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
Sentencing
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1202 sponsored by Sen. Bohacek regarding sentencing. The bill provides that the Department of Correction shall identify an inmate to the parole board and provide the parole board with the inmate’s offender progress report as soon as practicable after the inmate has been confined to the custody of the department for 15 conse … [Read more...] about Sentencing