The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 5 on profiting from an adoption, authored by Sen. Zakas. The bill adds an exemption for the transfer or receipt of reasonable charges and fees for adoption services provided by an attorney licensed in Indiana from a profiting from an adoption offense. Attorney Steve Kirsch testified in support of the bill. The committee adopted a technical a … [Read more...] about Profiting from an adoption
Putnam County magistrate
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 14 authored by Sen. Bray on a Putnam County magistrate recommitted upon passage by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill allows the judges of the Putnam Circuit and Superior Courts to jointly appoint one full-time magistrate to serve the Putnam County courts. The bill passed 10-0. Read the bill a … [Read more...] about Putnam County magistrate
Out of state sex or violent offenders
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 60 on out of state sex or violent offenders authored by Sen. Zakas. The bill provides that a failure to register as a sex or violent offender for an offense originating from another jurisdiction is a Level 5 felony in certain instances. A representative of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in favor of the … [Read more...] about Out of state sex or violent offenders
Sentence modification
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee held further hearing on SB 64 on sentence modification authored by Sen. Young. The bill provides that without the consent of the prosecuting attorney, a court may not reduce the sentence of a person sentenced under a plea agreement if the reduction was not authorized by the plea agreement. At the first hearing, testimony was … [Read more...] about Sentence modification
Internet crimes investigation fee and fund
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 68 on internet crimes investigation fee and fund authored by Sen. Crider. The bill provides the following: establishes the Internet crimes investigation fund (fund) requires the state police department (department) to administer the fund and use money in the fund to: (1) pay for certain costs incurred by the department and directly related … [Read more...] about Internet crimes investigation fee and fund