On January 11, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 8 on nonprofit bail funding authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill: allows a charitable organization to pay bail on behalf of a defendant if the organization meets certain criteriaexempts from the certification requirement a charitable organization that pays bail for not more than two … [Read more...] about Nonprofit bail funding
Criminal
Electronic monitoring standards
On January 11, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 9 on electronic monitoring standards authored by Sen. Walker.This billestablishes standards, including staffing minimums and notification time frames, for persons and entities responsible for monitoring individuals required to wear a monitoring device as a condition of probation, parole, … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring standards
Marion County violent crime reduction pilot
On January 11, 2022, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 10 on Marion County crime reduction pilot authored by Sen. Crider.This billestablishes the: (1) Marion County violent crime reduction pilot project; and (2) Marion County violent crime reduction pilot project fund; to identify violent crime reduction districts in Marion County and to … [Read more...] about Marion County violent crime reduction pilot
Population parameters
On January 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 37 on population parameters authored by Sen. Ford. The bill amends various statutes to update population parameters for political subdivisions based on the 2020 decennial census. The bill also updates multipliers that are based on a county's population and used in determining distributions made by the department of … [Read more...] about Population parameters
Prosecuting attorneys
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 148 on prosecuting attorneys authored by Sen. Koch. The bill provides following: Permits a prosecuting attorney to purchase a crime insurance policy instead of executing a surety bondPermits the department of child services or a prosecuting attorney to file a paternity action in certain casesAllows a prosecuting attorney to request … [Read more...] about Prosecuting attorneys