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2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 7. Community Corrections Home Detention Fund › 11-12-7-3. Budget; Appropriation

Sec. 3. A community corrections program that provides supervision of home detention under IC 35-38-2.5-5 shall annually submit a budget of its operating expenses for home detention supervision to the fiscal body of the county. Based on the budget submitted, the fiscal body of the county shall appropriate from the community corrections home detention fund amounts necessary to maintain supervision of home detention by the community corrections program.
As added by P.L.98-1988, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 8. Interstate Compact on Community Corrections Transfers › 11-12-8-1. "Community Corrections Program" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community corrections program" means a community based program that provides preventive services, services to criminal or juvenile offenders, services to persons charged with a crime or an act of delinquency, services to persons diverted from the criminal or delinquency process, services to persons sentenced to imprisonment, or services to victims of crime or delinquency that may include the following:
(1) Residential programs.
(2) Work release programs.
(3) House arrest, home detention, and electronic monitoring programs.
(4) Community restitution or service programs.
(5) Victim-offender reconciliation programs.
(6) Jail services programs.
(7) Jail work crews.
(8) Community work crews.
(9) Juvenile detention alternative programs.
(10) Study release programs.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.32-2000, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 8. Interstate Compact on Community Corrections Transfers › 11-12-8-3. Administration by Department of Correction

Sec. 3. (a) The department of correction is the administrator for persons participating in community corrections programs participating in the interstate compact under this chapter.
(b) The department may establish a staff position to which the duties of the compact administrator may be delegated.
(c) The department of correction shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 prescribing duties and procedures for administering the interstate compact under this chapter and IC 11-12-9.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 8. Interstate Compact on Community Corrections Transfers › 11-12-8-4. Court Authorization of Transfer

Sec. 4. Before a person may be transferred from Indiana to a receiving state under this chapter, the court that placed the person in a community corrections program must authorize the transfer.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 8. Interstate Compact on Community Corrections Transfers › 11-12-8-5. Notice of Withdrawal

Sec. 5. (a) Before January 1, 2024, the governor shall give notice under section 2 of this chapter to each other party state, if any, as required by the compact, that the state of Indiana withdraws from the compact, effective January 1, 2025.
(b) Before January 1, 2024, the governor shall certify to the legislative council one (1) of the following:
(1) That the notice of withdrawal has been given to each party state as is required by the compact.
(2) That notice was not required to be given because there are not any other party states to which to give notice.
As added by P.L.138-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-1. Notice of Potential Reincarceration; Submission to Compact Administrator

Sec. 1. If supervision of a person placed in a community corrections program is being administered under IC 11-12-8, the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in Indiana shall notify the compact administrator of the sending state if consideration should be given to retaking or reincarcerating the person because of a violation of a term of the person's community corrections sentence.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-2. Hearings Prior to Notice of Reincarceration

Sec. 2. Before giving notification under section 1 of this chapter, a hearing shall be held in accordance with this chapter within a reasonable time unless the hearing is waived by the person who has allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-3. Hearing Record, Report, and Recommendations

Sec. 3. As soon as practicable after the conclusion of a hearing described in section 2 of this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana shall do the following:
(1) Report to the sending state.
(2) Furnish the sending state with a copy of the hearing record.
(3) Make recommendations regarding the disposition of the person to the sending state.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-4. Violations of Community Corrections Sentence; Custody and Detention

Sec. 4. Pending any proceeding under this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana may take custody of and detain the person who allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence:
(1) for not more than fifteen (15) days before a hearing is conducted under this chapter; and
(2) if:
(A) the hearing is waived under section 2 of this chapter; or
(B) it appears to a hearing officer that retaking or reincarceration is likely to follow the person's hearing;
for a reasonable time after the hearing is waived or the hearing has concluded that is necessary to arrange for the person's retaking or reincarceration.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-5. Hearing Officers

Sec. 5. A hearing conducted under this chapter may be held before:
(1) the administrator of the interstate compact for the supervision of persons in community corrections programs or a deputy of the administrator; or
(2) any other person authorized under the laws of this state to hear cases of alleged community corrections violations.
However, the hearing officer may not be the person who alleged that the person violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-6. Hearing Rights of Accused Community Corrections Sentence Violator

