S.E.A. 302, P.L. 140
Effective: July 1, 2020
Establishes a procedure for a criminal court to use in determining if a defendant is indigent. Provides that, if a court has ordered a defendant to pay part of the cost of representation, the court shall inquire at sentencing whether the defendant has paid the required amount. Specifies that a court may prorate fines, fees, and court costs based on the person’s reasonable ability to pay. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on corrections and criminal code.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/302