The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 292 on criminal law matters, authored by Sen. Young. The bill does the following:
- repeals the offense of auto theft and receiving stolen auto parts
- provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally exerts unauthorized control of a motor vehicle or a component part of a motor vehicle, with the intent to deprive the other person of any part of its value or use, commits theft, a Level 6 felony
- provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally exerts unauthorized control of a motor vehicle or a component part of a motor vehicle, with the intent to deprive the other person of any part of its value or use, and has a prior unrelated conviction for a qualifying offense, commits theft, a Level 5 felony
- defines “qualifying offense”
- repeals the offense of theft as a Level 6 felony if a person has a prior unrelated conviction for theft or criminal conversion
- prohibits the expunged conviction records of an undocumented alien to be sealed or redacted
- prohibits a minor in adult court to waive, as part of a plea agreement, the right to transfer jurisdiction to juvenile court for adjudication and disposition under certain circumstances
- amends the statute concerning the suspension of a sentence for a person with a juvenile record
- makes conforming amendments
The bill was supported by the Indiana Public Defender Council, supported and opposed by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, and opposed by the Indiana Retail Council. The bill passed 6-2.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/292