The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Negele’s HB 1209 on organized retail theft. This bill defines a new level 5 felony offense of organized retail theft as to knowingly: take, procure, receive, conceal, or otherwise exercise control over merchandise of a retail merchant; or use an artifice, an instrument, a container, a device, or another article to facilita … [Read more...] about Organized retail theft
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Pharmacy robbery
The House Courts & Criminal Code Committee heard Rep. Negele’s HB 1312 on pharmacy robbery. The bill defines a new level 4 felony crime of pharmacy robbery as the taking of a controlled substance from a pharmacist acting in an official capacity or a pharmacy. Additionally, the offense becomes a level 2 felony if it involved the use of a deadly weapon or causes bodily injury to an … [Read more...] about Pharmacy robbery
Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 299 on offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill amends the definition of "unmanned aerial vehicle" throughout the Indiana Code to specify that the term includes: (1) an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft system; and (2) a small unmanned aircraft and a small unmanned aircraft system, all as d … [Read more...] about Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles
Criminal law matters
S.E.A. 174, P.L. 31 Effective: July 1, 2016 Provides that a person who, with intent to: (1) deceive; or (2) induce compliance with the person's instructions, orders, or requests; falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor. Creates the offense of dealing in a controlled substance by a practitioner, and … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Real property offenses
S.E.A. 183, P.L. 32 Effective: July 1, 2016 Amends the statute concerning criminal trespass to specify that a person commits criminal trespass if the person knowingly or intentionally enters or refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been prohibited from entering or asked to leave the real property by a law enforcement officer when the real property is: (1) … [Read more...] about Real property offenses