The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1144 on evidence preservation requirements authored by Rep. Steuerwald.Thebillestablishes additional requirements for the disposition of property held as evidence that may contain biological evidence related to an offense, including matters involving postconviction DNA testing and analysis. The bill … [Read more...] about Evidence preservation requirements
Criminal
Child exploitation and child pornography
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1191 on child exploitation and child pornography authored by Rep. Karickhoff. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally produces, disseminates, or possesses with intent to disseminate an image that depicts or describes sexual conduct: (1) by a child who the person knows is less than 18 … [Read more...] about Child exploitation and child pornography
Obstruction of justice
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 70 which would amend the obstruction of justice statute authored by Sen. Crider. This bill includes giving untruthful testimony in a criminal proceeding to the list of things a perpetrator can induce a witness to do and also adds persuasion to the list of the manner in which a perpetrator could commit obstruction of justice. … [Read more...] about Obstruction of justice
Sentence modification
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 94 on sentence modification authored by Sen. Bohacek. This bill establishes a procedure to allow inmates convicted of qualifying crimes in the Department of Correction (Department) an additional opportunity to request sentence modification from the sentencing court if the Department has recommended sentence … [Read more...] about Sentence modification
Police log information
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 117 on police log information authored by Sen. K. WalkerThis billprovides that records containing personal information, including name, relating to the victim of a crime who is less than 18 years of age may not be disclosed by a public agency, unless access to the records is specifically required by a … [Read more...] about Police log information