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Abortion, prohibition of

Abortion, prohibition when fetal heartbeat detected

Abortion, sex, race, color, national origin, or disability, prohibition of

Abuse of a corpse, penalty for

Administrative parole, creation of

Administrative release, creation of

Alcohol monitoring device, use of

Animal abuse offender registry, establishment of

Assault in the third degree, firefighters, contact with bodily fluids

Asset seizure, law enforcement agencies, seizure by

Biological evidence, define

Biological evidence, limit destruction of

Biological evidence, retention of, allow representative sample

Born alive infants, protection of

Burden of proof on applicant for expungement, reduce

Capital offense, executions, mental illness

Child pornography, under 12 years old, raise penalty for

Child sex dolls, prohibition of

Create the offense of hate crime

Criminal defense, indigent clients, representation by counsel

Criminal gangs, relating to

Cruelty to equines, establish offense of

Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole

Detectives employed by county attorneys, requirement for certification; allow exception

Disposal of property obtained through forfeiture, restrictions on use of proceeds

Disproportionate minority contact with juvenile justice system, statistical reporting of

Driving under the influence, hardship license

Driving under the influence, ignition interlock licenses

Emergency medical services personnel, classification of certain crimes against as a violent offense

Expungemen, prohibit incarceration for nonpayment of expungement fee

Expungement, acquittals; create automatic

Expungement, additional Class D felony offenses

Expungement, allow 18 months to pay fee

Expungement, certain Class D and Class C felonies, allow

Expungement, certain Class D felonies, allow

Expungement, certain Class D felonies, allowing

Expungement, certain Class D felonies, exceptions

Expungement, certain offenses, automatic creation

Expungement, certification of eligibility for, limitation of requirement

Expungement, charges dismissed without prejudice

Expungement, contingent on full payment of expungement fee

Expungement, dismissals with prejudice; create automatic

Expungement fee, reduce from $450 to $150

Expungement fees, for application based on executive pardon, waiving

Expungement fund, change distribution of

Expungement, increase burden of proof at hearing to by clear and convincing evidence

Expungement, limit new hearing requirements to applications under 10-year bracket

Expungement of felonies, waiting periods for

Expungement, past acquittals and dismissals with prejudice; allow by petition

Expungement, prohibit incarceration for nonpayment of expungement fee

Expungement, remove provisions which would assess interest on the fee after 12 months

Expungement, require findings

Expungement, waiting period, reduce to 5 years

Expungement, waiting period, reduce to five years

Expungement, waiting periods for expungement of certain Class D felonies

Felony expungement, reckless homicide

Filing fee, application for felony expungement, reduction to $200

Financial bail, limitation of

Firearms, comprehensive regulation of

Hate crime, create criminal offense of

Hate crime, creating offense of

Hate crime, criminal homicide and fetal homicide, addition of

Hate crime, enhanced term of imprisonment for

Hate crime offense, creation of

Jails, sentencing credit to any county inmate in a county jail

Juvenile responsibility, remove provisions on determination and treatment

Manslaughter in the second degree, unlawful distribution of controlled substances, cause of death

Maximum security penitentiary, transfer to

Minimum age of criminal responsibility, remove

Monetary bail, restriction of

Officer Shooting Review Board, establishment of

Parole sanction, supervision continuation in lieu of revocation

Parolees, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for

Probationers, technical violations and absconding, graduated sanctions for

Racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statement, requiring

Racial and ethnic community criminal justice and public safety impact statement, urging required use

Report required, charges or convictions relating to gang activity

Sexual crimes against animals, creation of offense of

Sexual crimes against animals, forfeiture of custody, return to owner

Sexual endangerment of a child, crime, creation of

Strangulation; change mental state to intentionally

Strangulation, felony, creating

Strangulation, offense of

Strangulation, offense of, create two degrees

Strangulation, offense of, creating

Substance use treatment referrals, law enforcement programs for

Terroristic threatening, add places of worship and scheduled public events

Terroristic threatening in the second degree, Class C felony enhancement

Torture of a dog or cat, pretrial diversion for, prohibiting

Unlawful storage of a firearm, prohibition of

Violent offenders, classification of


Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:07 PM (EST)