New Laws that Started on July 1, 2021
September 13, 2021
New Laws for 2021
Here are some new laws and regulations that took effect in July of 2021 in Indiana. The State legislature introduces many bills but very few become public law.
HB 1006: Requires the Indiana law enforcement training board to establish mandatory training in de-escalation, specifies that an officer who turns off a body-worn camera with the intent to conceal a criminal act commits a misdemeanor, and creates a procedure to allow the state's training board to decertify an officer who has committed misconduct.
HB 1230: Designated as Safe Haven 911, if a child's parent is unable to give up custody of a child under Indiana's safe haven law, the child's parent may request that an emergency medical services provider take custody of the child by dialing 911.
SB 255: Specifies that a criminal history provider includes certain persons who regularly publish criminal history information for purposes of the law requiring criminal history providers to periodically review their criminal history records for expunged convictions.
SB 167: Provides that the theft of a component part of a vehicle, including a catalytic converter, is a Level 6 felony.
SB 177: Permits an immediate family member of a deceased individual to request the superintendent of the state police department to conduct a new investigation into the death of the individual under certain circumstances.
SB 201: Provides a defense to prosecution for a person who operates a vehicle with marijuana
or its metabolite in the person’s blood under certain conditions.
Here is my favorite new law.
SB 97: Designates popcorn grown in Indiana as the official state snack.
If you find yourself needing an Indiana attorney to help you navigate these new laws then contact the Law Office of Mark Nicholson at 317-667-0718.
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