The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1142 on law enforcement recordings sponsored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Sandlin.The author, Rep. Prescott, introduced the bill which provides that the direct cost that a state or local agency may charge for providing a copy of a law enforcement recording (recording) includes labor costs incurred to: (1) obscure … [Read more...] about Law enforcement recordings
Duties of victim services division of ICJI
On recommitment, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1195 on duties of victim services division of ICJI sponsored by Sen. Messmer and authored by Rep. McNamara. This bill reassigns duties to the Victim Services Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) from the domestic violence prevention and treatment council within the division. This bill was amended … [Read more...] about Duties of victim services division of ICJI
Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1569 on restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy sponsored by Sen. Donato.The author,Rep. Mayfield, introduced the bill which provides that the Department of Correction may not authorize the payment of any money, the use of any state resources, or the payment of any federal money administered by the state to … [Read more...] about Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy
Parole
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 71 on parole sponsored by Rep. O’Brien. Author Sen. Bohacek presented the bill. The Department of Correction explained that this bill cleans up current language regarding the length of parole for specified crimes of violence and clarifies that time served while incarcerated does not count toward the term of parole. The bill p … [Read more...] about Parole
Conviction data
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 136 on conviction data sponsored by Rep. Bartels. The bill defines a person prohibited from possessing or carrying a handgun. The bill also creates a new conviction database that is a repository for several other databases, allowing law enforcement to check one database, not multiple databases, to determine if a person is … [Read more...] about Conviction data