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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
03/18/2025
03/18/2025
Crossed Over
01/31/2025
01/31/2025
Passed
03/25/2025
03/25/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/06/2025
05/06/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Public safety. Limits the total of the consecutive terms of imprisonment to which a defendant is sentenced for misdemeanor convictions arising out of an episode of criminal conduct. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Makes it a sentencing aggravator that: (1) the person is in the United States unlawfully; or (2) a person distributed a controlled substance to at least three different individuals in a 180 day period. Makes it a sentencing mitigator for certain controlled substance offenses that the person sought and successfully completed treatment for a substance use disorder: (1) in the year before the commission of the offense; or (2) after committing the offense and before sentencing. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Increases the penalty for resisting law enforcement under certain circumstances. Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Makes certain provisions concerning juvenile court jurisdiction retroactive. Specifies that a facility having custody of a person arrested for certain crimes may not release the person on bail for at least 24 hours. Permits virtual bail hearings. Makes conforming amendments.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Indiana law across multiple areas of public safety and criminal justice. The key provisions include: limiting the total consecutive terms of imprisonment for misdemeanor convictions arising from a single episode of criminal conduct, with graduated maximums based on the severity of the most serious offense; creating a new Class C misdemeanor for depositing contaminants or solid waste on another person's land; adding immigration status as a potential sentencing aggravator and successful substance use disorder treatment as a potential sentencing mitigator; prohibiting governmental entities from organizing, hosting, or funding obscene performances; replacing the term "child pornography" with "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code; modifying juvenile court jurisdiction and juvenile offense definitions; permitting virtual bail hearings; increasing penalties for resisting law enforcement in certain circumstances; and allowing persons to seek injunctive relief against governmental entities that violate the obscene performance restrictions. The bill makes these changes effective July 1, 2025, and includes numerous technical amendments to various sections of Indiana law to implement these provisions, reflecting a comprehensive approach to updating public safety and criminal justice statutes.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Public Law 218 (on 05/06/2025)
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