Bill Title: Criminal law issues. Specifies, for purposes of operating while intoxicated, the manner in which a chemical test for THC must be conducted. Requires the state department of toxicology to adopt rules relating to the administration of a chemical test for THC. Permits a prosecuting attorney to file for revocation of a community corrections placement. Removes a provision making the violation of a home detention order the crime of escape. Makes maintaining a common nuisance a Class A misdemeanor unless: (1) the person has a prior conviction; or (2) the common nuisance is used for human trafficking, or for cocaine, methamphetamine, or a schedule I or II narcotic drug. Removes a provision making receipt of a report a prerequisite for imposing of a two year probationary period on a misdemeanant convicted of a crime relating to substance abuse. Allows certain individuals who commit an offense in a penal facility to be sentenced to the department of correction. Provides that the exception allowing a person to possess a firearm on school property does not apply if the person commits an offense on school property. Increases the penalty for domestic battery if the defendant has a prior conviction for strangulation, and increases the penalty for strangulation if the person has a prior strangulation conviction.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [SB0486 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2019-02-18	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-02-18	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2019-02-14	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2019-02-14	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2019-01-14	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Indiana SB0486

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Indiana SB0486 currently on file.