§ 35-33-8-12 — Collection of data concerning bail and rearrest

Indiana § 35-33-8-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 33: PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS
• Ch. 8: Bail and Bail Procedure

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(a) As used in this section, "disposition" has
the meaning set forth in section 3.2(c) of this chapter.
(b) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall collect the following
data from each court exercising criminal jurisdiction in Indiana:
(1) Of those defendants who are released on personal
recognizance, the number of defendants who are charged with
another offense before the disposition of the defendant's prior
charges.
(2) Of those defendants who are released pursuant to the payment
of money bail, the number of defendants who are charged with
another offense before the disposition of the defendant's prior
charges.
(c) Data collected under subsection (b) shall be compiled in such a
manner to present the rate at which defendants are charged with
another offense for:
(1) the entire state; and
(2) each county.
(d) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall, before August 1,
2021, and before August 1 of each year thereafter, submit an annual
report containing the information collected under this section to the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The initial
report submitted by the Indiana criminal justice institute before August
1, 2021, must also include all data described in subsection (b) for the
period beginning after December 31, 2019, through December 31,
2020.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.138-2020, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.126-2024, SEC.5.