LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6954 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 12, 2022
BILL NUMBER: SB 340 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Juvenile Law Matters.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Breaux BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: Repeals provisions providing that juvenile courts do not have jurisdiction over
juveniles charged with certain offenses. Repeals provisions: (1) imposing various juvenile court fees; (2)
under which a parent of a delinquent child is required to pay: (A) an application fee for transfer of the child
to another state; or (B) the costs of returning the child to Indiana; under the interstate compact for juveniles;
(3) under which: (A) child support payments; and (B) state or federal benefits; for a child removed from the
child's home by the department of child services (DCS) are paid or assigned to DCS for the duration of the
child's removal; (4) imposing a fee for a child's participation in a program of informal adjustment; (5)
requiring parents of a child to pay costs of educational or rehabilitative services provided for the child while
the child is under the supervision of the probation department; (6) under which a juvenile court may order
a parent of a child adjudicated to be a child in need of services (CHINS) or adjudicated delinquent to
reimburse the county for costs incurred by the county with respect to services for or placement of the child;
(7) under which a parent of a child: (A) adjudicated to be a CHINS; (B) adjudicated delinquent; or (C)
participating in a program of informal adjustment; is required to reimburse DCS for the cost of services
provided for the child by DCS; (8) under which a parent of a delinquent child may be required to reimburse
costs of services provided by the department of correction if the child is made a ward of the department of
correction; (9) imposing a juvenile probation fee; (10) allowing a juvenile court to require a parent of a child
to pay a fee for the services of a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed for the
child; (11) requiring a parent to pay expenses assessed against the parent's child by a problem solving court;
and (12) requiring a parent to reimburse a county for public defender services provided to the parent's child;
and provides that any outstanding costs, fees, or other financial obligations, or any warrant based solely on
costs, fees, or other financial obligations, that have been imposed on a delinquent child or the parent or
guardian of a delinquent child under these repealed provisions are vacated and unenforceable. Discontinues
the collection of a civil filing fee for paternity actions. Discontinues the division of youth services
SB 340 1 transitional services fund. Provides that a statement made during a custodial interrogation by a juvenile
regarding an act allegedly committed when the juvenile was less than 18 years of age is inadmissible for
purposes of specified criminal or juvenile proceedings if a law enforcement officer or school resource officer
knowingly communicates to the juvenile: (1) false information regarding evidence relating to the act; or (2)
false or unauthorized statements regarding penalties for the act or leniency in the imposition of penalties for
the act; during the custodial interrogation. Imposes requirements on juvenile detention facilities with regard
to visitation and contact with residents of a juvenile detention facility. Provides that commission by a
juvenile of an offense related to unlawful carry of a firearm is a delinquent act. Provides that commission
by a juvenile of: (1) indecent display by a youth; or (2) an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by
an adult; under specified circumstances is a delinquent act. Amends, with respect to provisions allowing
public access to certain juvenile court records and records regarding allegations of certain delinquent acts:
(1) the circumstances under which such records may be accessed by the public; and (2) the information in
the records that may be accessed; without a court order. Allows an individual convicted of a crime committed
by the individual before the individual was 18 years of age to petition a court for modification of the
individual's sentence. Eliminates a provision allowing an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and found
guilty of murder to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Provides with regard to murder
sentencing that the defendant's commission of the murder when the defendant was less than 25 years of age
(rather than 18 years of age, under current law) at the time of the murder is a mitigating factor. Urges the
legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee topics related to court fees, including:
(1) distribution of court fee revenue; and (2) alternatives to the collection of court fees.
Effective Date: June 30, 2022; July 1, 2022.
Summary of Legislation: This bill has the following provisions:
A. Direct File: This bill repeals provisions providing that juvenile courts do not have jurisdiction over
juveniles charged with certain offenses.