Sec. 6. At a hearing conducted under this chapter, the person who has allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence:
(1) is entitled to reasonable notice in writing of the nature and content of the allegations to be made, including notice that the purpose of the hearing is to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the person has committed an act that may lead to a revocation of the person's participation in a community corrections program;
(2) is entitled to confront and examine any persons who have made allegations against the person; and
(3) may admit, deny, or explain the violation alleged, call witnesses, and present proof, including affidavits and other evidence, in support of the person's contentions.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 9. Interstate Community Corrections Hearings › 11-12-9-8. Hearings Held in Other States; Records

Sec. 8. (a) If a person being supervised in another state under the interstate compact set forth in IC 11-12-8 is alleged to have violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence, any appropriate judicial or administrative officer or agency in the other state may conduct a hearing concerning the alleged violation.
(b) Upon receipt of the record of a hearing held in another state under a statute substantially similar to IC 11-12-8 and this chapter, the record has the same standing and effect as though the proceeding of which it is a record had been conducted before the appropriate officer in Indiana. The recommendations contained in or accompanying the record shall be fully considered by the appropriate officer in making a decision concerning the alleged violation.
As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-1. Establishment of Programs

Sec. 1. A county or a combination of counties shall establish a community transition program as part of its community corrections program. If a county does not participate in a community corrections program, each court with felony jurisdiction in the county shall provide community transition program services through the probation department for the court.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-2. Services Offered

Sec. 2. A community transition program for a county must provide services that improve an offender's chances of making a successful transition from commitment to employment and participation in the community without the commission of further crimes. The program may include any of the services described in IC 11-12-1-2.5.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-2.5. Transfer to Program Where Offender Resides

Sec. 2.5. A sentencing court may transfer an offender to a community transition program located where the offender resides if the receiving community transition program agrees to accept the transfer. In addition, if more than one (1) court sentenced the offender, all of the courts that sentenced the offender to a period of imprisonment that the offender was actively serving at the time of the offender's assignment to the community transition program must agree to the transfer in writing.
As added by P.L.90-2000, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-3. Community Transition Program Funds

Sec. 3. There is established a community transition program fund for each community transition program. The fund shall be administered by the community corrections advisory board in each county served by a community corrections program. In a county that is not served by a community corrections program, the courts in the county with felony jurisdiction shall jointly administer the fund. Money in the fund may be used for community corrections programs and, in counties that are not served by a community corrections program, for probation services.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-4. Reimbursement on per Diem Basis

Sec. 4. (a) The department shall reimburse communities on a per diem basis for services provided to persons assigned to a community transition program under IC 11-10-11.5.
(b) The department shall set the per diem rate under this section. In setting the per diem rate for a community, the department may consider the direct costs incurred by the community to provide a community transition program. The per diem may not be less than seven dollars ($7).
(c) Funding provided under this section is in addition to any other funding received under IC 11-12-2 for community corrections programs or IC 11-13-2 for probation services.
(d) Money received by a community under this section shall be deposited in the community transition program fund for the community.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs › 11-12-10-4.5. Approval of per Diem Rate Schedule

Sec. 4.5. The per diem rate schedule for the community transition program under this chapter must be approved by the budget agency after review by the budget committee.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.248.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-1. "County Misdemeanant Fund"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "county misdemeanant fund" refers to a fund established under section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-3. "Multiplier"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "multiplier" refers to the number that applies to a county under section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.130.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-4. Establishment of County Misdemeanant Fund

Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body receiving deposits made under section 7 of this chapter shall establish a county misdemeanant fund.
(b) The county fiscal body shall administer the county misdemeanant fund.
(c) The fund consists of deposits made by the department under section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-5. Use of County Misdemeanant Fund; Nonreversion of Money in the Fund

Sec. 5. A county misdemeanant fund must be used only for funding the operation of the county's jail, jail programs, or other local correctional facilities or community based programs. Any money remaining in a county misdemeanant fund at the end of the year does not revert to any other fund, but remains in the county misdemeanant fund.
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-6. Multiplier for Each County

