The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code heard SB 249 authored by Sen. M. Young creating a new criminal offense for the exploitation of dependents and endangered adults. The bill provides a person commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly uses or exerts control over the personal services or property of an endangered adult. The … [Read more...] about Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults
Courts and judicial officers
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 256 on courts and judicial officers. The bill is authored by Sen. Koch and provides the following: The Interim Committee on Courts and the Judiciary shall review, consider, and make recommendations concerning requests for new courts, new judicial officers, and changes in jurisdiction of existing courts and specifies the information that … [Read more...] about Courts and judicial officers
Technical corrections
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1096 the technical corrections prepared by the Code Revision Commission and authored by Rep. J. Young. This bill changes any remaining references to Indiana Judicial Center and State Court Administration to Office of Judicial Administration. A representative from the Legislative Services Agency spoke in favor of the bill. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Technical corrections
Educational credit time
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1120 authored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. McNamara regarding educational credit time. The bill repeals old guidelines related to educational credit time and sets forth new guidelines related to educational credit time for a person incarcerated in the Department of Correction (DOC) after June 30, 2020. Specifically, the bill … [Read more...] about Educational credit time
Driving privileges
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1157 authored by Rep. Hatfield regarding driving privileges. The bill requires the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to remove any record of a suspension from a defendant charged with operating while intoxicated if the case ends in favor of the defendant and the defendant’s driving privileges were suspended because: (1) the defendant r … [Read more...] about Driving privileges