The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 13 on public safety authored by Sen. Tomes and Sen. Freeman. The bill addressing street takeovers was heard and amended on January 14th and held for further hearing on January 28th and additional amendments. The bill, as amended, does the following: The Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department testified … [Read more...] about Public safety
Electronic monitoring
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 218 on electronic monitoring authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Freeman. The bill amends Ind. Code 35-38-2.7-2 to revise current electronic monitoring reporting requirements, removes the requirement to report on false location alerts, and amends the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council annual report deadline to May 1 instead … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring
Trespass
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 219 on trespass authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Freeman. The bill amends Ind. Code 35-43-2-2 to provide that a person without contractual interest in real property who knowingly or intentionally enters or refuses to leave after being denied access to or asked to leave by another person, that person’s agent or a law e … [Read more...] about Trespass
Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 312 on exceptions to paraphernalia authored by Sen. Clark and Sen. Baldwin. The bill provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance, including field test kits and test strips. The Indiana Public Defender Council, … [Read more...] about Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes
Criminal penalties
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 324 on criminal penalties authored by Sen. Freeman. The bill, as amended, does the following: The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Council, and the Indiana State Police testified in support of the bill. The Indiana Public Defender Council … [Read more...] about Criminal penalties