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
Safe haven infants and foster youth
The House Family, Children, and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1099 on safe haven infants and foster youth, authored by Rep. DeVon and Rep. K. Pierce. The bill provides that the maximum age for a safe haven infant is 60 days of age, repeals the definition of "abandoned child", amends the definition of "foster youth", and makes conforming changes. The Indiana Association for … [Read more...] about Safe haven infants and foster youth
Emergency possessory orders
The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1115 authored by Rep. Manning on emergency possessory orders. The bill provides that under certain circumstances, a landlord may file a petition for an emergency possessory order. The court may order a tenant to return possession of the dwelling unit to the landlord if it finds probable cause to believe that: (1) the tenant or the tenant’s g … [Read more...] about Emergency possessory orders
Unlawful encroachment
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1122 on unlawful encroachment authored by Rep. McNamara. The bill authorizes a law enforcement officer to order a person to stop approaching the law enforcement officer if the officer reasonably believes that the person's presence within 25 feet of the officer will interfere with the performance of the officer's duties. The … [Read more...] about Unlawful encroachment