# Ind. Code § 36-1-17-2: Legal expenses of officer or employee

> Indiana · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-2

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 36-1-17-2
- **Heading:** Legal expenses of officer or employee
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 36 / Article 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 36-1-17-2

## Text

Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a unit or municipal corporation may not pay the legal expenses incurred by an officer or employee of the unit or the municipal corporation:

(1) in defending against:

(A) a criminal action;

(B) a civil action brought by the attorney general of the United States, a United States attorney, the attorney general of Indiana, or an Indiana prosecuting attorney under:

(i) IC 34-24-1;

(ii) IC 34-24-2;

(iii) IC 34-24-3;

(iv) IC 5-11-5;

(v) IC 5-11-6;

(vi) IC 5-13-6;

(vii) IC 5-13-14-3; or

(viii) 18 U.S.C. 1964; or

(C) a proceeding to enforce an ordinance or a statute defining an infraction; or

(2) who is the target of a grand jury investigation, if the scope of the investigation includes a claim that the officer or employee committed a criminal act.

As added by P.L.128-2005, SEC.1.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 36-1-17-1 "Criminal action"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-1-17-2 Legal expenses of officer or employee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-1-17-3 Legal expenses of officer or employee charged with crime or infraction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 36-1-17-4 Application for legal expenses; hearing; questions and information regarding reimbursement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-4.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T36_A1_C17_S36-1-17-2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.