B. Repealed: It repeals provisions: (1) imposing various juvenile court fees; (2) under which a parent
of a delinquent child is required to pay: (A) an application fee for transfer of the child to another
state; or (B) the costs of returning the child to Indiana; under the interstate compact for juveniles;
(3) under which: (A) child support payments; and (B) state or federal benefits; for a child removed
from the child's home by the Department of Child Services (DCS) are paid or assigned to DCS for
the duration of the child's removal; (4) imposing a fee for a child's participation in a program of
informal adjustment; (5) requiring parents of a child to pay costs of educational or rehabilitative
services provided for the child while the child is under the supervision of the probation department;
(6) under which a juvenile court may order a parent of a child adjudicated to be a child in need of
services (CHINS) or adjudicated delinquent to reimburse the county for costs incurred by the county
with respect to services for or placement of the child; (7) under which a parent of a child: (A)
adjudicated to be a CHINS; (B) adjudicated delinquent; or (C) participating in a program of informal
adjustment; is required to reimburse DCS for the cost of services provided for the child by DCS; (8)
under which a parent of a delinquent child may be required to reimburse costs of services provided
by the Department of Correction (DOC) if the child is made a ward of the DOC; (9) imposing a
juvenile probation fee; (10) allowing a juvenile court to require a parent of a child to pay a fee for
the services of a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed for the child; (11)
requiring a parent to pay expenses assessed against the parent's child by a problem solving court; and
(12) requiring a parent to reimburse a county for public defender services provided to the parent's
child.
SB 340 2 C. Unpaid Financial Obligations: It provides that any outstanding costs, fees, or other financial
obligations, or any warrant based solely on costs, fees, or other financial obligations, that have been
imposed on a delinquent child or the parent or guardian of a delinquent child under these repealed
provisions are vacated and unenforceable.
D. Paternity Actions: It discontinues the collection of a civil filing fee for paternity actions.
E. Youth Services Transitional Services Fund: It discontinues the division of Youth Services
Transitional Services Fund.
F. Custodial Interrogation: It provides that a statement made during a custodial interrogation by a
juvenile regarding an act allegedly committed when the juvenile was less than 18 years of age is
inadmissible for purposes of specified criminal or juvenile proceedings if a law enforcement officer
or school resource officer knowingly communicates to the juvenile: (1) false information regarding
evidence relating to the act; or (2) false or unauthorized statements regarding penalties for the act
or leniency in the imposition of penalties for the act; during the custodial interrogation.
G. Juvenile Detention Facilities: It imposes requirements on juvenile detention facilities with regard
to visitation and contact with residents of a juvenile detention facility.
H. Firearm Offenses: It provides that commission by a juvenile of an offense related to unlawful carry
of a firearm is a delinquent act. It provides that commission by a juvenile of: (1) indecent display
by a youth; or (2) an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult; under specified
circumstances is a delinquent act.
I. Public Access: It amends, with respect to provisions allowing public access to certain juvenile court
records and records regarding allegations of certain delinquent acts: (1) the circumstances under
which such records may be accessed by the public; and (2) the information in the records that may
be accessed; without a court order.
J. Modification: It allows an individual convicted of a crime committed by the individual before the
individual was 18 years of age to petition a court for modification of the individual's sentence.
K. Murder Sentencing and Mitigating Age for Death Penalty: It eliminates a provision allowing an
individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and found guilty of murder to be sentenced to life
imprisonment without parole. It provides with regard to murder sentencing that the defendant's
commission of the murder when the defendant was less than 25 years of age (rather than 18 years
of age, under current law) at the time of the murder is a mitigating factor.
L. Legislative Council: It urges the Legislative Council to assign to an appropriate interim study
committee topics related to court fees, including: (1) distribution of court fee revenue; and (2)
alternatives to the collection of court fees.
Effective Date: June 30, 2022; July 1, 2022.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Legislative Council: The bill urges the Legislative Council to assign
to an appropriate interim study committee the topic of studying the collection and distribution of court fees.
SB 340 3 If the Legislative Council were to assign this topic to an existing committee and the committee were to have
any extra meetings to address this topic, there would be additional expenditures for legislator per diem and
travel reimbursement for the committee members. Any additional expenditures must be within the
committee’s budget.
[Interim study committees operate on budgets established by the Legislative Council based on the committee
size. Legislative Council resolutions in the past have established budgets for interim study committees in the
amount of $13,500 per interim for committees with fewer than 16 members and $17,500 for committees with
16 members or more.]
Office of Judicial Administration (OJA): The bill requires the OJA to establish procedures to vacate all such
unpaid outstanding balances and all unpaid balances resulting from civil action based on any costs, fees, or
other financial obligations imposed on a juvenile delinquent. It requires OJA to design and implement the
procedures so that all such outstanding balances and outstanding warrants are vacated, rescinded, and
expunged by January 1, 2023. This provision is expected to have minimal impact on the OJA. The OJA
should be able to accomplish this task within existing resources.
