The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 159 authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Bohacek on procedures for obtaining a warrant. The bill specifies that a judge or a prosecuting attorney shall record a request for a warrant made orally by telephone, radio, or similar electronic means. Under current law, the judge is required to record the request. The bill also permits certain warrant requests to be: (1) made electronically (where current law only allows this by radio or telephone); and (2) recorded electronically (where current law only permits the use of audio tape).
The bill passed 8-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/159