H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 26 Effective: July 1, 2017 Provides that to be sentenced as a habitual offender (other than for a conviction of a Level 1 through Level 4 felony or murder), a person must have accumulated at least one of the required number of prior unrelated felony convictions within 10 years of accumulating the current offense. The full law is available at: … [Read more...] about Habitual offender requirements
Annual report on criminal code reform
H.E.A. 1065, P.L. 12 Effective: July 1, 2017 Requires the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to prepare its annual report for the governor and the Legislative Council before December 1 of each year (instead of July 1 of each year). The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1065 … [Read more...] about Annual report on criminal code reform
Accessing child pornography
H.E.A. 1091, P.L. 132 Effective: July 1, 2017 Makes it a Level 6 felony to access with intent to view a photograph or other pictorial representation that depicts or describes sexual conduct by a child who the person knows is less than 18 years of age or who appears to be less than 18 years of age. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1091 … [Read more...] about Accessing child pornography
Plastic-coated ammunition
H.E.A. 1095, P.L. 133 Effective: July 1, 2017 Defines "armor-piercing ammunition", and makes it a Level 5 felony to possess, manufacture, sell, or deliver armor piercing ammunition. Repeals a superseded provision concerning armor piercing handgun ammunition. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1095 … [Read more...] about Plastic-coated ammunition
Adulterant and synthetic urine ban
H.E.A. 1104, P.L. 134 Effective: July 1, 2017 Defines "adulterant" and "synthetic urine". Provides distributing synthetic urine or an adulterant with the intent to assist a person in defrauding a drug screen is a misdemeanor. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1104 … [Read more...] about Adulterant and synthetic urine ban