AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning antiterrorism measures and to make an
appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 4-3-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2002]:
Chapter 20. Counterterrorism and Security Council
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the
counterterrorism and security council established by section 2 of
this chapter.
Sec. 2. The counterterrorism and security council is established.
Sec. 3. (a) The council consists of the following members:
(1) The lieutenant governor.
(2) The superintendent of the state police department.
(3) The adjutant general.
(4) The director of the state emergency management agency.
(5) The state fire marshal.
(6) The state health commissioner.
(7) The commissioner of the department of environmental
management.
(8) The assistant commissioner of agriculture.
(9) The chairman of the Indiana utility regulatory
commission.
(10) The commissioner of the Indiana department of
transportation.
(11) The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice
institute.
(12) A local law enforcement officer or a member of the law
enforcement training academy appointed by the governor.
(13) The speaker of the house of representatives.
(14) The president pro tempore of the senate.
(15) The chief justice of the supreme court.
(b) The members of the council under subsection (a)(13), (a)(14),
and (a)(15) are nonvoting members.
(c) Representatives of the United States Department of Justice
may serve as members of the council as the council and the
Department of Justice may determine. Any representatives of the
Department of Justice serve as nonvoting members of the council.
Sec. 4. The lieutenant governor shall serve as the chair of the
council and in this capacity, report directly to the governor.
Sec. 5. (a) The council shall do the following:
(1) Develop a strategy to enhance the state's capacity to
prevent and respond to terrorism.
(2) Develop a counterterrorism plan in conjunction with
relevant state agencies, including a comprehensive needs
assessment.
(3) Review each year and update when necessary the plan
developed under subdivision (2).
(4) Develop in concert with the law enforcement training
academy a counterterrorism curriculum for use in basic
police training and for advanced in-service training of veteran
law enforcement officers.
(5) Develop an affiliate of the council in each county to
coordinate local efforts and serve as the community point of
contact for the council and the United States Office of
Homeland Security.
(b) The council shall report periodically its findings and
recommendations to the governor.
Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall appoint an executive director for
the council. The executive director may employ additional staff for
the council, subject to the approval of the governor.
(b) The executive director of the council shall serve as:
(1) the central coordinator for counterterrorism issues; and
(2) the state's point of contact for:
(A) the Office of Domestic Preparedness in the United
States Department of Justice; and
(B) the United States Office of Homeland Security.
Sec. 7. (a) The expenses of the council shall be paid from
appropriations made by the general assembly.
(b) Money received by the council as a grant or a gift is
appropriated for the purposes of the grant or the gift.
Sec. 8. (a) Each member of the council who is not a state
employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in IC 4-13-1-4 and
other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established
by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the
budget agency.
(b) Each member of the council who is a state employee but who
is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to
reimbursement for travel expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4
and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the
member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures
established by the Indiana department of administration and
approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the council who is a member of the general
assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
travel allowances paid to legislative members of interim study
committees established by the legislative council. Per diem,
mileage, and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be
paid from appropriations made to the legislative council or the
legislative services agency.
Sec. 9. The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting
members of the council are required for the council to take action
on any measure, including final reports.
Sec. 10. (a) The council may receive confidential law
enforcement information from the state police department, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, or other federal, state, or local
law enforcement agencies.
(b) For purposes of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3, information
received under subsection (a) is confidential.
Sec. 11. All state agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent
possible with the council and the executive director to implement
this chapter.
SECTION 2.
IC 4-13.5-1-1
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.291-2001,
SECTION 76, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. As used in this article:
"Commission" refers to the state office building commission.
defined in
IC 20-12-0.5-1
).
SECTION 3.
IC 4-13.5-1-6
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 6. Subject to section
8 of this chapter, the commission may not enter into:
(1) a contract for the performance of work, other than a contract
of employment with a professional person or a commission
employee; or
(2) a contract for the purchase or sale of materials or supplies;
without complying with
IC 4-13-2
and the rules and procedures of the
department.
SECTION 4.