Department of Correction (DOC): The bill repeals the Division of Youth Services Transitional Services
Fund. It repeals the requirement that parent(s) of an adjudicated delinquent child or a child in need of
services (CHINS) should pay for or reimburse the DOC or counties for costs resulting from youth treatment
services while housed in the DOC facilities. The bill’s provisions will increase the DOC and county
expenditures to pay for juvenile delinquents' treatment services. However, the impact will likely be minimal
as the amount collected has been declining over the years. In FY 2020, the DOC collected $1,725 in child
support for juvenile transitional services to delinquent offenders.
Under current law, if a juvenile court adjudicates a youth a delinquent child and awards wardship to the
DOC, the parents are responsible for paying or reimbursing for costs of treatment services incurred by the
DOC. The juvenile court may not order a parent to pay or reimburse expenses to the DOC if the court makes
a finding that the parent is unable to pay.
Department of Child Services (DCS): The bill repeals the requirement that parent(s) pay for or reimburse the
DCS for the costs of services provided to the child or the parent or guardian. It repeals provisions that
parent(s) pay for or reimburse the DCS for all costs involved in returning the child to Indiana under the
interstate compact on juveniles. It also removes provisions that allow the DCS to contract with county
prosecuting attorneys, licensed attorneys, and private collection agencies to collect parental obligations to
reimburse the DCS. The bill’s provisions could increase the DCS expenditures.
Witness Fees: The bill removes the provision that a witness in a juvenile court proceeding is entitled to
mileage and $5 each day of attendance in court. This provision could reduce local expenditures to pay for
witnesses.
Firearms Offenses: This should have no effect on the caseload of juvenile courts. Prosecuting attorneys are
already prosecuting these offenses in juvenile court and requesting waivers to adult court. In the six counties
that use Quest Management Systems, prosecuting attorneys requested waivers of 178 juveniles for firearms
violations between FY 2008 and 2020. The following table shows these outcomes.
SB 340 4 Juveniles Requested to Be Waived to Adult Court in Six Counties
Between FY 2008 and 2020
Offense Not WaivedWaived Total
Carrying a Handgun Without a License 59 51 110
Dangerous Possession of a Firearm 25 11 36
Pointing a Firearm 19 13 32
Total 103 75 178
Source: Quest Management Services
OFMA found 16 people who were younger than 18 who were waived to adult court and convicted and
sentenced for firearms violations as adults. Of these, 13 were sentenced for Level 5 felonies and three were
sentenced for Level 6 felonies between FY 2013 and 2020. About 25% of the Level 5 offenders were
sentenced to prison while the balance were assigned to community supervision. All of the Level 6 felons
were assigned to community supervision.
Murder Sentencing and Mitigating Age for Death Penalty – Restricting the option of the death penalty to
persons who are older than 25 would also reduce reimbursements from the Public Defense Fund to counties.
State Reimbursement in 2019 Dollars from Public Defense Fund for 207 Murder Cases
Original Request Number of Cases Average State Share of Indigent Defense
Death 46 $217,194
Life Without Parole 31 $12,346
Term of Years 130 $8,306
The average expenditure to house an adult offender was $24,506 annually, or $67 daily, in FY 2021. (This
does not include the cost of new construction.) If offenders can be housed in existing facilities with no
additional staff, the marginal cost for medical care, food, and clothing is approximately $4,333 annually, or
$11.67 daily, per prisoner. These marginal cost estimates are based on contractual agreements with food and
medical vendors and projections based on prior years for clothing and hygiene. The estimated average cost
of housing a juvenile in a state juvenile facility was $133,799, or $366.32 daily, in FY 2021. The marginal
cost for juvenile facilities was $4,891 annually or $13.40 daily.
Explanation of State Revenues: Summary - The bill repeals the collection of court costs and fees in CHINS
and juvenile delinquency cases. It reduces the paternity filing fee from $120 to $100. As a result, the state
will have an estimated revenue loss between $1.6 M and $2.9 M from the state General Fund and between
$260,180 and $475,880 from the State User Fee Fund.
The bill will also reduce revenue to the State Police Training Fund, Conservation Officers Training Fund,
Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Officers’ Training Fund, the Division of Youth Services Transitional
Services Fund, the Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fund, Alcohol and Drug Free-Community Fund,
and the County Offender Transportation Fund. It repeals the parental reimbursement requirement for
treatment costs incurred for youth adjudicated as delinquent, and housed in the DOC. It also repeals the
application fee for juvenile offenders on probation or parole who request to be transferred to another state
under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles.
