Source: http://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/indiana-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing/
Timestamp: 2017-12-11 07:29:26
Document Index: 288029949

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 35', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 22']

Indiana - Guide to Pardon, Expungement & Sealing Indiana Restoration of Rights, Pardon, Expungement & Sealing – Collateral Consequences Resource Center
Conviction inquiry: In any application for employment, license or “other right or privilege, a person may be questioned about a previous criminal record only in terms that exclude expunged convictions or arrests, such as: ‘Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime that has not been expunged by a court?’” § 35-38-9-10(c).
Indiana law authorizes deferral or continuance of prosecution for drug abusers and alcoholics with no more than one prior conviction and no other charges pending. See Ind. Code §§ 12-23-6.1-1, 12-23-7.1-1 et seq. The defendant “must waive a jury trial and consent to a trial by the court or must enter a guilty plea, with the general finding to be entered by the court to be deferred until the time that prosecution may be resumed.” § 12-23-7.1-2. If the treatment is completed successfully, the charges must be dismissed. § 12-23-7.1-11. See also State v. Nix, 833 N.E. 2d 541 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). With the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, a court may defer prosecution for up to one year for a defendant charged with a misdemeanor or infraction in which the use of alcohol or drugs was a contributing factor or material element of the offense or the defendant’s mental illness was a contributing factor, Ind. Code § 12-23-5-1 et seq. The court may order the defendant to satisfactorily complete an alcohol or drug treatment program, undergo treatment for mental illness, or satisfy other conditions imposed by the court during this deferral period. § 12-23-5-2. If the defendant fulfills the conditions set forth by the court, the court shall dismiss the charges. § 12-23-5-4. A defendant is not eligible for deferral under this section if the offense giving rise to the prosecution involved a death or serious bodily injury, the defendant has at least two prior felony convictions, or other criminal proceedings (not arising out of the same incident) alleging the commission of a felony are pending against the defendant. § 12-23-5-7.
Ind. Code § 22-2-17. The law explicitly states that it does not supersede any requirement to conduct background checks mandated by law or “consider criminal history information in hiring for particular types of employment.”