Sec. 6. The multiplier under this chapter for each county, which represents each county's approximate proportion of the total state population, is as follows:
Adams County
.0053
Allen County
.0568
Bartholomew County
.0121
Benton County
.0013
Blackford County
.0018
Boone County
.0104
Brown County
.0023
Carroll County
.0030
Cass County
.0056
Clark County
.0178
Clay County
.0039
Clinton County
.0049
Crawford County
.0016
Daviess County
.0049
Dearborn County
.0075
Decatur County
.0039
Dekalb County
.0064
Delaware County
.0165
Dubois County
.0064
Elkhart County
.0310
Fayette County
.0034
Floyd County
.0119
Fountain County
.0024
Franklin County
.0034
Fulton County
.0030
Gibson County
.0049
Grant County
.0098
Greene County
.0045
Hamilton County
.0512
Hancock County
.0118
Harrison County
.0058
Hendricks County
.0258
Henry County
.0072
Howard County
.0123
Huntington County
.0054
Jackson County
.0068
Jasper County
.0048
Jay County
.0030
Jefferson County
.0049
Jennings County
.0041
Johnson County
.0238
Knox County
.0054
Kosciusko County
.0118
LaGrange County
.0060
Lake County
.0735
LaPorte County
.0166
Lawrence County
.0066
Madison County
.0192
Marion County
.1440
Marshall County
.0068
Martin County
.0014
Miami County
.0053
Monroe County
.0206
Montgomery County
.0056
Morgan County
.0106
Newton County
.0020
Noble County
.0070
Ohio County
.0009
Orange County
.0029
Owen County
.0031
Parke County
.0024
Perry County
.0028
Pike County
.0018
Porter County
.0255
Posey County
.0037
Pulaski County
.0018
Putnam County
.0054
Randolph County
.0036
Ripley County
.0043
Rush County
.0025
St. Joseph County
.0402
Scott County
.0034
Shelby County
.0066
Spencer County
.0029
Starke County
.0034
Steuben County
.0051
Sullivan County
.0031
Switzerland County
.0014
Tippecanoe County
.0274
Tipton County
.0023
Union County
.0010
Vanderburgh County
.0266
Vermillion County
.0023
Vigo County
.0156
Wabash County
.0046
Warren County
.0012
Warrick County
.0094
Washington County
.0042
Wayne County
.0098
Wells County
.0042
White County
.0036
Whitley County
.0050
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.104-2022, SEC.77; P.L.201-2023, SEC.131.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 12. Community Corrections › Chapter 11. County Misdemeanant Fund › 11-12-11-7. Deposit by Department of Correction Into County Misdemeanant Fund of Each County

Sec. 7. Before September 1 of each year after 2014, the department shall deposit in the misdemeanant fund of each county the sum determined by multiplying the total amount appropriated for the county misdemeanant fund by the county's multiplier.
As added by P.L.204-2016, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.132.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-1. Probation Officers; Appointment; Qualifications; Term, Responsibility, Salaries, Expenses, Bond

Sec. 1. (a) A court or division of a court authorized to impose probation shall appoint one (1) or more probation officers, depending on the needs of the court, except that two (2) or more divisions within a court, two (2) or more courts within a county, or two (2) or more courts not in the same county may jointly appoint and employ one (1) or more probation officers for the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section.
(b) A person may be appointed as a probation officer after the effective date established by the judicial conference of Indiana only if that person meets the minimum employment qualifications adopted by the conference, except that this requirement does not apply to any person certified as a qualified probation officer before that effective date. Any uncertified person appointed as a probation officer after the effective date who fails to successfully complete the written examination established under section 8 of this chapter within six (6) months after the date of the person's appointment is prohibited from exercising the powers of a probation officer as granted by law.
(c) Probation officers shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing court and are directly responsible to and subject to the orders of the court. The amount and time of payment of salaries of probation officers shall be fixed by the county, city, or town fiscal body in accordance with the salary schedule adopted by the county, city, or town fiscal body under IC 36-2-16.5. The salary of a probation officer shall be paid out of the county, city, or town treasury by the county auditor or city controller. Probation officers are entitled to their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Probation officers shall give a bond if the court so directs in a sum to be fixed by the court.
(d) A court, or two (2) or more courts acting jointly, may designate a probation officer to direct and supervise the work of the probation department.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.1; P.L.277-2003, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-2. Administrative Personnel; Appointment; Term; Salaries

Sec. 2. The courts authorized to appoint probation officers shall appoint administrative personnel needed to properly discharge the probation function. These personnel serve at the pleasure of the appointing court. The amount and time of payment of salaries of administrative personnel shall be fixed by the court to be paid out of the county or city treasury by the county auditor or city controller.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-3. Probation Officers; Mandatory Duties

