The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1319 authored by Rep. Wesco, by Rep. King, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Abbott on Elkhart County courts. The bill allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates, instead of two magistrates. The bill passed 11-0. Read the bill at … [Read more...] about Elkhart Court courts
Immigration notice
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard HB 1393 on immigration notice, authored by Rep. Bascom and Rep. Prescott. The bill requires a law enforcement officer to provide the name, address, and other identifying information to ICE after arresting or issuing a summons to an individual suspected of not being lawfully present in the United States. The Committee … [Read more...] about Immigration notice
Rape kits
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee heard HB 1413 on rape kits, authored by Rep. Cash and Rep. Sweet. The bill establishes the rape kit backlog fund to provide funding for assisting law enforcement agencies and testing labs in eliminating the backlog of untested rape kits and requires the Indiana State Police department to provide grants to law enforcement … [Read more...] about Rape kits
Vigo County courts
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1543 authored by Rep. Heaton and Rep. Pfaff on Vigo County courts. The bill allows the judges of the Vigo circuit and superior courts to jointly appoint one magistrate to serve the Vigo County courts. Vigo County judges, Judge Sarah Mullican and Judge Daniel Kelly, testified in support of the bill. The bill passed … [Read more...] about Vigo County courts
Town and city court judges
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HJ 1 authored by Rep. Aylesworth on town and city court judges. The resolution provides that the judge of a city or town court shall reside in the county in which the city or town court is located or the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located. The General … [Read more...] about Town and city court judges