House Bill 1086 Summary

• Amends IC 35-50-2-11 to require the state to seek a firearms enhancement charge on a separate page of the charging instrument for offenses involving firearm use
• Defines qualifying offenses as felonies under IC 35-42 resulting in death or serious bodily injury, kidnapping, or criminal confinement as a Level 2 or Level 3 felony
• Requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly or intentionally used a firearm in commission of the offense
• Mandates courts sentence defendants to an additional fixed term of 5 to 20 years imprisonment upon conviction of the firearms enhancement
• Effective July 1, 2015