Definitions.

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 279-293

in effect

Sec. 279-293. - Definitions. As used in this division, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. Felony conviction means a conviction, at any time, with respect to which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for more than one (1) year. It includes a felony conviction for a crime resulting in bodily injury that has been reduced to a misdemeanor. However, it does not include a conviction with respect to which a person's conviction has been vacated, reversed or set aside. General order means the written directives that department personnel use in carrying out the powers and accomplishing the objectives of the department in a professional and lawful manner that concern or relate to the department's interactions with the residents of the city and county and the general public. General orders include, by way of example and not limitation, all department directives and policies concerning procedures for investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, use of law enforcement discretion, use of force, and other official operational actions provided for by state, federal, or local law. General orders do not include those department directives and policies that concern only internal standards and specifications under which the department's personnel carry out their day-to-day operations, including, for example, directives related to uniform/appearance requirements for department personnel, awards and commendations for department personnel, and personnel participation in nonprofit organizations. General orders also do not include those department directives and policies relating to its organization, administration and personnel processes that are listed in Section 2 and Section 3 of the "Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department General Orders Accountability List and Index." Immediate family member means a person's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, spouse, child, stepchild, or adopted child. Law enforcement officer means a prosecuting attorney or any sworn member of a federal law enforcement agency, local police department, state police department, constable's office, or sheriff's office. The term includes sworn officers of police departments, constable's offices and sheriff's offices outside the state. Preliminary order means a general order approved by the chief before it is submitted to or reviewed by the g.o. board in accordance with section 279-295(b). (G.O. 38, 2020, § 2)

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_DIV9GEORBO_S279-293DEFetched: 10/27/2026