The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Raatz’s SB 276 on the opioid treatment pilot program extending the program until 2022. The bill removes Marion County from the pilot program. Representatives of Mental Health America of Indiana testified in support of the bill. The bill was amended by consent to put Marion County back in the pilot program. The amended b … [Read more...] about Opioid treatment pilot program
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Crimes involving synthetic drugs
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1186 on synthetic drug crimes authored by Rep. Negele. The bill makes possessing or dealing in a substance that is a controlled substance analog an offense of the same level as possession of or dealing in the controlled substance of which the substance is an analog, defines "substance represented to be a controlled substance" and … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard Sen. Young’s SB 175 increasing the penalties for some operating a vehicle while intoxicated charges. The bill provides that a person who causes the death of another person when operating a vehicle with cocaine, a narcotic drug listed in schedule I or II, methamphetamine, or its metabolite in the person’s body commits a Leve … [Read more...] about Operating a vehicle while intoxicated
Crimes involving synthetic drugs
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 28 on enhancement of penalties for crimes involving synthetic drugs by Sen. Bohacek. This bill makes certain offenses involving synthetic drugs an enhancing circumstance at the penalty phase. It removes certain misdemeanor prosecutions concerning synthetic drugs and synthetic lookalike drugs from eligibility for conditional … [Read more...] about Crimes involving synthetic drugs
Administration of overdose intervention drugs
S.E.A. 13, P.L. 4 Effective: July 1, 2018 Provides that community corrections officers and probation officers may administer an overdose intervention drug. Requires community corrections officers and probation officers to report the use of an overdose intervention drug to the emergency ambulance service responsible for reporting the use to the Indiana emergency medical services … [Read more...] about Administration of overdose intervention drugs