The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 10 on the Marion County violent crime reduction pilot program sponsored by Reps. Jeter, Speedy, and Gore. The bill establishes a pilot program and accompanying fund targeting Marion County police districts with violent crime rates exceeding Marion County’s crime rate. Testimony was heard from the Indiana Public Defender Co … [Read more...] about Marion County violent crime reduction pilot
Criminal
Police log information
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard SB 117 sponsored by Rep. Bartels regarding police log information. Sen. Walker presented the bill which exempts public disclosure of law enforcement records containing personal information relating to a victim of a crime or delinquent who is less than eighteen (18) from public access requirements without written consent … [Read more...] about Police log information
Human trafficking
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 155 on human trafficking sponsored by Reps. McNamara, Steuerwald, Bartlett, and Olthoff. The bill elevates the crime of human trafficking to a level 4 felony regardless of the victim’s age and makes conforming changes. Testimony was heard from the Indiana Public Defender Council, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana M … [Read more...] about Human trafficking
Court procedures
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 182 on court procedures sponsored by Rep. J. Young and authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill makes clarifying changes to the expungement statutes and provides for automatic expungement by the court of certain records. Testimony in support of the bill was heard from the Indiana Public Defender Council. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Court procedures
Evidence preservation requirements
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 263 on evidence preservation requirements sponsored by Reps. Steuerwald and Schaibley and authored by Sen. Doriot and Sen. Koch. The bill creates law on the preservation of biological evidence in court cases. Testimony was heard from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Innocence Project, and a law student. The bill … [Read more...] about Evidence preservation requirements