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IN HB1059
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Washburne
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AI Summary
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Makes it a delinquent act for a child under 18 to leave home or a parent-designated location without reasonable cause or permission, effective July 1, 2015.
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Expands the crime of false informing to include false reports of acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult, as a Class B misdemeanor (Class A if it hinders law enforcement or causes harm).
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Expands the crime of assisting a criminal to include assisting persons who committed acts that would be crimes if committed by an adult, maintaining existing penalty levels based on the severity of the underlying offense.
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Expands interference with reporting of a crime to include interference with reports of acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult, as a Class A misdemeanor.
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Amends Indiana Code sections IC 31-37-2-2, IC 35-44.1-2-3, IC 35-44.1-2-5, and IC 35-45-2-5.
Legislative Description
Delinquent acts. Provides that it is a delinquent act if a child leaves a specific location designated by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Expands the crime of false informing to include false reporting of an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult. Expands the crime of assisting a criminal to include assisting a person who committed an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult. Expands the crime of interference with the reporting of a crime to include giving false information in an investigation of an act that would be a crime
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/6/2015