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IN SB0439
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Susan Glick
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AI Summary
SB 439 Summary
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Adds bias crimes as an aggravating circumstance in criminal sentencing under IC 35-38-1-7.1, allowing courts to impose harsher sentences when crimes are committed with intent to harm or intimidate based on protected characteristics.
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Protected characteristics include race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, disability, national origin, ancestry, and sexual orientation.
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Expands protected class to include status as a public safety official or a relative of a public safety official.
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Defines "public safety official" and "relative" terms by reference to IC 35-42-2-1.
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Effective date is July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Bias crimes. Makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that the crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual.
Last Action
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2/13/2017