The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard SB 261 on criminal vandalism authored by Sen. Young. The bill consolidates multiple statutes, renaming and replacing the crime of "criminal mischief" to "criminal vandalism," but preserves the original penalties and defenses. These crimes include institutional criminal mischief, cemetery mischief, railroad … [Read more...] about Criminal Vandalism
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Court Security
The Senate heard SB 291 on court security authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Carrasco. The bill repeals current code provisions concerning the Supreme Court sheriff and allows the Supreme Court of Indiana and the Court of Appeals of Indiana to each appoint a court marshal who may then hire deputy court marshals. The bill requires these court marshals to ensure the safety and security … [Read more...] about Court Security
Ban on gratuities for public officials
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1065 on ban on gratuities for public officials authored by Rep. Slager. The bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor for: (1) a person to offer a payment to a public servant as a reward for an official act taken by the public servant; or (2) a public servant to solicit or accept a payment as a reward for an official act performed b … [Read more...] about Ban on gratuities for public officials
Doxxing
On January 6, 2026, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 140 on doxxing authored by Senators Becker, Freeman, and Glick. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally posts personal information about a targeted person, or about a person closely connected to the targeted person, to communicate a threat to the targeted person in retaliation for a … [Read more...] about Doxxing
Criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 252 on criminal law matters authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Carrasco. The bill does the following: The Committee amended the bill by consent to create the new offense of malicious littering as a class A misdemeanor. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Anti-Defamation League, and Indianapolis Jewish C … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters