The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 404 on operating while intoxicated, sponsored by Rep. Washburne. The bill removes the minimum age requirement for a person to be convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and specifies that the defense to certain operating while intoxicated offenses involving the use of a controlled substance only applies … [Read more...] about Operating while intoxicated
Criminal
Broadening criminal justice treatment options
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1006 sponsored by Sens. Young, Bray, and Houchin on broadening criminal justice treatment options. The bill was passed as amended by the Judiciary Committee and referred to the Appropriations Committee. It makes various changes to the criminal justice institute's annual report and other changes expanding criminal justice treatment … [Read more...] about Broadening criminal justice treatment options
Crimes of violence
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1250 on crimes of violence, sponsored by Sen. Koch. The bill adds the following offenses to the statutory definition of "crime of violence": (1) Battery as a Level 2 felony; (2) Battery as a Level 3 felony; (3) Battery as a Level 4 felony; and (4) Battery as a Level 5 felony. The bill also makes conforming amendments. The … [Read more...] about Crimes of violence
Human trafficking
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1270 on human trafficking, sponsored by Sen. Head, Sen. Brown, and Sen. Ruckelshaus. The bill changes the human and sexual trafficking statute by: reclassifying the term “human and sexual trafficking” to “human trafficking”, which includes the offenses of labor and sexual trafficking; creating separate offenses for labor a … [Read more...] about Human trafficking
Bail issues
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1328 on bail issues, sponsored by Sen. Young, Sen. Randolph, Sen. Glick, and Sen. Lanane. The bill provides that murder is not bailable if the state proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the proof is evident, or the presumption is strong. The bill was in response to the Indiana Supreme Court’s opinion in Fry v. Sta … [Read more...] about Bail issues