Legislative Update

Landlord-tenant relations

Filed Under: Civil

H.E.A. 1541, P.L. 215 Effective: §1 effective February 17, 2021; §2 effective April 29, 2021 §1 - Eliminates the general restriction on the authority of a county, city, town, or township concerning regulation of landlord-tenant relationship matters not specifically described by state statute. §2 - Prohibits the waiver of laws regarding retaliatory acts by a landlord. Read the bil … [Read more...] about Landlord-tenant relations

Campground matters

Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 17, P.L. 106 Effective: July 1, 2021 Allows a campground owner to ask an individual to leave a campground in certain instances. Specifies that an individual who remains on or returns to a campground after having been asked to leave the campground commits criminal trespass. Provides that a guest who is asked to leave a campground is entitled to a refund of any unused portion … [Read more...] about Campground matters

Mental health treatment for inmates

Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 63, P.L. 6 Effective: July 1, 2021 Permits, under certain circumstances, an offender committed to the Department of Correction to be held within a treatment facility operated by the department for not more than 14 days beyond the offender's mandatory release date if: (1) the offender consents; or (2) a court has ordered the offender to be committed to a treatment setting … [Read more...] about Mental health treatment for inmates

Protection orders and domestic battery

Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 79, P.L. 67 Effective: July 1, 2021 Provides that if a petition for an order for protection is filed by a person or on behalf of an unemancipated minor, the court shall determine, after reviewing the petition or making an inquiry, whether issuing the order for protection may impact a school corporation's ability to provide in-person instruction for the person or the … [Read more...] about Protection orders and domestic battery