Allows a court to place a person convicted of certain crimes directly in a community corrections program. Provides that a violation of certain terms of a community corrections program placement constitutes escape. Repeals the offense of unauthorized absence from home detention, a Class A misdemeanor. Repeals a provision that requires the court to suspend a period of an individual's sentence if placed in a community corrections program. Provides that if a person on home detention knowingly and intentionally: (1) leaves the person's home; (2) remains outside of the person's home; or (3) travels to an unauthorized location; in violation of the home detention order and without written permission commits escape, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the court may not suspend the minimum sentence for a Level 3 felony if the person has a juvenile adjudication for certain offenses committed within three years of the commission of the Level 3 felony. Specifies that a person sentenced to work release in a community corrections program receives one day of accrued time for each day the person is confined on work release. (Current law only specifies that a person on home detention earns accrued time.) Makes conforming changes.
Statutes affected: Introduced House Bill (H): 11-14-1-5, 31-30-4-2, 31-39-8-3, 35-38-2.5-5, 35-38-2.6-1, 35-38-2.6-2, 35-38-2.6-3, 35-38-3-5, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-50-2-0.3, 35-50-2-2.2
House Bill (H): 11-14-1-5, 31-30-4-2, 31-39-8-3, 35-38-2.5-5, 35-38-2.6-1, 35-38-2.6-2, 35-38-2.6-3, 35-38-3-5, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-50-2-0.3, 35-50-2-2.2
House Bill (S): 11-14-1-5, 31-30-4-2, 31-39-8-3, 35-38-2.5-5, 35-38-2.6-1, 35-38-2.6-2, 35-38-2.6-3, 35-38-3-5, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-50-2-0.3, 35-50-2-2.2
Engrossed House Bill (S): 11-14-1-5, 31-30-4-2, 31-39-8-3, 35-38-2.5-5, 35-38-2.6-1, 35-38-2.6-2, 35-38-2.6-3, 35-38-2.6-6, 35-38-3-5, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-50-2-0.3, 35-50-2-2.2
Enrolled House Bill (H): 11-14-1-5, 31-30-4-2, 31-39-8-3, 35-38-2.5-5, 35-38-2.6-1, 35-38-2.6-2, 35-38-2.6-3, 35-38-2.6-6, 35-38-3-5, 35-44.1-3-4, 35-50-2-0.3, 35-50-2-2.2