) Security of county jail facilities; and
(3) Identification and processing of prisoners entering or being released from the county jail facilities.
(G.O. 110, 2005, § 12; G.O. 2, 2008, § 13; G.O. 19, 2018, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH281COOFBOCO_ARTVIOFSH_DIV1THSH_S281-612REPUOPJAFetched: 10/27/2026
