S.E.A. 201, P.L. 49 Effective: July 1, 2021 Provides a defense to prosecution for a person who operates a vehicle with marijuana or its metabolite in the person's blood under certain conditions. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/201 … [Read more...] about Operating while intoxicated
Driving privileges
H.E.A. 1199, P.L. 86 Effective: July 1, 2021; §§4-7 effective December 31, 2021 Provides that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) shall stay a suspension of a person's driving privileges, and terminate that suspension, upon a showing of proof of future financial responsibility, and provides that an individual whose suspension has been terminated because the individual submitted p … [Read more...] about Driving privileges
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
H.E.A. 1285, P.L. 111 Effective: §22 effective January 1, 2022 In relevant part, §22 states that a court shall forward a probable cause affidavit to the BMV in a form and manner prescribed by the BMV. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1285 … [Read more...] about Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Criminal penalties
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1097 sponsored by Sen. Glick and Sen. Koch regarding criminal penalties. The bill provides that a person who resists law enforcement by operating a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person or has a prior conviction for resisting law enforcement commits a Level 5 felony. The bill … [Read more...] about Criminal penalties
Interfering with public safety
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1115 sponsored by Sen. Rogers regarding interfering with public safety. The bill provides that a person who enters a marked off area after having been denied entry by a firefighter commits interfering with public safety, a class B misdemeanor. The bill was amended by consent to modify the obstruction of vehicle traffic s … [Read more...] about Interfering with public safety