§ 35-38-3-1 — Definitions

Indiana § 35-38-3-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 38: PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING DISMISSAL,
• Ch. 3: Commitment to the Department of Correction and

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As used in this chapter:
"Earliest possible release date" means the date, computed as of the
date of sentencing, on which a person would be entitled to discharge or
release on parole considering:
(1) the term of the sentence;
(2) the term of any other concurrent or consecutive sentence that
the person must serve;
(3) credit time that the person has earned before sentencing; and
(4) the maximum amount of credit time that the person would
earn if the person remained in a Class I, Class A, or Class B credit
time assignment during the person's period of commitment.
"Rated capacity" means the number of inmates that can be housed
at the facility as determined by the most recent jail inspection report.
"Receiving authority" means:
(1) the department of correction;
(2) a sheriff, if incarceration is authorized in a county jail; or
(3) a facility or place designated by the department of correction.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.401; P.L.168-2014, SEC.61.