The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 348 authored by Sen. Baldwin and Sen. Freeman on crimes against public administration. The bill initially proposed to create new criminal causes of action and increase penalties for existing causes of action for taking certain actions against a member of public administrations. The Committee took no testimony on this … [Read more...] about Crimes against public administration
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Home detention
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1287 on home detention authored by Rep. Meltzer. The bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to make the noncriminal sections of the bill effective upon passage. The amendment also prohibits a court from ordering a person with certain non-suspendible sentences to serve the non-suspendible portion of the … [Read more...] about Home detention
Computer trespass
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 159 authored by Sen. Crider on computer trespass. The bill: Indiana Public Defender Council testified against the bill. The bill passed 7-1. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/159 … [Read more...] about Computer trespass
Credit time
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 286 authored by Sen. Freeman on credit time. The bill provides that a habitual offender is not entitled to good time credit. The bill was amended to provide for credit time for pretrial home detention and the loss of that credit time if the person violates a condition of pretrial home detention, fails to … [Read more...] about Credit time
Child molesting
The Senate Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 301 authored by Sen. Brown on child molesting. The bill makes the acts requiring a person convicted of child molesting to be sentenced in accordance with the alternative Level 1 sentencing range an element of the crime of child molesting. The bill was amended to clarify sentencing options for child molest … [Read more...] about Child molesting