SB 340 5 The following table shows the revenue loss from the juvenile and paternity filing fee. The estimated revenue
loss is based on a five-year average of CHINS, delinquency, and paternity cases disposed by bench trial,
bench disposition, guilty plea, and admissions between 2015 through 2020.
Revenue Loss from CHINS, Juvenile Delinquency, and Paternity Fee Reduction ($120 to $100)
Revenue Loss to the State General Fund, State User Fee Fund, and Clerk Record’s Perpetuation Fund.
Funds Affected: Fee Type / Distribution Fee High Low
State General Fund Court Fee - 70% State
(CHINS/ Delinquency/Paternity)
$120/ $100 ($2.18 M) ($1.20 M)
Public Defense Administration $5 ($118,970) ($65,045)
Judicial Salaries $20 ($475,880) ($260,180)
Judicial Insurance Adjustment $1 ($23,794) ($13,009)
Court Administration $5 ($118,970) ($65,045)
Pro Bono Legal Services Fee $5 $13,160 $7,369
GF Total Revenue Loss: ($2.90 M) ($1.60 M)
State User Fee Fund *ARK Revenue Loss: $20 ($475,880) ($260,180)
Total Revenue Loss: ($3.83 M) ($1.85 M)
County General Fund Court Fee - 27% County
(CHINS/Delinquency/Paternity)
$120/ $100 ($841,990) ($461,284)
**Document Storage Fee $5 ($118,970) ($65,045)
Total Revenue Loss: ($960,960) ($526,329)
Local General Fund Court Fee - 3% Local
(CHINS/Delinquency/Paternity)
$120/$100 ($93,554) ($51,254)
Total Revenue Loss: ($93,554) ($51,254)
*Revenue collected from the Automated Record Keeping Fee is deposited in the State User Fee Fund.
** Revenue collected from the document storage fee is deposited in the Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Fund.
***This includes CHINS and juvenile delinquency case types disposed by bench trial, bench disposition, guilty plea,
and admissions between 2015 and 2019.
Pro Bono Legal Services Fee: The pro bono legal services fee is collected in each civil action, small claims
action, and probate action that requires the payment of filing fees and court costs. The pro bono legal services
fee is $1. The bill is expected to generate between $7,369 to $13,160 for the state General Fund from the
collection of pro bono legal services fee in paternity actions. The fee is distributed to the Indiana Bar
SB 340 6 Foundation to support pro bono legal services programs.
Additional Information - Juvenile Cases: The bill repeals the collection of court costs and fees in juvenile
court proceedings. The following fees are collected in most juvenile and civil cases.
Fee Type Civil Fee
Amount
Juvenile Fee
Amount
% Fee Distribution
Civil Filing / Criminal Filing Fee $100 $120 State: 70% / 55%
County: 27% / 20%
Local: 3% / 25%
Document Storage Fee $5 $5 County 100% or Local 100%
Automated Record Keeping Fee $20 $20 State 100%
Public Defense Administration Fee $5 $5 State 100%
Judicial Insurance Adjustment Fee $1 $1 State 100%
Judicial Salaries Fee $20 $20 State 100% / 75%
Local 0% / 25%
Court Administration Fee $5 $5 State 100% / 60%
Local 0% / 40%
Pro Bono Services Fee $1 - State 100%
Total: $157 $176
Note: The total cost for a civil action filed is $185 if the clerk is collecting the sheriff’s service of process fee of
$28. The total for a juvenile case is $204 if the clerk is collecting the sheriff’s service of process fee of $28.
Under current law, if the court costs are collected in the circuit and superior courts, then the distribution to
the state, county, and local general funds are in the following percentages: 70%, 27%, and 3%. For this
analysis, OFMA assumes juvenile proceedings and paternity actions will be filed in a circuit or superior
court. As proposed, the revenue loss in filing fees to the state General Fund is $84 (70% of the filing fee) for
CHINS and juvenile delinquency cases. The county general funds will lose $32.40 (27% of the filing fee),
and city and town courts will lose $3.60 (3% of the filing fee).
