Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1101
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court
officers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 33-23-16-9.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9.5. As used in this chapter, "safe
baby court" means a problem solving court focused on addressing
the needs of families who have a child in need of services who is
three (3) years of age or younger by surrounding the family with
support services to:
(1) reduce:
(A) time to permanency;
(B) incidences of repeat maltreatment; and
(C) the long term and short term effects of traumatic
experiences occurring on a child's brain development;
(2) promote:
(A) public safety through the reductions described in
subdivision (1); and
(B) effective interaction and the use of resources among
both public and private stakeholders; and
(3) increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability
of families.
SECTION 2. IC 33-23-16-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2022,
SECTION 72, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 11. A city court or county court may establish a
problem solving court. A problem solving court established under this
section may be:
(1) a drug court;
(2) a mental health court;
(3) a family dependency drug court;
(4) a community court;
(5) a reentry court;
(6) a domestic violence court;
(7) a veterans' court; or
(8) a safe baby court; or
(8) (9) any other court certified as a problem solving court by the
office of judicial administration under section 17 of this chapter.
SECTION 3. IC 33-23-16-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.95-2013,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. An individual is eligible to participate in a
problem solving court program only if:
(1) the individual meets all of the eligibility criteria established by
the board under section 12 of this chapter;
(2) the judge of the problem solving court approves the admission
of the individual to the problem solving court program; and
(3) the individual is referred to the problem solving court as a
result of at least one (1) of the following:
(A) A condition of a pretrial diversion program authorized by
statute or authorized by the judge of the problem solving court
and the prosecuting attorney.
(B) The procedure described in section 14 of this chapter.
(C) The procedure described in section 15 of this chapter.
(D) A condition of probation.
(E) A condition of participation in a community corrections
program under IC 11-12-1.
(F) A condition of participation in a forensic diversion
program under IC 11-12-3.7.
(G) A condition of a community transition program under
IC 11-10-11.5.
(H) A condition of parole.
(I) An order in a dispositional decree under IC 31-34-20 to
participate in a family dependency drug court if the individual
is a parent, guardian, or another household member of a child
adjudicated a child in need of services.
(J) A condition of an informal adjustment program under
IC 31-37-9.
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(K) Involvement in:
(i) a child in need of services proceeding;
(i) (ii) a child support proceeding;
(ii) (iii) a mental health commitment; or
(iii) (iv) a civil protection proceeding.
(L) A condition of an informal adjustment program under
IC 31-34-8.
(M) A condition of a misdemeanor sentence.
(N) A condition of a program authorized by the:
(i) judge of a problem solving court; and
(ii) department of correction or the county sheriff.
HEA 1101 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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