The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 136 on conviction data authored by Sen. Sandlin.The bill defines "prohibited person" as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a handgun. The bill requires: (1) the Office of Judicial Administration to establish a system to transmit certain data to assist in determining whether a person is a … [Read more...] about Conviction data
Judicial Administration
Duties of victim services division of ICJI
The House Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1195 on duties of victim services division of Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) authored by Rep. McNamara. The bill reassigns duties of the ICJI domestic violence prevention and treatment council (council) to the ICJI victim services division. The bill also repeals the provisions that established the council. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Duties of victim services division of ICJI
Information privacy relating to firearms
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1323 on information privacy related to firearms authored by Rep. Haggard. The bill specifies the circumstances under which information concerning a person who applies for or holds a license to carry a handgun may be released to a federal government entity. Members of the public and the Indiana State Rifle and Handgun … [Read more...] about Information privacy relating to firearms
Juror compensation
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1466 authored by Rep. Davis on juror compensation. The bill does the following: Judge Dowling, Delaware Circuit Court 2, and Judge Cappas, Lake Superior Court, of the Indiana Judicial Conference Jury Committee testified to the need to increase juror compensation and the Committee’s work on the proposal. A prosecutor and the I … [Read more...] about Juror compensation
Address confidentiality
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 314 on address confidentiality authored by Sen. Gaskill and Sen. Rogers. The bill replaces a "victim of domestic violence" with an individual who is an address confidentiality "program participant" in the definition of "covered person" for purposes of the statutes concerning restricted addresses. The bill was amended by consent to … [Read more...] about Address confidentiality