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
Recreational use of throwing stars
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 77 authored by Sen. Brown on recreational use of throwing stars. The bill allows a person who is at least 12 years of age to possess a throwing star for recreational purposes on certain business premises if particular requirements are met. It also makes the violation of certain throwing star provisions a Class C mi … [Read more...] about Recreational use of throwing stars
Computer trespass
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 159 authored by Sen. Crider on computer trespass. The bill: Indiana Public Defender Council testified against the bill. The bill passed 7-1. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/159 … [Read more...] about Computer trespass
Credit time
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 286 authored by Sen. Freeman on credit time. The bill provides that a habitual offender is not entitled to good time credit. The bill was amended to provide for credit time for pretrial home detention and the loss of that credit time if the person violates a condition of pretrial home detention, fails to … [Read more...] about Credit time
Child molesting
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 301 authored by Sen. Brown on child molesting. The bill makes the acts requiring a person convicted of child molesting to be sentenced in accordance with the alternative Level 1 sentencing range an element of the crime of child molesting. The bill was amended to clarify sentencing options for child molest … [Read more...] about Child molesting