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IN HB1025
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Alan Morrison
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AI Summary
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Adds circuit or superior court judges to the list of eligible candidates for senior prosecuting attorney appointments if they presided over a criminal docket for at least 8 years
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Requires eligible individuals to file an affidavit with both the circuit court and superior courts in any county where they wish to serve as a senior prosecuting attorney
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Mandates that affidavits include the filer's name, attorney number, length of service, and counties where service occurred
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Directs courts to forward affidavits and withdrawal requests to the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana, which maintains and publishes the list of eligible senior prosecuting attorneys
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Prohibits appointment of individuals subject to disciplinary sanctions from the Indiana supreme court disciplinary commission or similar bodies in other states that restrict their law practice
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Effective July 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Senior prosecuting attorneys. Provides that a person who was employed as a circuit or superior court judge and presided over a criminal docket for at least eight years may be appointed as a senior prosecuting attorney. Makes a technical correction.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/3/2018