The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1240 on criminal law issues authored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill makes numerous changes to criminal law, including: The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 10-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1240 … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues
sentencing
Unlawful surveillance
S.E.A. 161, P.L. 172 Effective: July 1, 2023 Adds a prohibition against using a tracking device to the list of conditions a court may impose when issuing a protection order. Increases the penalty for stalking to a Level 5 felony if the offense is committed by means of a tracking device. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally places a tracking device on an … [Read more...] about Unlawful surveillance
Credit time
S.E.A. 286, P.L.37 Effective: July 1, 2023 Permits a person placed on pretrial home detention to earn accrued time and good time credit in the same manner as other persons on home detention, but provides that specified misconduct will result in the deprivation of all credit time earned on pretrial home detention. Amends the sentencing guidelines for a habitual … [Read more...] about Credit time
Sex offenses
S.E.A. 301, P.L. 109 Effective: July 1, 2023 Increases the maximum penalty for child molesting from 40 to 50 years under certain circumstances. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/301 … [Read more...] about Sex offenses
Drug schedules
S.E.A. 379, P.L. 48 Effective: July 1, 202 Adds specified substances to the list of controlled substances. Defines "fentanyl containing substance" and increases the penalty for dealing a drug that is a fentanyl containing substance. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/379 … [Read more...] about Drug schedules