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to the following:
(1) Officers or members of the state mili-
tia when on active duty.
(2) Officers of the United States govern-
ment.
9-30-2-2. Marked vehicle or uniformed
officer.
A law enforcement officer may not arrest or
issue a traffic information and summons to a per-
son for a violation of an Indiana law regulating the
use and operation of a motor vehicle on an Indiana
highway or an ordinance of a city or town regu-
lating the use and operation of a motor vehicle on
an Indiana highway unless at the time of the arrest
the officer is:
(1) Wearing a distinctive uniform and a
badge of authority; or
(2) Operating a motor vehicle that is
clearly marked as a police vehicle;
that will clearly show the officer or the officer’s
vehicle to casual observations to be an officer or
a police vehicle. This section does not apply to an
officer making an arrest when there is a uniformed
officer present at the time of the arrest.
9-30-2-4. Immediate appearance before
judge.
(a) This section does not apply to a person
arrested for a misdemeanor under IC 9-30-5 (oper-
ating a vehicle while intoxicated).
(b) If a person is arrested for a misdemeanor
under this title, the arrested person shall be imme-
diately taken before a court within the county in
which the offense charged is alleged to have been
committed and that has jurisdiction of the offense
and is nearest or most accessible to the place
where the arrest is made in any of the following
cases:
(1) When the person demands an imme-
diate appearance before a court.
(2) When the person is charged with an
offense causing or contributing to an acci-
dent resulting in injury to or death of a per-
son.
(3) When the person is charged with fail-
ure to stop for an accident causing death,
personal injuries, or damage to property.
(4) When the person refuses to give the
person’s written promise to appear in court.
(5) When the person is charged with driv-
ing while the person's license is suspended
or revoked.
9-30-2-6. Warrantless arrests for leaving the
scene and OWI [effective January
1, 2015].
A law enforcement officer may, without a
warrant, arrest a person in case of violations of:
(1) IC 9-26-1-1.1; and
(2) IC 9-30-5 if the violation of IC 9-30-
5 is coupled with an accident;
when the law enforcement officer has probable
cause to believe that the violation was committed
by the person. The procedure prescribed in this
section is not the only method prescribed by law
for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an
offense of similar grade.
Chapter 3. Court Procedures
[Portions Omitted].
9-30-3-15. Certified computer printout prima facie
evidence.
9-30-3-15. Certified computer printout
prima facie evidence.
In a proceeding, prosecution, or hearing where
the prosecuting attorney must prove that the defen-
dant had a prior conviction for an offense under
this title, the relevant portions of a certified com-
puter printout or electronic copy as set forth in IC
9-14-3-4 made from the records of the bureau
are admissible as prima facie evidence of the
prior conviction. However, the prosecuting attor-
ney must establish that the document identifies the
defendant by the defendant's driver's license num-
ber or by any other identification method utilized
by the bureau.
Chapter 4. Licenses and Registrations;
Suspension and Revocation
[Portions Omitted]
.
9-30-4-6.
Suspension or revocation of driver’s license,
registration certificate and plate for
conviction of offense; “conviction” defined.
9-30-4-6.5. License suspension begins on date of release
from incarceration.
