The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 183 on foreclosure mischief sponsored by Rep. Price. The bill provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally damages, permanently removes an object from, or defaces residential real property that is the subject of a foreclosure action commits a Class B misdemeanor. The offense is enhanced to a Class A misdemeanor if the p … [Read more...] about Foreclosure mischief
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Human trafficking and common nuisances
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1028, sponsored by Sen. Head, on human trafficking and common nuisances. The bill creates new offenses for visiting (Class A misdemeanor) or maintaining (Level 6 felony) a common nuisance where certain human trafficking crimes are committed. The Indiana State Police and Office of the Attorney General testified in support of … [Read more...] about Human trafficking and common nuisances
Bureau of Motor Vehicles omnibus bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee heard HB 1087 sponsored by Sens. Yoder and Arnold on the Bureau of Motor Vehicles omnibus bill. The bill amends the chapter regarding the rescission for lifetime Habitual Traffic Violator (HTV) suspensions regarding eligibility and adding a new code section to outline the procedures to be used by the court once the petition … [Read more...] about Bureau of Motor Vehicles omnibus bill
Human trafficking
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1199, sponsored by Sen. Head and Sen. Eckerty, on human trafficking. The bill requires a person convicted of promotion of human trafficking of a minor to register as a “sex offender” or “sex or violent offender.” The Office of the Attorney General and Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in support of the bill, whi … [Read more...] about Human trafficking
Drug offenses
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard, for amendment and vote only, HB 1235, sponsored by Sen. R. Michael Young and Sen. Steele, on drug offenses. The bill permits a prior conviction for dealing in a synthetic drug to be used as an enhancing circumstance, and makes the minimum sentence non-suspendible for Level 2 felony drug offenses. Sen. Lanane introduced an … [Read more...] about Drug offenses