The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 363 on immunity for child and family services providers. The bill is authored by Sen. Donato and Sen. Houchin and provides, with some exceptions, civil immunity to nongovernmental entities that contract with the department of child services and employees of nongovernmental entities that contract with the department of child services who act wi … [Read more...] about Immunity for child and family services providers
Concurrent criminal jurisdiction for the attorney general
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 436 on concurrent criminal jurisdiction for the attorney general authored by Sen. Young. The bill grants the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute certain crimes if the prosecuting attorney refuses as a matter of policy to prosecute those crimes, establishes a procedure for the attorney general to assume juris … [Read more...] about Concurrent criminal jurisdiction for the attorney general
Juveniles
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee heard SB 449 on juveniles. The bill is authored by Sen. Houchin and does the following: for certain serious offenses committed by a juvenile: (1) reduces the minimum age for committing the child to the department of correction from 13 to 12; (2) adds an attempt to commit certain serious offenses to the list of serious offenses; and … [Read more...] about Juveniles
Crime Stoppers court fee
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 451 on crime stoppers court fee authored by Sen. Busch. The bill does the following: establishes a $20 crime stoppers fee (fee) to be collected in every criminal action that results in a conviction establishes the crime stoppers fund (fund) administered by the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute), which consis … [Read more...] about Crime Stoppers court fee
Lake Michigan shore
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1031 on the Lake Michigan shore by Rep. Miller. The bill originally provided that: the public of Indiana has a vested right to engage in recreational activities from the water's edge of Lake Michigan to the natural ordinary high water mark, unless the natural ordinary high water mark is farther inland than the boundary of a private property; … [Read more...] about Lake Michigan shore