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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 281, art. VI, div. 1
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Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 281-611 Compensation of sheriff.

Sec. 281-611. - Compensation of sheriff. (a) To the extent authorized by the city-county council in fixing the compensation of elected officials, the controller may enter into a contract with the county sheriff providing that, to the extent the county sheriff agrees to deposit fee compensation in the county general fund, additional salary will be paid to the county sheriff. (b) Such salary contract shall provide (i) for a fixed annual salary to be paid from the county general fund as other county officials are paid, and (ii) for a fixed amount of fee compensation, which the sheriff might otherwise retain under IC 6-8.1-8-3(f)(1), that the sheriff shall deposit into the county general fund, which shall be in addition to the amount otherwise deposited under IC 6-8.1-8-3(f)(3). (c) A contract made under the authority of this article shall be for a term ending as of the end of a calendar year ending before or concurrently with the sheriff's term of office and shall in any event terminate upon the death or resignation of the sheriff making the agreement. (Code 1975, § 2-23; G.O. 73, 2005, § 23)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 281-612 Responsibilities; publicly operated jail.

Sec. 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)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 281-613 County payment for injury or illness.

Sec. 281-613. - County payment for injury or illness. (a) As used in this section, care means and includes: (1) Medical and surgical care; (2) Medicines and laboratory, curative, and palliative agents and means; (3) X-ray, diagnostic, and therapeutic service, including service during the recovery period; and (4) Hospital and special nursing care if the physician or surgeon in charge considers it necessary for proper recovery. (b) After deducting expenditures paid by an insurance or worker's compensation program, the county shall pay for the care of a jail employee who suffers an injury or contracts an illness while the employee is on duty. (c) The county shall pay the expenditures required by subsection (b) of this section from the general fund of the county. (G.O. 110, 2005, § 1; G.O. 2, 2008, § 11)
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_DIV1THSHFetched: 10/27/2026

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