Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1293
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 33-23-16.
Synopsis: Family domestic violence court. Establishes a family
domestic violence court. Provides that an order in a dispositional
decree for a child in need of services case can include participation in
a family domestic violence court or mental health court through a
problem solving court program.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Miller K
January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1293
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
courts and court officers.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 33-23-16-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6.5. As used in this chapter,
4 "family domestic violence court" means a problem solving court
5 that supports families that include a child who has been
6 adjudicated a child in need of services and focuses on the safety of
7 the victim and the abuser's accountability by:
8 (1) bringing together nonviolence and other professionals,
9 local social programs, and intensive judicial monitoring;
10 (2) linking victims and abusers to programs and services; and
11 (3) linking eligible household members to programs and
12 services.
13 SECTION 2. IC 33-23-16-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2022,
14 SECTION 72, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 11. A city court or county court may establish a
16 problem solving court. A problem solving court established under this
17 section may be:
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1 (1) a drug court;
2 (2) a mental health court;
3 (3) a family dependency drug court;
4 (4) a community court;
5 (5) a reentry court;
6 (6) a domestic violence court;
7 (7) a family domestic violence court;
8 (7) (8) a veterans' court; or
9 (8) (9) any other court certified as a problem solving court by the
10 office of judicial administration under section 17 of this chapter.
11 SECTION 3. IC 33-23-16-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.95-2013,
12 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. An individual is eligible to participate in a
14 problem solving court program only if:
15 (1) the individual meets all of the eligibility criteria established by
16 the board under section 12 of this chapter;
17 (2) the judge of the problem solving court approves the admission
18 of the individual to the problem solving court program; and
19 (3) the individual is referred to the problem solving court as a
20 result of at least one (1) of the following:
21 (A) A condition of a pretrial diversion program authorized by
22 statute or authorized by the judge of the problem solving court
23 and the prosecuting attorney.
24 (B) The procedure described in section 14 of this chapter.
25 (C) The procedure described in section 15 of this chapter.
26 (D) A condition of probation.
27 (E) A condition of participation in a community corrections
28 program under IC 11-12-1.
29 (F) A condition of participation in a forensic diversion
30 program under IC 11-12-3.7.
31 (G) A condition of a community transition program under
32 IC 11-10-11.5.
33 (H) A condition of parole.
34 (I) An order in a dispositional decree under IC 31-34-20 to
35 participate in a family dependency drug court, a family
36 domestic violence court, or a mental health court if the
37 individual is a parent, guardian, or another household member
38 of a child adjudicated a child in need of services.
39 (J) A condition of an informal adjustment program under
40 IC 31-37-9.
41 (K) Involvement in:
42 (i) a child support proceeding;
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1 (ii) a mental health commitment; or
2 (iii) a civil protection proceeding.
3 (L) A condition of an informal adjustment program under
4 IC 31-34-8.
5 (M) A condition of a misdemeanor sentence.
6 (N) A condition of a program authorized by the:
7 (i) judge of a problem solving court; and
8 (ii) department of correction or the county sheriff.
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