The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 12 authored by Sen. Young on financial crimes against the elderly. The bill provides immunity to financial institutions for the release or decision not to release financial records to law enforcement or adult protective services if illegal activity is reasonably suspected. The bill also authorizes a court to order a person convicted of exp … [Read more...] about Financial crimes against the elderly
Civil
Tax sales and foreclosed property
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard SB 204 on tax sales and foreclosed property authored by Sen. Merritt. The bill provides that for purposes of the statutes concerning real property sold for delinquent taxes and special assessments, the interest rate to be paid for redeemed property is the adjusted interest rate used for refunds of state income taxes. The bill also provides that … [Read more...] about Tax sales and foreclosed property
Substantive problems
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1035 authored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. Kersey on substantive problems in the Indiana Code. The bill resolves various non-technical conflicts and problems not suitable for resolution in the annual technical corrections bill. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1035 … [Read more...] about Substantive problems
Garnishment of state tax refunds
he House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1054 authored by Rep. Cox and Rep. Dermody on garnishment of state tax refunds. The bill, introduced for the third year, establishes a post-judgment collections process for the state tax refunds of debtors. The bill includes protection for unobligated spouses by exempting part or excluding all of the joint tax refund attributable to the spouse of … [Read more...] about Garnishment of state tax refunds
2015 Legislative Session Digest
This is the digest of the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2015 legislative session. This digest contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2015 legislative session. Civil Law Service of process (S.E.A. 2, P.L. 41-2015) Religious objections to government actions (S.E.A. 50, P.L. 4-2015) Lawsuits against … [Read more...] about 2015 Legislative Session Digest