# Ind. Code § 35-47-15-5: Additional requirement for retired law enforcement officer to carry concealed firearm

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-47-15-5
- **Heading:** Additional requirement for retired law enforcement officer to carry concealed firearm
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 47 / Chapter 15 / Section 35-47-15-5

## Text

Sec. 5. (a) In addition to the photographic identification issued under section 4 of this chapter, after June 30, 2005, a retired law enforcement officer who carries a concealed firearm under 18 U.S.C. 926C must obtain annually, for each type of firearm that the retired officer intends to carry as a concealed firearm, evidence that the retired officer meets the training and qualification standards for carrying that type of firearm that are established:

(1) by the retired officer's law enforcement agency, for active officers of the agency; or

(2) by the state, for active law enforcement officers in the state.

A retired law enforcement officer bears any expense associated with obtaining the evidence required under this subsection.

(b) The evidence required under subsection (a) is one (1) of the following:

(1) For compliance with the standards described in subsection (a)(1), an endorsement issued by the retired officer's law enforcement agency with or as part of the photographic identification issued under section 4 of this chapter.

(2) For compliance with the standards described in subsection (a)(2), a certification issued by the state.

As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.538.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-1 "Firearm"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-2 "Law enforcement agency"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-3 "Law enforcement officer"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-4 Photo identification for retired law enforcement officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-5 Additional requirement for retired law enforcement officer to carry concealed firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 35-47-15-6 Immunity from civil or criminal liability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C15_S35-47-15-6.md)

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