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IN HB1064
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Doug Miller
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AI Summary
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Creates new "interfering with law enforcement" offense as Class B misdemeanor for: obstructing/interfering with officers performing duties, interfering with service of process, or entering areas marked off by barrier tape at crime scenes, arrest locations, or investigation sites
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Expands felony enhancement to Level 6 felony when a person uses a vehicle to commit any resisting or interfering offense (current law only applies felony enhancement when fleeing from law enforcement using a vehicle)
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Maintains escalating penalties: Level 5 felony if vehicle use causes serious bodily injury, Level 3 felony if vehicle use causes death, Level 2 felony if vehicle use causes death of law enforcement officer on duty
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Adds "interfering with law enforcement" alongside "resisting law enforcement" to habitual violator statutes, serious violent felon provisions, and crime of violence definitions throughout Indiana Code
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Effective date: July 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Interference with law enforcement. Provides that a person commits interfering with law enforcement, a Class B misdemeanor, if the person: (1) obstructs or interferes with a law enforcement officer carrying out the officer's official duties; (2) resists, obstructs, or interferes with the service of process; or (3) enters a crime scene or similar location that is marked off with barrier tape or other markers. Increases the penalty if the person uses a vehicle, draws or uses a deadly weapon, or causes injury or death to another person. Provides that resisting or interfering with law enforcement is enhanced to a Level
Last Action
Representative Wesco added as coauthor
1/23/2018