Eligibility for appointment; application and examinations.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-263
in effectSec. 279-263. - Eligibility for appointment; application and examinations.
(a) Any citizen of the United States who is a resident of the county and who is not younger than twenty-one (21) nor older than sixty-five (65) years of age shall be eligible to make application to become a member of the park rangers division. Applicants shall make application in the form and manner and undergo such physical and academic examinations and interviews as the chief shall require.
(b) Persons appointed to the park rangers division of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) shall complete the IMPD Law Enforcement Training Board Academy, within one year of hiring and serve a probationary period specified by the chief, except those persons transferring to the park rangers division from a recognized police agency with a LETB Certification. Current officers appointed to the park rangers division prior to this section's passage into law shall be grandfathered at the discretion of the IMPD chief. Persons appointed in the park rangers division shall adhere to the annual in-service requirements under Indiana Administrative Code governed by the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board.
(G.O. 41, 2009, § 1; G.O. 13, 2016, § 23)
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_CH279INMEPODE_ARTIIOR_DIV6PARA_S279-263ELAPAPEXFetched: 10/27/2026