Indiana § 1-1-5.5-22 No effect of P.L.217-2014 on penalties incurred, crimes committed, or
proceedings begun; doctrine of amelioration

Indiana Statutes

§ 1-1-5.5-22 — No effect of P.L.217-2014 on penalties incurred, crimes committed, or proceedings begun; doctrine of amelioration

Indiana § 1-1-5.5-22

Title 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1LAWS GOVERNING THE STATE

Ch. 5.5Effect of Certain Acts

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Ind. Code § 1-1-5.5-22 (2026).

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(a)A SECTION of HEA 1279-2014 does not affect:

(1)penalties incurred;

(2)crimes committed; or

(3)proceedings begun; before the effective date of that SECTION of HEA 1279-2014. Those penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as if that SECTION of HEA 1279-2014 had not been enacted.

(b)The general assembly does not intend the doctrine of amelioration (see Vicory v. State, 400 N.E.2d 1380 (Ind. 1980)) to apply to any SECTION of HEA 1279-2014.

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(a) A SECTION of HEA 1279-2014 does not
affect:
(1) penalties incurred;
(2) crimes committed; or
(3) proceedings begun;
before the effective date of that SECTION of HEA 1279-2014. Those
penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and
enforced under prior law as if that SECTION of HEA 1279-2014 had
not been enacted.
(b) The general assembly does not intend the doctrine of
amelioration (see Vicory v. State, 400 N.E.2d 1380 (Ind. 1980)) to
apply to any SECTION of HEA 1279-2014.