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
sentencing
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
Home detention
H.E.A. 1287, P.L. 72 Effective: §§1-11, 13, 14 effective April 20, 2023; §§12, 15 effective July 1, 2023 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1287 … [Read more...] about Home detention