The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 291 on court security authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Carrasco. The bill repeals current code provisions concerning the supreme court sheriff and allows the Supreme Court of Indiana and the Court of Appeals of Indiana to each appoint a court marshal who may then hire deputy court marshals. The bill requires these court marshals to ensure the … [Read more...] about Court security
Various judicial matters
The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1033 on various judicial matters authored by Rep. Lopez. The bill provides a correction and addition to persons that sit on a community corrections advisory board and the local Justice Reinvestment and Advisory Council (JRAC) for a county with a consolidated city. A majority of the bill is dedicated to specific matters regarding the … [Read more...] about Various judicial matters
Permissible unsupervised activity
The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1035 on permissible unsupervised activity authored by Rep. Teshka. The bill provides that a child is not in need of services solely because a parent, guardian, or custodian allows the child to engage in an independent activity unless the parent, guardian, or custodian is so reckless as to endanger the health or safety of the child by … [Read more...] about Permissible unsupervised activity
Expungement
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1118 on expungement authored by Rep. Zimmerman. The bill repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement. … [Read more...] about Expungement
Local government matters
The House Committee on Local Government heard HB 1161 on local government matters authored by Rep. Lawson. The bill in relevant part provides that members appointed to county public defender boards and community corrections advisory boards serve at the pleasure of the members appointing authority. The bill also provides that each county executive, excluding a county … [Read more...] about Local government matters