Indiana § 35-50-2-2.2 Suspension of a sentence for a felony

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-50-2-2.2 — Suspension of a sentence for a felony

Indiana § 35-50-2-2.2

Art. 50SENTENCES

Ch. 2Death Sentence and Sentences for Felonies and Habitual

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Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2.2 (2026).

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2.

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) or

(c), the court may suspend any part of a sentence for a felony.

(b)If a person is convicted of:

(1)a Level 2 felony; or

(2)a Level 3 felony and has:

(A)any prior unrelated felony conviction, other than a conviction for a felony involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum; or

(B)a prior juvenile adjudication for an act that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult, other than an adjudication for an offense involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum, and less than three (3) years have elapsed between commission of the act and the commission of the Level 3 felony for which the person is being sentenced; the court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for

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2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or
(c), the court may suspend any part of a sentence for a felony.
(b) If a person is convicted of:
(1) a Level 2 felony; or
(2) a Level 3 felony and has:
(A) any prior unrelated felony conviction, other than a
conviction for a felony involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil,
or salvia divinorum; or
(B) a prior juvenile adjudication for an act that would constitute
a felony if committed by an adult, other than an adjudication for
an offense involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia
divinorum, and less than three (3) years have elapsed between
commission of the act and the commission of the Level 3 felony
for which the person is being sentenced;
the court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of
the minimum sentence for the Level 2 felony or the Level 3 felony.
(c) The court may suspend only that part of a sentence for murder
or a Level 1 felony conviction that is in excess of the minimum
sentence for murder or the Level 1 felony conviction.
(d) The court may suspend any part of a sentence for an offense
filed in adult court under IC 31-30-1-4(d), unless the offense is murder
(IC 35-42-1-1).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.654. Amended by P.L.168-2014, SEC.112; P.L.10-2016, SEC.1; P.L.252-2017, SEC.27; P.L.142-2020, SEC.85; P.L.119-2021, SEC.1; P.L.72-2023, SEC.15; P.L.115-2023, SEC.12; P.L.170-2023, SEC.10.