HB 1301 Summary

• Adds committing murder in the physical presence of a person under 16 years of age (who might see or hear it) as an aggravating circumstance in murder sentencing hearings.

• Allows courts to impose an additional fixed prison term of not less than the advisory sentence up to 3 times the advisory sentence (maximum 30 years) if a defendant knowingly committed certain felonies under IC 35-42, kidnapping, or criminal confinement in the physical presence of a person under 16 years of age.

• Allows courts to impose an additional fixed prison term of 10 years if a defendant knowingly or intentionally violated a protective order (including domestic violence orders, workplace violence restraining orders, and no contact orders) while committing specified offenses.

• Applies only to crimes committed after June 30, 2010.