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IC 36-2-13-5: The Sheriff has the following specific powers and duties:1. The Sheriff must arrest without process persons who commit an offense within his view, take them before a court of the county having jurisdiction, and detain them in custody until the cause of the arrest has been investigated.2. The Sheriff must suppress the breaches of peace, calling the power of the county to his aid if necessary.3. The Sheriff must pursue and jail all felons.4. The Sheriff must execute all process directed to him by legal authority.5. The Sheriff must serve all process directed to him from a court or the county executive.6. The Sheriff must attend and preserve order in all courts of the county.7. The Sheriff must take care of the county jail and the prisoners there.8. The Sheriff may take photographs, fingerprints, and other identification data of persons taken into custody for felonies or misdemeanors. Any person who refuses to be fingerprinted or photographed or who withholds information or who gives false information when taken into custody commits a Class C misdemeanor.