IC 4-13.5-1-8
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.195-2001,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 8. (a) The commission may employ architects,
engineers, space planners, construction managers, and other
professional persons it considers necessary to prepare complete plans
and specifications necessary for bidding for construction. The
commission shall consider economy of operation to the extent
practicable in preparing and approving plans and specifications.
(b) The plans and specifications shall be presented for approval to:
(1) the department;
(2) if the facility is designed to house the supreme court or court
of appeals, the administrator of the supreme court for approval by
the courts; and
(3) if the facility is a correctional facility, the department of
correction; and
(4) if the facility consists of communications system
infrastructure, the integrated public safety commission.
(c) After the plans and specifications have been approved by the
commission under subsection (b), the commission shall advertise for
and receive construction bids and award contracts to the best bidders
in the same manner as required by law for the department. However,
with respect to a facility that consists of communications system
infrastructure, if the commission finds that the integrated public
safety commission has already advertised for and received
construction bids or awarded contracts to the best bidders, or both,
substantially in the same manner as required by law for the
Indiana department of administration, the commission is not
required to repeat the advertisement, receipt of bids, or award of
contracts. In making the finding described in this subsection, the
commission may rely upon a certificate of the integrated public
safety commission. If the commission makes the finding described
in this subsection, that is all the authority the commission needs to
accept the assignment of the bids or contracts or both, from the
integrated public safety commission, and all the authority the
integrated public safety commission needs to assign the bids or
contracts, or both, to the commission.
(d) With regard to participation by minority and women's business
enterprises (as defined in
IC 4-13-16.5-1
and
IC 4-13-16.5-1.3
), the
commission shall act in the same manner as required by law for the
department.
SECTION 5. IC 4-20.5-6-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. (a) This section
does not apply to enforcement matters that are the responsibility
of the state police department under IC 10-1-1-29.
(b) The department shall maintain, equip, and operate the following:
(1) The state capitol building.
(2) The office buildings and other property owned or leased by the
state for the use of an agency.
SECTION 6. IC 4-20.5-6-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. (a) Except for
enforcement matters that are the responsibility of the state police
department under IC 10-1-1-29, the commissioner is the custodian
of state buildings and grounds.
(b) The commissioner may appoint security officers for the purpose
of maintaining security and preserving the peace in and about the
following:
(1) The state capitol building.
(2) A state office building.
(3) A state parking facility.
(4) A state motor pool garage.
(5) A state warehouse.
(6) The Indiana state library.
(7) The governor's residence.
(8) Any other building or other property used by the state for any
of the following purposes:
(A) Housing the personnel or activities of an agency or a
branch of state government.
(B) Providing transportation or parking for state employees or
persons having business with state government.
(c) The commissioner and the security officers appointed by the
commissioner possess all the common law and statutory powers of law
enforcement officers, except for the service of civil process.
(d) For purposes of IC 5-2-1, the commissioner and security officers
appointed under this chapter are special officers.
by filing an appropriate action in a court of jurisdiction.
(d) (e) This section does not limit or restrict the powers of any other
governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets, roads,
alleys, or ways.
SECTION 9. IC 5-22-10-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4. (a) A purchasing
agent may make a special purchase when there exists, under emergency
conditions, a threat to public health, welfare, or safety.
(b) The counterterrorism and security council established by
IC 4-3-20-2 may make a purchase under this section to preserve
security or act in an emergency as determined by the governor.
SECTION 10. IC 5-26-2-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.117-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 5. The commission's powers include the
following:
(1) Planning for voluntary coordination of resources by public
safety agencies.
(2) Developing coordinated, integrated responses to significant
public safety events by those public safety agencies that choose
to take part.
(3) Developing means of sharing information operationally and
technologically to improve public safety.
(4) Contracting with consultants to assist in the planning and
development under this article.
(5) Contracting with others to provide services under this article.
(6) Accepting gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans,
appropriations, revenue sharing, other financing and
assistance, and any other aid from any source and agreeing to
and complying with conditions attached thereto as necessary
or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(7) Acquiring real property, or any interest therein, by lease,
conveyance (including purchase) instead of foreclosure, or
foreclosure as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the
commission.
