The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard HB 1078 sponsored by Sen. M. Young regarding the commitment of Level 6 offenders to the DOC. This bill provides that a court may commit a person convicted of a Level 6 felony to the department of correction if the person is a violent offender or has two prior unrelated felony convictions. The bill was amended by consent to … [Read more...] about Commitment of Level 6 offenders to DOC
Criminal
Community corrections and credit time
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard HB 1080, sponsored by Sen. M. Young, regarding community corrections and credit time. The bill provides that the Department of Correction may adopt emergency rules concerning the deprivation of earned good time credit for a person who is placed in a community corrections program. The bill passed at 7-1. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Community corrections and credit time
Air or gas operated weapons on school property
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 383 sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald concerning air or gas operated weapons on school property. Sen Koch introduced the bill that amends existing statute to establish that a person who knowingly and intentionally points an air or gas operated weapon designed to expel a metal projectile at another person on school property or on a s … [Read more...] about Air or gas operated weapons on school property
Mid-Session: Criminal Law
The following criminal law bills passed out of their originating house: SR 29 Urging the legislative council to assign to an appropriate study committee the issue of criminal laws concerning fraud and deception Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2495 Read the current bill: http://www.iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/resolutions/senate/simple/29 SB 12 Bias … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Criminal Law
Bias motivated crimes
The Senate Public Policy Committee heard Sen. Bohacek’s SB 12 on bias motivated crimes. The bill makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that a crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual or a group of individuals because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual or group of individuals. T … [Read more...] about Bias motivated crimes