Paternity Actions: The bill requires the court clerk to collect a civil filing fee and court costs in paternity
proceedings. As a result, the bill will reduce the paternity filing fee from $120 to $100. For each paternity
action filed in civil court instead of juvenile court, the state General Fund will lose $14. The county general
fund will lose $5.40 and city and town courts will lose $0.60 for each paternity action filed.
Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures Fee: The bill provides that the clerk cannot collect an alcohol and drug
countermeasures fee from a defendant who has been adjudicated a delinquent for an act that would be an
offense if committed by an adult. As a result, the bill will reduce the amount of revenue collected deposited
in the State User Fee Fund and the County Drug-Free Community Fund.
The Alcohol and Drug Countermeasures Fee is $200. Of the $200 fee, $50 (25% of the fee) is deposited in
the State User Fee Fund, and $150 (75% of the fee) is deposited in the County Drug Fee Community Fund.
In CY 2020, the courts collected $3.35 M from the countermeasures fee. Of the $3.35 M, $849,447 was
SB 340 7 deposited in the State User Fee Fund, and $3.50 M was deposited in the County Drug Fee Community Fund.
It is unknown how much has been collected from juvenile defendants.
Interstate Compact for Juveniles: The bill removes the application fee of $125 for a juvenile delinquent
request to be transferred out of state. This provision will decrease revenue to the state General Fund and
County Offender Transportation Fund.
Currently, 50% of the transfer application fee is deposited into the state General Fund, and the remaining
50% is deposited in the County Offender Transportation Fund. The application fee covers the costs of
administering the interstate compact for adult offender supervision and the interstate compact for juveniles.
In CY 2019, approximately $63,563 was deposited in the County Offender Transportation Fund. It is
unknown how much was collected from delinquent offenders. [This fiscal note will be updated when
additional information becomes available.]
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Direct File: Repealing the direct file section will increase the number
of filings in juvenile court and likely delay the proceedings when juveniles are accused of committing serious
crimes. This is because prosecuting attorneys will likely request that most of these cases be waived to adult
court. Because each case would need to be fully investigated prior to petitioning for waiver, the proceedings
would be delayed, increasing the time that juvenile defendants would spend in pretrial settings. This will also
shift the need for indigent criminal defense from adult court to juvenile court. The number of counties that
could be affected will range from as few as six to as many as 23 in a given year.
County Supplemental Juvenile Probation Services Fund: The bill repeals provisions for juvenile probation
fees such as initial probation user’s fee, monthly user’s fee, and administrative costs. The bill will increase
expenditures for the county probation department.
Modification: Courts should be able to hold these hearings with existing resources. This new hearing would
be for persons who have been sentenced in adult court before they were 18 years old. These inmates could
petition to have their sentence reduced if they meet certain conditions and if they have been confined for 15
years or more. On December 1, 2020, 65 offenders in DOC facilities were sentenced as adults when they
were younger than 18 and have been confined for 15 years or more after their conviction date.
Juvenile Misdemeanor: Cases in which a juvenile is charged with a delinquent act if the person was an adult
and charged with a misdemeanor would likely be filed as another type of juvenile case, either a CHINS or
as a status case. The number of cases that would be misdemeanors is not available.
Delinquent Acts: Under current law, cases processed in juvenile court may not tried by a jury, but heard by
a judge. Therefore, if these cases are not “direct filed” or “waived” to adult court, the county would not have
to pay for any jury trials. The jurors per diem is $40 per person or up to $480 per day for all 12 jury
members.
Custodial Interrogation: This should have no fiscal impact on local law enforcement agencies and school
corporations.
Juvenile Detention Facilities: This could increase staff workload at the 19 juvenile detention facilities in
Indiana.
Public Access: This should have no fiscal impact on local law enforcement agencies.
SB 340 8 Explanation of Local Revenues: Summary - The estimated revenue loss to the county and local general fund
between $0.58 M and $1.05 M annually from the collection of juvenile court costs and fees. (See Explanation
of State Revenues for the portion of revenue proceeds deposited in local revenue funds.)
Additional Information - Document Storage Fee: The document storage fee is collected in all civil, criminal,
juvenile, probate, infraction, ordinance violation, and small claims actions, including small claims actions
in Marion County Township Court. The document storage fee is $5. The bill will reduce revenue to the
Clerk’s Record Perpetuation Fund. The estimated revenue loss to the fund is between $65,045 and $118,970
annually.
