Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 392

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 5-2-6.1-15.

Synopsis: Eligibility for crime victim compensation. Permits the criminal justice institute to pay the reasonable burial expenses of the victim of a violent crime who dies as a result of the crime, regardless of whether the victim was married or unmarried. (Current law allows payment only in the case of an unmarried victim.)

Effective: July 1, 2007.





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    January 11, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.







Introduced

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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SENATE BILL No. 392



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 5-2-6.1-15; (07)IN0392.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 5-2-6.1-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2006, SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 15. (a) If an unmarried the victim of a violent crime dies as a result of the crime, the division may pay the reasonable expenses incurred for funeral, burial, or cremation.
    (b) The division shall adopt guidelines to determine when the payment of expenses under subsection (a) is appropriate. In adopting guidelines under this subsection, the division shall consider the availability of other sources of compensation, including township assistance and federal programs.