After being recommitted from the Environmental Affairs Committee, the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard on HB 1677 on waste disposal authored by Rep. Gore and Rep. Culp for amend and vote.The bill provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Waste disposal
Criminal
Electronic monitoring
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 218 on electronic monitoring authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Freeman. The bill amends Ind. Code 35-38-2.7-2 to revise current electronic monitoring reporting requirements, removes the requirement to report on false location alerts, and amends the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council annual report deadline to May 1 instead … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring
Trespass
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 219 on trespass authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Freeman. The bill amends Ind. Code 35-43-2-2 to provide that a person without contractual interest in real property who knowingly or intentionally enters or refuses to leave after being denied access to or asked to leave by another person, that person’s agent or a law e … [Read more...] about Trespass
Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 312 on exceptions to paraphernalia authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Baldwin. The bill provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance, including field test kits and test strips. The Indiana Public Defender Council, … [Read more...] about Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes
Criminal penalties
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 324 on criminal penalties authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill, as amended, does the following: The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Council, and the Indiana State Police testified in support of the bill. The Indiana Public Defender Council … [Read more...] about Criminal penalties