County Supplemental Juvenile Probation Services Fund: The bill repeals provisions for juvenile probation
fees such as initial probation user’s fee, monthly user’s fee, and administrative costs. Under current law, a
court may order a juvenile and/or the parent of a juvenile placed on supervision to pay an initial user fee from
$25 to $100 and a monthly user fee from $10 to $25. A juvenile defendant on supervision may also have to
pay an administrative fee of $100, collected before the other probation user fees.
Guardian Ad Litem Fund (GAL)/Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund (CASA): If a GAL or CASA is
appointed, the bill repeals the juvenile court's ability to order a child's parent or guardian to pay $100 for the
service. As a result, the bill will reduce the amount of revenue collected and deposited in the GAL/CASA
fund from probation user fees. It may also increase local expenditures to provide the GAL/CASA services.
According to the 2020 Judicial Service Report, in CY 2020, approximately $2.97 M was deposited in the
GAL/CASA fund from user fees in juvenile actions.
Informal Adjustment Program Fee: The bill repeals the informal adjustment program fee. The informal
adjustment program fee is collected in place of juvenile court costs for each month a juvenile participates
in the program. The fee is at least $5 a month, but no more than $15 a month. The fee is collected by the
probation department and deposited in the County User Fee Fund. It is unknown how juvenile defendants
participate in an informal adjustment program.
Law Enforcement Continuing Education Program Fee: This fee is charged in each action where a defendant
is found to have committed a crime, violated a statute defining an infraction, or violated an ordinance of a
municipal corporation. The law enforcement continuing education program fee is $4. The bill removes the
collection of this fee in CHINS, juvenile delinquent, or paternity cases. As a result, the bill will reduce the
amount of revenue deposited in the County or Local User Fee Fund depending on the court collecting.
In CY 2020, $971,532 was deposited in the Law Enforcement Continuing Education Fund. A portion of this
fee is also deposited in the State Police Training Fund, the Conservation Officers Training Fund, and the
Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Officers’ Training Fund. It is unknown how much was collected from
CHINS, juvenile delinquent, and paternity cases and deposited in the fund.
Contempt: Under current law, if a parent or guardian of a child defaults in reimbursing the county or
department for services or fails to pay a fee authorized by the juvenile court, the court may find the parent
or guardian in contempt and enter judgment for the amount due. As proposed, the bill repeals this language
and will increase state and local expenditures to support juvenile delinquency services. It is unknown how
many parents or guardians have been found in contempt for the lack of payment or reimbursement.
Program Solving Courts: The bill repeals the financial responsibility for the parent or guardian of a child
SB 340 9 to pay for the problem-solving court services fee and chemical testing expenses assessed against the child.
This provision will increase local expenditures to pay for problem-solving court services and chemical testing
expenses.
County Supplemental Public Defender Services Fund: The bill repeals the provision that a parent or guardian
of a child alleged to be a delinquent to pay for public defender services costs. This provision will increase
local expenditures to provide public defender services. It will also decrease the amount of revenue deposited
in the County Supplemental Public Defender Services Fund. In CY 2020, the courts deposited $2.85 M in
the county fund. It is unknown how much was collected from parents or guardians to provide public defender
services in juvenile proceedings.
Paternity Actions: The bill could increase the workload the courts if all civil paternity actions are filed in
civil court instead of juvenile court.
State Agencies Affected: Department of Correction; Office of Judicial Administration; Department of
Natural Resources; State Police Department; Alcohol and Tobacco Commission; Legislative Council;
Department of Child Services.
Local Agencies Affected: Trial, juvenile, and problem solving courts; court clerks; county parole and
probation department; GAL/CASA Program; Juvenile detention facilities; school corporations; local law
enforcement agencies; prosecuting attorneys.
Information Sources: IC 11-13-4.5-4; Department of Local Government Finance, Detailed Receipts Report;
Legislative Services Agency, 2020 Indiana Handbook of Taxes, Revenues, and Appropriations, Department
of Corrections - Child Support,
https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/publications/handbooks/#document-558138e5;
Office of Judicial Administration, Office of Court Services, Trial Court Fee Manual,
https://www.in.gov/courts/iocs/publications/trial-fees/; Indiana Supreme Court, 2020 Indiana Judicial Service
Report, https://www.in.gov/courts/iocs/statistics/trial-probation/2020/
Fiscal Analyst: Corrin Harvey, 317-234-9438; Mark Goodpaster, 317-232-9852.
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