The Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1032 concerning Interfering with public safety sponsored by Sens. Rogers, Crider, Koch and Randolph. Sen. Rogers presented the bill which renames the offense of “interfering with law enforcement” to “interfering with public safety” and adds that a person commits this offense if they enter a marked off area after being denied … [Read more...] about Interfering with public safety
Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1047 concerning Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council sponsored by Sens. M. Young, Koch, and Randolph. Rep. Steuerwald presented bill, which was requested by JRAC and the Evidence Based Decision Making State Policy Team (EBDM) to combine these groups since they share many of the same members and common goals. The bill … [Read more...] about Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council
Jail overcrowding
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1346 concerning jail overcrowding sponsored by Sens. Koch and Randolph. Rep. Frye presented the bill which would continue the review of jail overcrowding as a part of the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council. The bill was amended by consent to ensure consistency between code sections referenced in this bill and HB 1047 on … [Read more...] about Jail overcrowding
Specialized driving privileges
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 39 authored by Sen. Freeman addressing specialized driving privileges. The bill provides that in certain circumstances a court may stay the suspension of a person’s driving privileges and grant specialized driving privileges for a period of time as determined by the court. The bill further provides that the court may set p … [Read more...] about Specialized driving privileges
Elkhart County courts
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 187 authored by Sen. Doriot allowing the Elkhart County courts to consolidate the courts in one central location. Specifically, the bill provides that the board of county commissioners shall provide the circuit court clerk with an office at: (1) the county seat; or (2) in Elkhart County, any other place in the county as the … [Read more...] about Elkhart County courts