H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015 Effective: § 255 effective July 1, 2015 Amends IC 33-23-16-12 to authorize, in accordance with the rules established by the Board of Directors of the Indiana Judicial Conference, a problem-solving court that is a veterans’ court to assume jurisdiction over a veteran who (1) meets all the eligibility requirements of section 13 of this chapter, and (2) is r … [Read more...] about Budget bill [problem-solving courts – veterans’ courts]
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Budget bill [fees – automated record keeping fee]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015 Effective § 259 effective May 7, 2015; § 256, § 258 and § 260 effective July 1, 2015 Amends the statutes governing the automated record keeping fee by (1) removing the deposit of this fee in the clerk’s perpetuation fund, (2) requiring the clerk to collect this fee in all civil, criminal, infraction and ordinance violation actions in the amount of $19 afte … [Read more...] about Budget bill [fees – automated record keeping fee]
Budget bill [fees – document storage fee]
H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 213-2015 Effective: § 257 effective July 1, 2015 Amends IC 33-37-5-20 to require the clerk to collect a document storage fee in all civil, criminal, infraction and ordinance violation actions in the amount of $5 after June 30, 2015 and before July 1, 2017, and in the amount of $2 after June 30, 2017. This legislation also authorizes counties not operating under … [Read more...] about Budget bill [fees – document storage fee]
Crime fighting pilot project
The House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee resumed consideration of SB 551, establishing a crime fighting pilot project in Marion, Lake, and Allen counties. Sponsor Rep. David Frizzell presented an amendment intended to address the Committee’s concerns about oversight of expenditures of the $600,000 to be appropriated in another bill to fund the pilot. Rep. Frizzell sai … [Read more...] about Crime fighting pilot project
Criminal justice funding
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1006 on criminal justice funding sponsored by Sen. Steele and Sen. Young. Author Rep. Steuerwald explained that the bill reduces the deadline for submitting a collaboration plan between the probation department and the community corrections program in each county for the provision of community supervision for adult offenders from July 1, 2017 … [Read more...] about Criminal justice funding