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IN SB0541
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Erin Houchin
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AI Summary
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Courts are prohibited from modifying sentences for persons convicted of crimes of violence as defined in IC 35-50-1-2.
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Persons seeking sentence modification for crimes committed before July 1, 2014, must use the sentence modification statute that was in effect on June 30, 2014, rather than the current statute.
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Creates a new sentence modification procedure (IC 35-38-1-17.1) specifically for pre-July 1, 2014 offenses that requires a hearing with the convicted person present and prosecuting attorney notification.
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The new procedure for pre-2014 offenses allows courts to modify sentences without prosecuting attorney approval in limited circumstances involving community corrections programs that could have been used at original sentencing.
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Bill becomes effective July 1, 2015, and affects youthful offender boot camp provisions and victim notification requirements in sentence modification proceedings.
Legislative Description
Sentence modification. Provides that a court may not modify the sentence of a person convicted of a crime of violence, and specifies that a person seeking to modify the sentence of a crime committed before July 1, 2014, may only do so by using the version of the sentence modification statute that was in effect on June 30, 2014.
Last Action
Senator Merritt added as second author
1/20/2015