The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1405 authored by Reps. Slager and Fine on the jurisdiction of the attorney general. The bill establishes the concurrent jurisdiction of the attorney general and the prosecuting attorney when public officers and public servants are accused of committing: official misconduct, bribery, ghost employment, conflict of interest, profiteering from public service, interference with the state examiner, failure to follow the state examiner’s directives, and failure to provide an annual report to the state examiner. The State Board of Accounts and the Office of the Attorney General testified in support of the bill. The Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified that changing the current law is unnecessary. The bill was held for further discussion and possible amendment.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1405.