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IN SB0404
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code to remove the age requirement (previously 21 years old) for charging persons with causing death while operating a vehicle with alcohol concentration of at least 0.15 grams per 100 milliliters of blood or controlled substances listed in Schedule I or II.
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Clarifies that the affirmative defense to controlled substance-related operating while intoxicated charges only applies if the defendant consumed the substance in accordance with a valid prescription or order from a licensed practitioner acting in their professional capacity.
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Applies amendments to vehicle operating offenses (IC 9-30-5-1, 9-30-5-4, 9-30-5-5) and motorboat operating offenses (IC 35-46-9-6) with similar changes to alcohol concentration thresholds and controlled substance defenses.
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All amendments effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Operating while intoxicated. Removes the minimum age requirement for a person to be convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and specifies that the defense to certain operating while intoxicated offenses involving the use of a controlled substance only applies if the defendant consumed the controlled substance in accordance with a valid prescription.
Last Action
Public Law 63
3/13/2018