Loading chat...

IN SB0200

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Freeman

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restricts judicial discretion to suspend sentences for Level 2 and Level 3 felony convictions when the defendant has a prior unrelated felony conviction
  • Courts may only suspend the portion of a sentence exceeding the minimum required sentence for qualifying offenders with prior felony records
  • Removes the previous exception that allowed full sentence suspension for Level 2 and Level 3 drug-related felonies under IC 35-48-4
  • Prior felony convictions involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum do not trigger the sentencing restriction
  • Effective date: July 1, 2018

Legislative Description

Suspension of a sentence for a felony. Provides that a court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for a person convicted of a Level 2 or Level 3 felony who has a prior unrelated felony conviction, other than a conviction for a felony involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum. (Current law provides that a court may suspend any part of a sentence for certain Level 2 and Level 3 felony convictions, including drug related convictions.)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/3/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/3/2018

Full Bill Text

No bill text available