Sec. 3. A probation officer shall:
(1) conduct prehearing and presentence investigations and prepare reports as required by law;
(2) assist the courts in making pretrial release decisions;
(3) assist the courts, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement officials in making decisions regarding the diversion of charged individuals to appropriate noncriminal alternatives;
(4) furnish each person placed on probation under his supervision a written statement of the conditions of his probation and instruct him regarding those conditions;
(5) supervise and assist persons on probation consistent with conditions of probation imposed by the court;
(6) bring to the court's attention any modification in the conditions of probation considered advisable;
(7) notify the court when a violation of a condition of probation occurs;
(8) cooperate with public and private agencies and other persons concerned with the treatment or welfare of persons on probation, and assist them in obtaining services from those agencies and persons;
(9) keep accurate records of cases investigated by him and of all cases assigned to him by the court and make these records available to the court upon request;
(10) collect and disburse money from persons under his supervision according to the order of the court, and keep accurate and complete accounts of those collections and disbursements;
(11) assist the court in transferring supervision of a person on probation to a court in another jurisdiction; and
(12) perform other duties required by law or as directed by the court.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-3.5. Probation Officers; Requirements for Carrying Handgun

Sec. 3.5. A probation officer may not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the probation officer's body while acting in the scope of employment as a probation officer unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The appointing court enters an order authorizing the probation officer to carry the handgun while on duty.
(2) The probation officer successfully completes a handgun safety course certified by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9(n).
As added by P.L.45-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.4-2017, SEC.3; P.L.175-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-3.8. Applicability of Ic 34-13-3

Sec. 3.8. The provisions of IC 34-13-3 apply whenever:
(1) a governmental entity or its employee is sued for civil damages; and
(2) the civil action arises out of an act within the scope of a probation officer's employment or duties.
As added by P.L.45-2001, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-4. Probation Department; Annual Compilation of Statistical Information; Contents

Sec. 4. Every probation department shall annually compile, and make available to the judicial conference of Indiana upon request, accurate statistical information pertaining to its operation, including:
(1) presentence and predisposition reports prepared;
(2) investigations and reports regarding cases assigned to that probation department and disposed of prior to trial;
(3) cases disposed of by termination of supervision, including revocation of probation;
(4) that probation department's operational costs, including salaries of probation officers and administrative personnel; and
(5) persons employed.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.2; P.L.98-1988, SEC.2; P.L.84-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-5. Probation Officers; Permissive Powers

Sec. 5. A probation officer may:
(1) visit and confer with any person under investigation or under his supervision;
(2) exercise those powers necessary to carry out his duties; and
(3) act as a parole officer for the department when requested by the department and when the request is approved by the court.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-6. Probation Standards and Practices Advisory Committee; Establishment; Membership

Sec. 6. There is established within the judicial conference of Indiana a probation standards and practices advisory committee, consisting of the following ten (10) members, not more than five (5) of whom may be affiliated with the same political party:
(1) the chief justice of the supreme court or his designee, who shall serve as chairman of the committee;
(2) the commissioner or his designee;
(3) one (1) judge of a circuit or superior court having criminal jurisdiction;
(4) one (1) judge of a county or municipal court having criminal jurisdiction;
(5) one (1) judge of a circuit or superior court having juvenile jurisdiction;
(6) one (1) supervising probation officer;
(7) two (2) probation officers, one (1) whose primary responsibility is adult supervision and one (1) whose primary responsibility is juvenile supervision; and
(8) two (2) lay persons.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-7. Probation Standards and Practices Advisory Committee; Appointment; Term; Vacancies; Salaries and Expenses; Meetings

Sec. 7. (a) Other than the commissioner and the chief justice, who shall serve by virtue of their offices, or their designees, members of the probation standards and practices advisory committee shall be appointed by the governor. All appointments shall be made for terms of four (4) years or while maintaining the position held at the time of appointment to the committee, whichever is the lesser period. Appointees shall serve as members of the committee only while holding the office or position held at the time of appointment.
(b) Vacancies on the committee caused by resignation, death, or removal shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member succeeded in the same manner as the original appointment. Members may be reappointed for additional terms. The appointed members of the committee may be removed by the governor for cause after an opportunity to be heard by the governor upon due notice.
(c) Each appointed member is entitled to the minimum salary per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b) for each day engaged in the official business of the committee. In addition, each member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling and other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the state department of administration and approved by the state budget agency. The committee shall meet at least three (3) times a year and at other times at the call of the chairman. The chairman shall call the organizational meeting of the committee within thirty (30) days after the last initial appointment to the committee has been made by the governor. For the purposes of transacting business, a majority of the membership constitutes a quorum.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-9. Powers and Duties of Judicial Conference; Standards