(8) Owning, managing, operating, holding, clearing,
improving, and constructing facilities on real property as
necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(9) Selling, assigning, exchanging, transferring, conveying,
leasing, mortgaging, or otherwise disposing of or
encumbering real property, or interests therein or facilities
thereon as necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the
commission.
(10) Acquiring personal property by lease or conveyance as
necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(11) Selling, assigning, exchanging, transferring, conveying,
leasing, mortgaging, or otherwise disposing of or
encumbering personal property, or interests therein as
necessary or appropriate to the purposes of the commission.
(12) The powers enumerated in IC 5-26-3-6.
(7) (13) Any other power necessary, proper, or convenient to
accomplish the goals of the commission. carry out this article.
SECTION 11. IC 5-26-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.117-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the powers enumerated in
IC 5-26-2-5, the commission has the following powers related to the
system:
(1) Ensuring that federal and state communications requirements
are followed.
(2) Providing system planning, including mutual aid planning and
compatibility planning with other public safety agency
communications systems.
(3) Creating a standard user agreement.
(4) Providing assistance to local public safety agencies in making
equipment purchases.
(5) Assessing charges for using the system.
(6) Entering into and performing use and occupancy
agreements concerning the system under IC 4-13.5.
(7) Exercising any power necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) The Indiana statewide wireless public safety voice and data
communications system may use the facilities of commercial mobile
radio service providers (as defined in 47 USC 332). If the commission
chooses to contract with one or more commercial mobile radio service
providers to provide the system, the commission may delegate the
responsibilities in subsection (a) to the commercial mobile radio
service providers.
SECTION 12. IC 5-26-4-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.117-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. (a) The integrated public safety
communications fund is established to be used only to carry out the
purposes of this article. The fund shall be administered by the
commission.
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) appropriations from the general assembly;
(2) gifts;
system described in IC 5-26-3, including:
(1) towers and the associated land, improvements,
foundations, access roads and rights-of-way, structures,
fencing, and equipment necessary, proper, or convenient to
enable the tower to function as part of the system;
(2) the radio and network equipment necessary, proper, or
convenient to transmit and receive voice and data
communications; and
(3) any other necessary, proper, or convenient elements of the
system.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "construction" means the
erection, renovation, refurbishing, or alteration of all or any part
of buildings, improvements, or other structures, including
installation of fixtures or equipment, landscaping of grounds, site
work, and providing for other ancillary facilities pertinent to the
buildings or structures.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "infrastructure fund" refers to
the communications system infrastructure fund.
Sec. 4. The communications system infrastructure fund is
established for the purpose of providing communications system
infrastructure. The infrastructure fund consists of distributions
received under IC 5-26-4-1(e).
Sec. 5. The infrastructure fund shall be administered by the
commission. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the
infrastructure fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of
the infrastructure fund in the same manner as other public funds
may be invested.
Sec. 6. Money in the infrastructure fund at the end of a state
fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
Sec. 7. The commission may use the money in the infrastructure
fund only to pay the following:
(1) The cost of construction of communications system
infrastructure.
(2) The cost of acquisition or leasing of all real or personal
property required for the construction of communications
system infrastructure.
(3) The cost of operation and maintenance of communications
system infrastructure.
(4) The cost of demolishing or removing any buildings,
structures, or improvements on property acquired by the
commission for the construction of communications system
infrastructure.
requirements for a written commercial driver's license test
and operational skills test, and a hazardous materials
endorsement written test and operational skills test, before a
license may be issued.
(8) (9) Other rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(d) 49 CFR 383 is adopted as Indiana law.
SECTION 16. IC 9-24-6-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) A driver
who:
(1) is:
(A) convicted of an offense described in section 8(1) through
8(4) or 8(6) of this chapter; or
(B) found to have violated section 8(7) of this chapter; and
(2) has been previously convicted in a separate incident of any
offense described in section 8(1) through 8(4) or 8(6) of this
chapter;
is disqualified for life from driving a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) A driver who applies for a hazardous materials endorsement
and has been convicted of:
(1) a felony under Indiana law that results in serious bodily
injury or death to another person; or
(2) a crime in any other jurisdiction in which the elements of
the crime for which the conviction was entered are
substantially similar to the elements of a felony described in
subdivision (1);
is disqualified for life from holding a hazardous materials
endorsement.
