Indiana 2022 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1279 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1279
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 11-10-12-2.
7	7	Synopsis: Release of offender to county of residence. Requires the
8	8	department of correction to transport a released offender to the county
9	9	of residence at the time of the conviction unless certain criteria are met.
10	10	Effective: July 1, 2022.
11	11	Moed
12	12	January 10, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
13	13	2022 IN 1279—LS 6775/DI 149 Introduced
14	14	Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
15	15	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
16	16	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
17	17	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
18	18	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
19	19	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
20	20	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
21	21	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
22	22	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
23	23	between statutes enacted by the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
24	24	HOUSE BILL No. 1279
25	25	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
26	26	corrections.
27	27	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
28	28	1 SECTION 1. IC 11-10-12-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
29	29	2 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) When a
30	30	3 committed criminal offender is released on parole or probation or is
31	31	4 discharged, the department, at the discretion of the department and
32	32	5 subject to subsection (b), shall:
33	33	6 (1) either:
34	34	7 (A) procure transportation for him the released offender to
35	35	8 his the released offender's designated place of residence;
36	36	9 (B) procure public transportation for the released offender to
37	37	10 the Indiana city or town that is nearest to the released
38	38	11 offender's designated place of residence; or
39	39	12 (C) upon request of the offender, provide transportation for the
40	40	13 released offender to any other place in Indiana as the
41	41	14 commissioner may designate; and
42	42	15 (2) provide him the released offender with an amount of money
43	43	16 to be determined by the department in accordance with
44	44	17 procedures approved by the budget agency to enable him the
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46	46	1 released offender to meet his the released offender's immediate
47	47	2 needs.
48	48	3 Except as provided in subdivision (2), a criminal offender is not
49	49	4 entitled to receive a payment in lieu of transportation under this
50	50	5 subsection.
51	51	6 (b) The department may not provide or procure transportation
52	52	7 to a county other than the released offender's county of residence
53	53	8 at the time of the conviction, unless the department has the
54	54	9 permission of:
55	55	10 (1) the community corrections advisory board; or
56	56	11 (2) a court exercising criminal jurisdiction;
57	57	12 in the other county.
58	58	13 (b) (c) The department shall establish standards for use in
59	59	14 determining the amount of money to be paid under subsection (a)(2) to
60	60	15 a criminal an offender upon release on parole or probation or upon
61	61	16 discharge. These standards:
62	62	17 (1) must be consistently applied to each criminal offender upon
63	63	18 release or discharge;
64	64	19 (2) must take into account amounts earned by criminal offenders
65	65	20 through work release programs before release or discharge; and
66	66	21 (3) may allow for no payment to criminal offenders who are
67	67	22 determined by the department to have accumulated a sufficient
68	68	23 amount of money to meet the criminal offender's immediate needs
69	69	24 upon release or discharge.
70	70	2022 IN 1279—LS 6775/DI 149