# Ind. Code § 10-12-2-1: Retention of service weapon; badge; identification card

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 10-12-2-1
- **Heading:** Retention of service weapon; badge; identification card
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 10 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 10-12-2-1

## Text

Sec. 1. (a) If an eligible employee retires after at least twenty-five (25) years of service, the employee may:

(1) retain the employee's issued service weapon; and

(2) receive a "Retired" badge in recognition of the employee's service to the department and the public.

(b) Upon an eligible employee's retirement, the department shall issue to the employee an identification card that:

(1) gives the employee's name and rank;

(2) signifies that the employee is retired; and

(3) notes the employee's authority to retain the employee's service weapon.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-2-1.5.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.130-2015, SEC.1.

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