(c) The hazardous materials endorsement of a driver who holds
a hazardous materials endorsement and is convicted of a:
(1) felony under Indiana law that results in serious bodily
injury or death to another person; or
(2) crime in any other jurisdiction in which the elements of the
crime for which the conviction was entered are substantially
similar to the elements of a felony described in subdivision
(1);
is revoked upon conviction, and the driver is disqualified for life
from holding a hazardous materials endorsement.
SECTION 17. IC 9-29-3-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 23. (a) Except as
provided in subsections (b) and (c) or as otherwise provided in this
chapter, the service charges collected under this chapter shall be
deposited in the state license branch fund established under IC 9-29-14.
of multipurpose use thereof for general state and local governmental
purposes. The department shall make recommendations to the governor
as appropriate.
(g) The department shall develop a statewide mutual aid
program and a statewide mutual aid agreement.
SECTION 22. IC 10-4-1-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2002]: Sec. 5.5. (a) As used in this section, "agreement" refers to
the mutual aid agreement created under section 5(g) of this
chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "party" means a unit or state agency
that has entered the agreement.
(c) As used in this section, "unit" has the meaning set forth in
IC 36-1-2-23.
(d) The agreement must be a contract that provides for the
following:
(1) The procedures for the provision of mutual aid.
(2) The term of the agreement and the method by which the
agreement may be rescinded or terminated by a party before
the termination date.
(3) The terms and conditions governing reimbursement for
any assistance provided.
(4) The terms and conditions governing insurance.
(5) The terms and conditions governing the assignment of
liability. A party to the agreement is not liable for a claim
made against or arising out of conduct of any other party to
the agreement or the personnel of another party.
(6) The role of the department.
(7) Other terms and conditions needed to implement a
statewide mutual aid program.
(e) Whenever an employee of a party is rendering outside aid
under the authority of an agreement, the employee has the same
powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if the employee
were performing the duties within the employee's normal
jurisdiction.
(f) A mutual aid arrangement or agreement entered by a unit
under IC 36-1-7 before July 1, 2002, remains valid after July 1,
2002.
SECTION 23. IC 12-17.4-4-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 11. (a) The division
shall deny a license when an applicant fails to meet the requirements
for a license. The division shall deny a license to an applicant who has
been convicted of any of the following felonies:
(1) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
(2) Causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2).
(3) Assisting suicide (IC 35-42-1-2.5).
(4) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).
(5) Reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5).
(6) Battery (IC 35-42-2-1).
(7) Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).
(8) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).
(9) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).
(10) A felony sex offense under IC 35-42-4.
(11) Carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2).
(12) Arson (IC 35-43-1-1).
(13) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(14) Neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4(a)(1) and
IC 35-46-1-4(a)(2)).
(15) Child selling (IC 35-46-1-4(b)). (IC 35-46-1-4(d)).
(16) A felony involving a weapon under IC 35-47 or IC 35-47.5.
(17) A felony relating to controlled substances under IC 35-48-4.
(18) An offense relating to material or a performance that is
harmful to minors or obscene under IC 35-49-3.
(19) A felony that is substantially equivalent to a felony listed in
subdivisions (1) through (18) for which the conviction was
entered in another state.
The division may deny a license to an applicant who has been
convicted of a felony that is not listed in this subsection.
(b) The division shall send written notice by certified mail that the
application has been denied and give the reasons for the denial.
(c) An administrative hearing concerning the denial of a license
shall be provided upon written request by the applicant. The request
must be made not more than thirty (30) days after receiving the written
notice under subsection (b).
(d) An administrative hearing shall be held not more than sixty (60)
days after receiving a written request.
(e) An administrative hearing shall be held in accordance with
IC 4-21.5-3.
(f) The division shall issue a decision not more than sixty (60) days
after the conclusion of a hearing.
SECTION 24. IC 20-5-2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to:
(1) a school corporation; and
individual was discharged from probation, imprisonment, or
parole, whichever is later.
