§ 33-38-9.5-4 — Establishment of local or regional advisory council

Indiana § 33-38-9.5-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: JUDGES
• Ch. 9.5: Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council

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(a) A local justice reinvestment advisory
council is established in each county in Indiana. The local advisory
council of two (2) or more counties may vote to consolidate into a
regional advisory council. Membership of a regional advisory council
must consist of the members listed in this subsection, which can be
filled by a representative from any of the participating counties. A local
advisory council consists of at least the following members:
(1) In counties with a chief public defender, the county chief
public defender or the county chief public defender's designee. In
counties without a chief public defender, a public defender who
practices public defense within the county appointed by the local
public defense board. If there is no local public defense board,
then a public defender who practices public defense within the
county appointed by the circuit court judge.
(2) The elected prosecuting attorney or the elected prosecuting
attorney's designee.
(3) In counties with a local community mental health center, the
director of the center or the director's designee.
(4) The county sheriff or the county sheriff's designee.
(5) In counties with a community corrections program, the
director of the county's community corrections program or the
director's designee.
(6) The chief probation officer or the chief probation officer's
designee.
(7) The president of the county executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) or the president's designee.
(8) The president of the county fiscal body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-6) or the president's designee.
(9) A circuit or superior court judge exercising criminal
jurisdiction in the county, selected as follows:
(A) If only one (1) circuit or superior judge exercises criminal
jurisdiction in the county, that judge serves as a member of the
council.
(B) If more than one (1) circuit or superior court judge
exercises criminal jurisdiction in the county, the judge selected
by a majority of the circuit and superior court judges exercising
criminal jurisdiction in the county shall select a judge
exercising criminal jurisdiction to serve as a member of the
council.
(C) If the judges exercising criminal jurisdiction in the county
are unable to select a judge to serve as a member under clause
(B), the chief justice of Indiana shall appoint a judge exercising
criminal jurisdiction in the county as a member of the council.
(b) The members of a local or regional advisory council shall
annually elect one (1) member as chair and one (1) member as vice
chair.
(c) A local or regional advisory council shall meet at least quarterly.
(d) The community corrections advisory board may vote to serve as
the local or regional advisory council described in this section. Meeting
agendas may include business related to both community correction
advisory board and local or regional advisory council duties.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.30-2021, SEC.3.