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The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 299, sponsored by Rep. Washburne and Rep. Steuerwald, on offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles.  Author Sen. Koch presented the bill, which amends the definition of "unmanned aerial vehicle" to specify that the term includes: (1) an unmanned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft system, and (2) a small unmanned aircraft and a … [Read more...] about Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles

For amend and vote only, 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 a … [Read more...] about Offenses involving unmanned aerial vehicles

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

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

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