§ 35-50-2-1 — Definitions

Indiana § 35-50-2-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 50: SENTENCES
• Ch. 2: Death Sentence and Sentences for Felonies and Habitual

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(a) As used in this chapter, "Level 6 felony
conviction" means:
(1) a conviction in Indiana for:
(A) a Class D felony, for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
and
(2) a conviction, in any other jurisdiction at any time, with respect
to which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for
more than one (1) year but less than two and one-half (2 1/2)
years.
However, the term does not include a conviction with respect to which
the person has been pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A
misdemeanor entered under IC 35-38-1-1.5 or section 7(c) or 7(d) of
this chapter.
(b) As used in this chapter, "felony conviction" means a conviction,
at any time, with respect to which the convicted person might have
been imprisoned for more than one (1) year. However, it does not
include a conviction with respect to which the person has been
pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor under section 7(c)
of this chapter.
(c) As used in this chapter, "minimum sentence" means:
(1) for murder, forty-five (45) years;
(2) for a Class A felony, for a crime committed before July 1,
2014, twenty (20) years;
(3) for a Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1,
2014, six (6) years;
(4) for a Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1,
2014, two (2) years;
(5) for a Class D felony, for a crime committed before July 1,
2014, one-half (1/2) year;
(6) for a Level 1 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, twenty (20) years;
(7) for a Level 2 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, ten (10) years;
(8) for a Level 3 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, three (3) years;
(9) for a Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, two (2) years;
(10) for a Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, one (1) year; and
(11) for a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30,
2014, one-half (1/2) year.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8. Amended by Acts
1977, P.L.340, SEC.114; P.L.334-1983, SEC.1; P.L.98-1988, SEC.8;
P.L.243-2001, SEC.2 and P.L.291-2001, SEC.225; P.L.69-2012,
SEC.5; P.L.158-2013, SEC.652; P.L.20-2018, SEC.1; P.L.142-2020,
SEC.84.