Sec. 9. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana shall:
(1) keep informed of the work of all probation departments;
(2) compile and publish statistical and other information that may be of value to the probation service;
(3) inform courts and probation departments of legislation concerning probation and of other developments in probation; and
(4) require probation departments to submit a community supervision collaboration plan as described in IC 11-12-2-4.
(b) In consultation with the oversight body described in IC 2-5-36-9(6), the conference shall develop statewide juvenile probation standards for juvenile probation supervision and services that are aligned with research based practices and based on a child's risk of reoffending as measured by a validated risk and needs assessment tool. The board shall approve the standards, as described in section 8 of this chapter, not later than July 1, 2023. The standards must include the following:
(1) Guidelines for establishing consistent use of a validated risk and needs assessment tool and a validated risk screening tool.
(2) Guidelines for establishing conditions of probation supervision for informal adjustment and formal probation that are tailored to a child's individual risk and needs, including standards for case contacts.
(3) Common case planning elements based on risk principles and guidelines for engaging youth, families, and providers in case planning.
(4) Common criteria for recommending the use of out-of-home placement and commitment to the department of correction.
(5) A system of graduated responses and incentives to reward and motivate positive behavior and address violations of supervision.
The conference shall also ensure that adequate training is provided to all juvenile probation officers on the use of a risk and needs assessment tool, the use of a risk screening tool, and the updated juvenile probation standards.
(c) The conference may:
(1) visit and inspect any probation department and confer with probation officers and judges administering probation; and
(2) require probation departments to submit periodic reports of their work on forms furnished by the conference.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.6; P.L.98-1988, SEC.3; P.L.28-2004, SEC.84; P.L.24-2014, SEC.2; P.L.84-2022, SEC.2; P.L.101-2022, SEC.4; P.L.105-2022, SEC.28; P.L.9-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 1. Probation Administration › 11-13-1-10. Conferences and Workshops; Expenses for Attendance

Sec. 10. The judicial conference of Indiana may arrange conferences or workshops for probation officers and judges administering probation in order to enhance knowledge about and improve the delivery of probation services. The judicial conference of Indiana may arrange joint conferences or workshops for probation officers, judges administering probation, community corrections officers and employees, prosecuting attorneys, and defense attorneys in order to enhance knowledge about, coordinate, and improve the delivery of probation and community corrections services. The expenses of probation officers and judges incurred in attending these conferences or workshops shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses are paid in the courts in which they serve. The expenses of community corrections officers and employees may be paid by the county in the same manner as other county employee expenses are paid.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.7; P.L.179-2015, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services › 11-13-2-1. State Financial Aid Program; Establishment; Administration; Distribution

Sec. 1. (a) There is established a program of state financial aid to be used for the support of court probation services. The financial aid program shall be administered by the judicial conference of Indiana. Funds appropriated to the conference for purposes of this chapter shall be distributed by the conference upon approval of the state budget committee to make grants to Indiana probation departments for the purposes outlined in section 2 of this chapter.
(b) Appropriations intended for this purpose may not be used by the judicial conference of Indiana for any other purpose. The judicial conference of Indiana may expend up to three percent (3%) of the money appropriated under this chapter to provide technical assistance, consultation, and training to counties and to monitor and evaluate the operation of the program. Money appropriated to the judicial conference of Indiana for the purpose of making grants under this chapter does not revert to the state general fund at the close of any fiscal year, but remains available to the judicial conference of Indiana for its use in making grants under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.8; P.L.158-2014, SEC.3; P.L.184-2014, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services › 11-13-2-2. Funds Appropriated Available to Court Administering Probation

Sec. 2. Funds appropriated under this program may be made available to any court administering probation in order to finance expenditures incurred for any of the following purposes:
(1) Salaries for existing or new probation officer positions.
(2) Maintenance or establishment of administrative support services to probation officers.
(3) Development and implementation of:
(A) incentives and sanctions;
(B) policies;
(C) programs; and
(D) services;
to address compliance with community supervision following the schedule adopted by the judicial conference of Indiana under IC 11-13-1-8.
(4) Development and use of evidence based services, programs, and practices that reduce probationers' risk for recidivism.
(5) Establishment of a coordinated system of community supervision to improve the efficiency and coordination of offender services within a county.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.158-2014, SEC.4; P.L.184-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services › 11-13-2-3. Application for Financial Assistance; Criteria; Consultation; Provider Requirements

