At a previous hearing, the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 9 on victim impact statements at sentencing sponsored by Rep. King and Rep. Morris and authored by Sen. Brown. The bill requires a defendant to be present in the courtroom while a victim makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence unless the defendant presents a safety risk, causes a significant … [Read more...] about Victim impact statements at sentencing
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Public safety
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 160 on public safety sponsored by Rep. Lopez and authored by Sen. Deery and Sen. Clark. The bill makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. The bill also makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the … [Read more...] about Public safety
Unlawful proposition penalties
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1269 on unlawful proposition penalties authored by Rep. Bauer. The bill provides that at the time of sentencing for a person convicted of making an unlawful proposition, the court may require the person to complete a prostitution offender program approved by the court. The bill also requires a person ordered to complete a p … [Read more...] about Unlawful proposition penalties
Mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 160 on mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing authored by Sen. Deery. The bill makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. The Committee amended the bill by consent to eliminate the list of mask types and replace it with the definition of a mask. The … [Read more...] about Mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing
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