The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 67 sponsored by Rep. J. Young and authored by Sen. Lanane and Sen. Young on small estates. The bill increases the value of estates that may be distributed via affidavit from $50,000 to $100,000 and increases the threshold for summary procedures for unsupervised estates from $50,000 to $100,000. Testimony was presented in favor of the bill by … [Read more...] about Small estates
Police log information
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard SB 117 sponsored by Rep. Bartels regarding police log information. Sen. Walker presented the bill which exempts public disclosure of law enforcement records containing personal information relating to a victim of a crime or delinquent who is less than eighteen (18) from public access requirements without written consent … [Read more...] about Police log information
Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 131 sponsored by Rep. J. Young and authored by Sens. Freeman, Brown, and Young on the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. The bill implements the Act, which establishes a process for certain legal materials stored electronically to be designated as official, authenticated, preserved, and made available to the public. The bill passed 7-0. … [Read more...] about Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
Various courts matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 149 on various court matters sponsored by Reps. Steuerwald and Jeter and authored by Sen. Koch. The bill makes various changes to the Marion County Superior Court statutes in an effort to provide more flexibility and update court matters. The bill also provides that the: (1) clerk of a circuit court; (2) clerk of a city or town … [Read more...] about Various courts matters
Human trafficking
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 155 on human trafficking sponsored by Reps. McNamara, Steuerwald, Bartlett, and Olthoff. The bill elevates the crime of human trafficking to a level 4 felony regardless of the victim’s age and makes conforming changes. Testimony was heard from the Indiana Public Defender Council, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana M … [Read more...] about Human trafficking