§ 35-33-8-6.5 — Twenty-four hour bail holding period for person arrested for certain domestic violence crimes

Indiana § 35-33-8-6.5

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

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5. (a) The court, or a facility having custody
of a person, may not release a person on bail for at least twenty-four
(24) hours from the time of the person's arrest if the person is arrested
for one (1) or more of the following offenses committed against a
family or household member:
(1) A crime of domestic violence (as described in IC 35-31.5-2-78).
(2) Battery (IC 35-42-2-1).
(3) Domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3).
(4) Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).
(5) Strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9).
(6) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(7) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(8) Invasion of privacy (IC 35-46-1-15.1).
(9) Criminal stalking (IC 35-45-10-5).
(10) Criminal recklessness (IC 35-42-2-2).
(11) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).
(12) Burglary (IC 35-43-2-1).
(13) Residential entry (IC 35-43-2-1.5).
(b) A court may not release a person described in subsection (a) on
bail until the court has conducted a bail hearing in open court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.44-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.70; P.L.28-2023, SEC.1; P.L.218-2025, SEC.11.