The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Freeman’s SB 235 providing for the expungements of civil forfeiture cases and civil protection orders. This bill allows a person to expunge all records related to a person’s expunged conviction. The bill also provides that the court shall order the central repository for criminal history information maintained by the s … [Read more...] about Expungements
Criminal
Ban on sex offenders providing child care services
The Senate Committee on Family and Children Services heard Sen. Mrvan’s SB 258 banning sex offenders from providing child care services. Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill here: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/258 … [Read more...] about Ban on sex offenders providing child care services
Regional holding facility
The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Frye’s HB 1065 on creating a regional holding facility. The bill provides that a county sheriff may contract with the Department of Correction (DOC) to transfer a confined jail offender from a county jail to a regional holding facility established and operated by the DOC if the county jail is overcrowded. The bill also states … [Read more...] about Regional holding facility
Crimes involving synthetic drugs
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 28 on enhancement of penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes certain offenses involving synthetic drugs an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. It removes certain misdemeanor prosecutions concerning synthetic drugs and synthetic lookalike drugs from eligibility for conditional … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs
Controlled substances in penal facilities
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 198 on controlled substances in penal facilities by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes committing a controlled substance offense on the property of a penal facility or juvenile facility an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. The bill was amended by consent to remove the term synthetic drug from the dealing enhancement. … [Read more...] about Controlled substances in penal facilities