The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 308 on reimbursement for public defender services authored by Sen. Glick.The billprovides that the Public Defender Commission may reimburse a county up to 40% of the county's expenditures for indigent defense services provided in misdemeanor cases, up to 80% of a multicounty public defender's office's … [Read more...] about Reimbursement for public defender services
Criminal
Coerced abortion
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1217 on coerced abortion authored by Rep. King. The bill establishes a process, including mandatory reporting to law enforcement by certain medical personnel, to ensure that pregnant women are not being coerced into having an abortion. The bill also provides a person who knowingly and intentionally coerces a pregnant woman into … [Read more...] about Coerced abortion
Burden of proof for exoneration payments
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1283 on burden of proof for exoneration payments authored by Rep. Steuerwald.The billprovides that a person applying to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute seeking compensation for wrongful incarceration must prove that he or she is actually innocent by a preponderance of the evidence. The Indiana Criminal … [Read more...] about Burden of proof for exoneration payments
Restraint of pregnant inmates
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1294 on the restraint of pregnant inmates authored by Reps. Fleming and Ziemke. The bill amends Title 11 to establish the appropriate use of restraints on an inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, recuperating from delivery, or experiencing a medical emergency related to the pregnancy and proper medical care of such inmates. … [Read more...] about Restraint of pregnant inmates
Sentence enhancement for use of a firearm
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 19 on sentence enhancement for use of a firearm authored by Sen. Gaskill. The bill adds the inspector general or an investigator for the inspector general to the definition of "police officer" for purposes of the statute providing a sentence enhancement for individuals who point or discharge a firearm at a police officer while committing … [Read more...] about Sentence enhancement for use of a firearm