The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1687 on probation transfers for a sex or violent offenders authored by Rep. Smaltz and Rep. Gore. The bill prohibits the transfer of a sex or violent offender's probation jurisdiction to another county in Indiana while the offender is required to register as an offender unless certain conditions are met. The bill was amended … [Read more...] about Probation transfers for sex or violent offenders
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Electronic monitoring standards
S.E.A. 9, P.L. 84 Effective: July 1, 2022 except for §4 effective March 11, 2022 §4 - Requires the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council to conduct a review of statutes concerning electronic monitoring and home detention and provide a recommendation with regard to electronic monitoring standards to the Legislative Council in an electronic format not later than December 1, 2 … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring standards
Juvenile law matters
H.E.A. 1359, P.L. 101 Effective: July 1, 2022, except for §1 effective March 11, 2022 and §§3, 11, 13-28, 30-32, 35-36 effective July 1, 2023. Effective March 11, 2022: Amends Ind. Code § 2-5-36-9 to require the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (Commission) to create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body (oversight body) to do the fol … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters
Juvenile law matters
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard HB 1359 on juvenile law matters sponsored by Sen. Crider. This bill: provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana shall create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body to do the following:Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile justice data.Establish procedures and policies related … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters
Electronic monitoring standards
The House Corrections and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 9 on the electronic monitoring standards sponsored by Rep. Torr.Theauthor, Sen. Walker, introduced the bill which establishes standards, including staffing minimums and notification time frames, for persons and entities responsible for monitoring individuals required to wear a monitoring device as a … [Read more...] about Electronic monitoring standards