Sec. 3. (a) Any court having probation jurisdiction may apply for financial assistance under this chapter by submitting an application to the judicial conference of Indiana for review. The application shall be accompanied by detailed plans regarding the use of the financial aid.
(b) The judicial conference of Indiana shall develop a plan for the application process and the funding requirements for courts seeking financial aid. The judicial conference and the state budget committee must approve all financial aid granted under this chapter.
(c) Two (2) or more courts may jointly apply for financial assistance under this chapter.
(d) The judicial conference of Indiana shall award financial assistance based on the proposed implementation of evidence based practices or the proposed coordination of services with other community supervision agencies operating in the same county.
(e) Before providing financial assistance under this chapter, the judicial conference of Indiana shall consult with the department of correction and the division of mental health and addiction:
(1) for the purpose of more effectively addressing the need for:
(A) substance abuse treatment;
(B) mental health services; and
(C) other services for offenders placed on community supervision; and
(2) to avoid duplication of services.
(f) Substance abuse treatment under subsection (e) may include:
(1) addiction counseling;
(2) inpatient detoxification; and
(3) medication assisted treatment, including a federal Food and Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence.
(g) Mental health and substance abuse treatment services provided by financial assistance under this section shall be provided by a provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to provide mental health or substance abuse treatment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.9; P.L.158-2014, SEC.5; P.L.184-2014, SEC.5; P.L.209-2015, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services › 11-13-2-4. Accounting of Amounts Expended in Providing Services; Payment

Sec. 4. At the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, courts receiving financial aid under this chapter shall submit to the judicial conference of Indiana a verified accounting of all amounts expended in providing probation services. The accounting must designate those items for which reimbursement is claimed, and shall be presented together with a claim for reimbursement. If the accounting and claim are approved by the conference and the state budget agency, the conference shall submit it to the state auditor for payment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services › 11-13-2-5. County Not Precluded From Receiving Subsidy Under Other Laws

Sec. 5. This chapter does not preclude a county from receiving a subsidy under IC 11-12-2 for the delivery of probation services.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 3 of this chapter by P.L.172-2001 apply to all parole determinations made after June 30, 2001, including a determination after June 30, 2001, to reconsider the release of an offender on parole whose parole was revoked before July 1, 2001.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.249.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-2. Release on Parole and Discharge; Ic 35-50 Offenders; Eligibility for Offenders Under Other Laws; Reinstatement After Revocation of Parole

Sec. 2. (a) Release on parole and discharge of an offender sentenced for an offense under IC 35-50 shall be determined under IC 35-50-6.
(b) Parole and discharge eligibility for offenders sentenced for offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to an indeterminate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of his minimum term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(2) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to a determinate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of one-half (1/2) of his determinate term of imprisonment or at the expiration of twenty (20) years, whichever comes first, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(3) A person sentenced upon conviction of first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of twenty (20) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony other than first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of fifteen (15) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced upon conviction of more than one (1) felony to more than one (1) term of life imprisonment is not eligible for consideration for release on parole under this section. A person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment does not earn credit time with respect to that term.
(4) A person sentenced upon conviction of a misdemeanor is not eligible for parole and shall, instead, be discharged upon completion of his term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked may be reinstated on parole by the parole board any time after the revocation, regardless of whether the offender was sentenced under IC 35-50 or another law. The parole board may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules and regulations regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-5. Period of Parole; Discharge

Sec. 5. (a) The period of parole for offenders sentenced for offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person released on parole from an indeterminate term of imprisonment remains on parole until the expiration date of the term of imprisonment, except that the parole board may discharge the person from that term any time after the person's release on parole.
(2) A person released on parole from a determinate term of imprisonment remains on parole until the determinate term expires, except that the parole board may discharge the person from that term any time after the person's release on parole.
(3) A person released on parole from a term of life imprisonment remains on parole for life, except that the parole board may discharge the person at any time after the person's release on parole.
(b) When parole is terminated by discharge, the parole board shall enter an order discharging the person from parole and term of imprisonment. A copy of the order shall be given to the discharged person.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.46-2008, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-6. Supervision and Assistance of Persons on Parole; Duties of Department; Cooperation of Courts, Probation Officers, and Public Officials

