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Committee approves pilot letting homeowners hire off‑duty officers to enforce traffic on private roads
Summary
After negotiations and testimony from homeowners, police chiefs and sheriffs, the committee passed an amended pilot (HB1155) that allows homeowners associations to hire off‑duty officers to enforce Indiana law on designated private roads for a trial period and requires reporting by sheriffs, prosecutors and Indiana State Police; amendment includes signage, vehicle‑marking and training standards and sets an expiration date for the pilot.
Representative Salaide introduced House Bill 11‑55 and a chairman’s strip‑and‑insert amendment that creates a pilot program allowing private communities to hire off‑duty law‑enforcement officers to enforce Indiana law on designated private roads for the pilot’s duration. The amendment makes the pilot a time‑limited program (expiration July 1, 2028), requires reporting from sheriffs, prosecutors and the Indiana State Police on stops, backups and arrests, and directs that signage and vehicle…
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