S.E.A. 175, P.L. 164-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Defines "accrued credit", "credit time", "educational credit", and "good time credit", and applies these definitions uniformly in the criminal code and the corrections code. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/175 … [Read more...] about Credit time
Appeals by the attorney general
S.E.A. 261, P.L. 110-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Specifies the circumstances under which the state can appeal in criminal and juvenile delinquency cases. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/261 … [Read more...] about Appeals by the attorney general
Inmate correspondence
S.E.A. 285, P.L. 78-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Allows a confined person to elect to use another method of correspondence offered by the Department of Correction instead of using stationery, envelopes, and postage provided by the department. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/285 … [Read more...] about Inmate correspondence
Confidential victim services requests
S.E.A. 289, P.L. 9-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Permits, for purposes of the public records law, a law enforcement agency to share certain information with a crime victim advocate without the agency losing the discretion to keep this information confidential from other persons requesting records. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/289 … [Read more...] about Confidential victim services requests
Definition of "sexual conduct"
S.E.A. 313, P.L. 80-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Adds exhibition of the female breast to the definition of "sexual conduct" for purposes of the law concerning child exploitation and child pornography. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/313 … [Read more...] about Definition of "sexual conduct"