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall supervise and assist persons on parole. Its duties in this regard include:
(1) establishing methods and procedures for parole administration, including investigation, supervision, workloads, recordkeeping, and reporting;
(2) providing information to and otherwise assisting the parole board in making parole decisions;
(3) assisting persons in preparing parole release plans;
(4) providing employment counseling and assistance in job and residential placement;
(5) providing family and individual counseling and treatment placement;
(6) providing financial counseling;
(7) providing vocational and educational counseling placement;
(8) supervising and assisting out of state parolees accepted under an interstate compact;
(9) assisting the parole board in transferring supervision of a parolee to another jurisdiction;
(10) notifying the parole board of any modification in the conditions of parole considered advisable;
(11) notifying the parole board when a violation of parole occurs; and
(12) cooperating with public and private agencies and with individual citizens concerned with the treatment or welfare of parolees, and assisting the parolee in obtaining services from those agencies and citizens.
(b) Courts, probation officers, and other public officials shall cooperate with the department in obtaining information relating to persons committed to the department.
(c) The department shall cause the name of any person released on parole to be entered into the Indiana data communications system (IDACS).
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-7. Supervision and Assistance of Persons on Parole; Duties of Employee Assigned; Employee Not Considered Law Enforcement Officer

Sec. 7. (a) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist parolees may:
(1) execute warrants issued by the parole board;
(2) serve orders, subpoenas, and notices issued by the parole board;
(3) conduct investigations necessary to the performance of the employee's duties;
(4) visit and confer with any person under the employee's supervision, even when that person is in custody;
(5) act as a probation officer if requested by the appropriate court and if that request is approved by the department;
(6) search a parolee's person or property if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the parolee is violating or is in imminent danger of violating a condition to remaining on parole;
(7) arrest a parolee without a warrant if the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the parolee has violated or is about to violate a condition to remaining on parole and that an emergency situation exists, so that awaiting action by the parole board under section 8 of this chapter would create an undue risk to the public or to the parolee; and
(8) exercise any other power reasonably necessary in discharging the employee's duties and powers.
(b) An employee of the department assigned to supervise and assist parolees is not considered a law enforcement officer under IC 5-2-1 or IC 35-31.5-2-185.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.311-1983, SEC.35; P.L.114-2012, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 3. Parole and Discharge of Criminal Offenders › 11-13-3-9. Preliminary Hearing

Sec. 9. (a) Upon the arrest and confinement of a parolee for an alleged violation of a condition to remaining on parole, an employee of the department (other than the employee who reported or investigated the alleged violation or who recommended revocation) shall hold a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to believe a violation of a condition has occurred. The hearing shall be held without unneccessary delay. In connection with the hearing, the parolee is entitled to:
(1) appear and speak in his own behalf;
(2) call witnesses and present evidence;
(3) confront and cross-examine witnesses, unless the person conducting the hearing finds that to do so would subject the witness to a substantial risk of harm; and
(4) a written statement of the findings of fact and the evidence relied upon.
(b) If it is determined there is not probable cause to believe the parolee violated a condition to remaining on parole, the charge shall be dismissed.
(c) If it is determined from the evidence presented that there is probable cause to believe the parolee violated a condition to remaining on parole, confinement of the parolee may be continued pending a parole revocation hearing.
(d) If the alleged violation of parole is the parolee's conviction of a crime while on parole, the preliminary hearing required by this section need not be held.
(e) Unless good cause for the delay is established in the record of the proceeding, the parole revocation charge shall be dismissed if the preliminary hearing is not held within ten (10) days after the arrest.
(f) A parolee may waive his right to a preliminary hearing.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 13. Probation and Parole › Chapter 4. Out-of-State Probationer or Parolee › 11-13-4-2. Other Agreements or Compacts

Sec. 2. The governor may enter into any other agreements or compacts with any of the United States not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States, or the other agreeing states, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of the penal laws and policies of the contracting states and to establish agencies, joint or otherwise, as may be deemed desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts. The intent of this chapter is to grant to the governor administrative power if conditions of crime make it necessary to bind the state in a cooperative effort to reduce crime and to make the enforcement of the criminal laws of agreeing states more effective, all pursuant to the consent of the Congress of the United States.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.