The following criminal law bills passed out of their originating house: SB 6 Bail for violent arrestees Previous blog post: https://legislativeupdate.courts.in.gov/2022/01/21/bail-for-violent-arrestees/House sponsors: Behning, Speedy, JeterRead the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/6 SB 7 Marion County crime reduction pilot Previous blog post: … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Criminal Law
Criminal
Material harmful to minors
The Senate Education and Career Development Committee heard SB 17 on material harmful to minors authored by Sen. Tomes and coauthored by Sen. Raatz and Sen. Young that removes schools and certain public libraries from and adds colleges and universities to the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material … [Read more...] about Material harmful to minors
Self-defense
On January 18, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 143 on self-defense authored by Sen. Doriot.This billspecifies that "reasonable force" includes the pointing of a loaded or unloaded firearm for purposes of self-defense and arrest statutes. Representatives from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council and the Indiana Public … [Read more...] about Self-defense
Department of Correction matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 181 on department of correction matters authored by Sen. Freeman.This bill establishes certain conditions of parole for a person on lifetime parole and makes the violation of parole conditions and commission of specified other acts by a person on lifetime parole a Level 6 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 5 felony for a … [Read more...] about Department of Correction matters
Noncompliant prosecutor
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 165 on noncompliant prosecutor authored by Sen. M. Young. The bill permits the Attorney General to request the appointment of a special prosecuting attorney if a prosecuting attorney is categorically refusing to prosecute certain crimes and establishes a procedure for the appointment of a person to serve as a special prosecuting attorney to … [Read more...] about Noncompliant prosecutor