Sec. 5. (a) For purposes of this section, "member of the military or public safety officer" means an individual who is any of the following: (1) A member of a fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-1-8 ). (2) An emergency medical service provider (as defined in IC 16-41-10-1 ). (3) A member of a police department (as defined in IC 36-8-1-9 ). (4) A correctional officer (as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5 ). (5) A state police officer. (6) A county police officer. (7) A police reserve officer. (8) A county sheriff. (9) A deputy sheriff. (10) An excise police officer. (11) A conservation enforcement officer. (12) A town marshal. (13) A deputy town marshal. (14) A postsecondary educational institution police officer appointed under IC 21-17-5 or IC 21-39-4 . (15) A probation officer. (16) A paramedic. (17) A volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2 ). (18) An emergency medical technician or a paramedic working in a volunteer capacity. (19) A member of the armed forces of the United States. (20) A member of the Indiana Air National Guard. (21) A member of the Indiana Army National Guard. (22) A member of a state or local emergency management agency. (23) A member of a consolidated law enforcement department established under IC 36-3-1-5.1 . (24) A community corrections officer. (25) A conservancy district marshal. (26) A deputy conservancy district marshal. (b) For purposes of this section, "dies in the line of duty" refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any action that a member of the military or public safety officer, in the member of the military's or public safety officer's official capacity, is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of employment or services, or law to perform in the course of performing the member of the military's or public safety officer's duty. (c) If a member of the military or public safety officer dies in the line of duty, a state flag shall be presented to: (1) the surviving spouse; (2) the surviving children if there is no surviving spouse; or (3) the surviving parent or parents if there is no surviving spouse and there are no surviving children. (d) The agency shall administer this section. (e) The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section. IC 10-14-3 Chapter 3. Emergency Management and Disaster Law 10-14-3-0.5 "Backfill employee" 10-14-3-0.6 "Broadcaster" 10-14-3-0.7 Repealed 10-14-3-0.8 "Communications service provider" 10-14-3-1 "Disaster" 10-14-3-2 "Emergency management" 10-14-3-2.5 "Emergency Management Assistance Compact" 10-14-3-3 "Emergency management worker" 10-14-3-4 "Energy" 10-14-3-5 "Energy emergency" 10-14-3-5.5 "Local travel advisory" 10-14-3-6 "Political subdivision" 10-14-3-7 Declaration of purposes 10-14-3-8 Limitations on applications of chapter 10-14-3-9 State emergency operations plan; local and interjurisdictional disaster plans 10-14-3-10 Repealed 10-14-3-10.6 Repealed 10-14-3-10.7 Repealed 10-14-3-10.8 Intrastate mutual aid program 10-14-3-11 Governor; duties 10-14-3-12 Disaster emergency; emergency gubernatorial powers 10-14-3-12.5 No restrictions may be imposed on a religious organization that are more restrictive than those imposed on other essential service providers 10-14-3-12.7 Right to worship, including in person, inviolable 10-14-3-13 Energy emergency proclamation; additional duties and special powers of governor; exemption; effect of cessation 10-14-3-14 Declaration of energy emergency; procedures 10-14-3-15 Governmental functions; liability; emergency management workers 10-14-3-16 Director of local organizations; mutual aid arrangements 10-14-3-17 County emergency management advisory council; local emergency management organizations; power of political subdivisions; public work 10-14-3-18 Employees of political subdivisions; liability; claims for loss, damage, or expense 10-14-3-19 Mobile support units 10-14-3-19.5 Agreements with local task forces activated in emergency 10-14-3-20 Evacuation plans; traffic rules 10-14-3-21 Public property; leases and contracts; employment of personnel 10-14-3-22 Orders, rules, and regulations; amendment and rescission 10-14-3-22.5 Program for training and certifying broadcast engineers and technical personnel as first response broadcasters 10-14-3-22.6 Program for training and certifying communications service engineers and technical personnel as first response communications service providers 10-14-3-23 Compulsory medical treatment; faith healing 10-14-3-24 Enforcement 10-14-3-25 Gifts, grants, and loans; places of shelter; liability for death; damages 10-14-3-26 Political affiliation or activity of organizations and personnel 10-14-3-27 Employees; subversive activities; oaths 10-14-3-28 Appropriations; emergency management contingency fund 10-14-3-29 Local disaster emergency 10-14-3-29.5 Designation of a local travel advisory 10-14-3-30 Additional measures, studies, recommendations 10-14-3-31 Individual management obligations; compensation for property 10-14-3-32 Disaster funds; availability; contributions to political subdivisions 10-14-3-33 Reimbursement of civil air patrol for missions not authorized by Air Force 10-14-3-33.5 Regulation of firearms 10-14-3-34 Infractions
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