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IN HB1650
Bill
Status
1/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 35-34-1 to require that law enforcement officers alleged to have unlawfully caused bodily injury by discharging a firearm or using physical force may be charged only by information, not by grand jury indictment
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Applies only when the injured person is not a law enforcement officer
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Makes an indictment defective if it does not comply with the new restriction on charging law enforcement officers
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Effective July 1, 2017
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Changes existing law that previously allowed law enforcement officers to be charged by either information or grand jury indictment
Legislative Description
Grand jury indictment prohibited in certain cases. Provides that a law enforcement officer who is alleged to have unlawfully caused bodily injury to a civilian by discharging a firearm or using physical force may be charged only by information. (Under current law, the law enforcement officer may be charged by information or by grand jury indictment.)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/24/2017