Indiana Senate Bill 205 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
Pending: Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Controlled substances. Requires a court to grant specialized driving privileges to a person on probation or in a community corrections program to permit the person to: (1) participate in a court ordered or approved treatment program; or (2) travel to and from the person's place of employment. Increases the penalty for dealing in methamphetamine and cocaine or a narcotic drug (including heroin). Specifies that a person who distributes a substance represented to be a specific controlled substance commits an offense of the same level as distributing the specific controlled substance. Provides that a person may be convicted of possession with

Controlled substances. Requires a court to grant specialized driving privileges to a person on probation or in a community corrections program to permit the person to: (1) participate in a court ordered or approved treatment program; or (2) travel to and from the person's place of employment. Increases the penalty for dealing in methamphetamine and cocaine or a narcotic drug (including heroin). Specifies that a person who distributes a substance represented to be a specific controlled substance commits an offense of the same level as distributing the specific controlled substance. Provides that a person may be convicted of possession with

Sen. James Merritt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
2016-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Merritt

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/205/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/f/2/adf2c116/SB0205.01.INTR.pdf