The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 352 pertaining to identifying information for adoptions authored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Delph. Sen. Steele stated that the bill authorizes adoptees adopted between 1941 and 1993 to access their own adoption information to the same extent as adoptees adopted before 1941 and after 1993. Testimony was taken in support of this bill by several … [Read more...] about Identifying information for adoptions
Vanderburgh Circuit Court magistrate
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 122 authored by Sen. Becker and Sen. Tomes, pertaining to a Vanderburgh Circuit Court magistrate. The bill was prepared by the Interim Study Committee on the Courts and Judiciary. This bill authorizes the Vanderburgh Circuit Court to add a second magistrate. This matter was heard and approved last year by this Committee but was held for … [Read more...] about Vanderburgh Circuit Court magistrate
Magistrates and criminal trials
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 137 authored by Sen. Randolph and Sen. Tomes regarding magistrates and criminal trials. This bill requires the elected circuit or superior court judge, rather than a magistrate, to preside over a criminal trial or sentencing hearing if the defendant so requests in writing no later than 10 days after the omnibus date. An amendment was adopted … [Read more...] about Magistrates and criminal trials
Service of process fees collected by a sheriff
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 217 on service of process fees collected by a sheriff authored by Sen. Boots. This bill authorizes the sheriff to collect a fee of $25 (the current fee is $13) from a party requesting service of a writ, an order, a process, a notice, a tax warrant, or any other paper completed by the sheriff. The bill also removes the current limit on charging … [Read more...] about Service of process fees collected by a sheriff
Update of federal law citations
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard SB 171, authored by Sen. Bray and prepared by the Code Revision Commission, on the update of federal law citations. This bill makes technical corrections to federal law citations throughout the Indiana Code. The bill passed 6-0. Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/171. … [Read more...] about Update of federal law citations