The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 404 on impaired driving offenses, authored by Sen. Koch. The bill does the following: changes the term "under" to "in accordance with" in certain statutes concerning defenses involving the use of valid prescriptions while operating a motor vehicle creates the offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing … [Read more...] about Impaired driving offenses
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Use of purple marks to deny entry to property
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1212 authored by Rep. Bartels on the use of purple marks to deny entry to property. The bill authorizes the use of identifying purple marks (straight line) on trees or posts to identify real property against trespassers. Testimony was heard in support of the bill. The bill passed 9-0. Read the bill a … [Read more...] about Use of purple marks to deny entry to property
Bail issues
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1328 authored by Rep. Porter on bail issues. The bill amends current law to remove the requirement that the Indiana pretrial risk assessment system shall be designed to assess an arrestee’s likelihood of committing a new criminal offense, shifts the burden of proof by providing that murder is not bailable if the State proves by a preponderance o … [Read more...] about Bail issues
Zero THC hemp extract
On amend and vote only, the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard SB 52 authored by Sen. Young on zero THC hemp extract. The bill was amended to define zero THC hemp extract and allow for the sale of certain qualifying products (including for treatment of epilepsy and opioid treatment) with 0.3% THC with no registry to anyone who wants to purchase, so long as the … [Read more...] about Zero THC hemp extract
Crimes resulting in the loss of a fetus
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard SB 203 authored by Sen. Freeman on crimes resulting in the loss of a fetus. This bill eliminates the requirement that a fetus reaches viability to charge murder for an unborn child. The bill provides for the offense of murder for a person who knowingly or intentionally kills a fetus at any stage of development. The bill was … [Read more...] about Crimes resulting in the loss of a fetus