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IN HB1033

Bill

Status

Passed

3/8/2018

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Washburne

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Indiana Code 35-50-2-1 to clarify how out-of-state convictions are classified for sentencing purposes

  • Defines "Level 6 felony conviction" to include convictions from other jurisdictions where the potential imprisonment was more than 1 year but less than 2.5 years

  • Applies to sentencing enhancements for death penalty cases, felony sentences, and habitual offender determinations

  • Excludes pardoned convictions and Class A misdemeanor convictions entered under alternative sentencing provisions

  • Declared an emergency measure, effective immediately upon passage

Legislative Description

Treatment of out-of-state convictions in sentencing. Provides that, for purposes of law regarding death sentences and sentences for felonies and habitual offenders, a Level 6 felony conviction includes a conviction in another jurisdiction for which the offender might have been imprisoned for more than one year but less than two and one-half years.

Last Action

Public Law 20

3/8/2018

Committee Referrals

Corrections & Criminal Law2/1/2018
Courts and Criminal Code1/3/2018

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