(19) An offense relating to material or a performance that is
harmful to minors or obscene under IC 35-49-3 unless ten (10)
years have elapsed from the date the individual was discharged
from probation, imprisonment, or parole, whichever is later.
(20) An offense relating to operating a motor vehicle while
intoxicated under IC 9-30-5 unless five (5) years have elapsed
from the date the individual was discharged from probation,
imprisonment, or parole, whichever is later.
(21) An offense that is substantially equivalent to any of the
offenses listed in this subsection in which the judgment of
conviction was entered under the law of any other jurisdiction.
(c) An individual employed by a school corporation or an entity
described in subsection (a) shall notify the governing body of the
school corporation if during the course of the individual's employment
the individual is convicted in Indiana or another jurisdiction of an
offense described in subsection (b).
SECTION 25. IC 20-8.1-5.1-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.264-2001,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "firearm" has the
meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5.
(b) As used in this section, "bomb" has the meaning set forth in
IC 35-41-1-4.3.
(c) (b) As used in this section, "deadly weapon" has the meaning set
forth in IC 35-41-1-8. The term does not include a firearm or bomb.
destructive device.
(c) As used in this section, "destructive device" has the meaning
set forth in IC 35-47.5-2-4.
(d) Notwithstanding section 14 of this chapter, a student who is:
(1) identified as bringing a firearm or bomb destructive device
to school or on school property; or
(2) in possession of a firearm or bomb destructive device on
school property;
must be expelled for a period of at least one (1) calendar year, with the
return of the student to be at the beginning of the first school semester
after the end of the one (1) year period.
(e) The superintendent may, on a case-by-case basis, modify the
period of expulsion under subsection (d) for a student who is expelled
under this section.
(f) Notwithstanding section 14 of this chapter, a student who is:
(1) identified as bringing a deadly weapon to school or on school
property; or
(2) in possession of a deadly weapon on school property;
may be expelled for a period of not more than one (1) calendar year.
(g) A superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall
immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction over the property where the school is located if a student
engages in a behavior described in subsection (d). The superintendent
may give similar notice if the student engages in a behavior described
in subsection (f). Upon receiving notification under this subsection, the
law enforcement agency shall begin an investigation and take
appropriate action.
(h) A student with disabilities (as defined in IC 20-1-6.1-7) who
possesses a firearm on school property is subject to procedural
safeguards under 20 U.S.C. 1415.
SECTION 26. IC 22-12-6-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission
may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 setting a fee schedule for the
following:
(1) Fireworks display permits issued under IC 22-11-14-2.
(2) Explosives magazine permits issued under IC 22-14-4.
IC 35-47.5-4.
(3) Design releases issued under IC 22-15-3.
(4) Certification of industrialized building systems and mobile
structures under IC 22-15-4.
(5) Inspection of regulated amusement devices under IC 22-15-7.
(6) Application fees for variance requests under IC 22-13-2-11
and inspection fees for exemptions under IC 22-13-4-5.
(b) Fee schedules set under this section must be sufficient to pay all
of the costs, direct and indirect, that are payable from the fund into
which the fee must be deposited, after deducting other money deposited
in the fund. In setting these fee schedules, the commission may
consider differences in the degree or complexity of the activity being
performed for each fee.
(c) The fee schedule set for design releases issued under subsection
(a)(3) may not be changed more than one (1) time each year. The
commission may include in this fee schedule a fee for the review of
plans and specifications and, if a political subdivision does not have a
program to periodically inspect the construction covered by the design
release, a fee for inspecting the construction.
(d) The fee schedule set under subsection (a) for design releases
may provide that a portion of the fees collected shall be deposited in
the statewide fire and building safety education fund established under
section 3 of this chapter.
SECTION 27. IC 22-13-3-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. The commission
shall adopt fire safety rules that prohibit the following:
(1) The storage of regulated explosives (as defined in
IC 35-47.5-2-13) in quantities exceeding the maximum quantity
specified by the commission.
(2) The storage of regulated explosives (as defined in
IC 35-47.5-2-13) at a site that is located less than the minimum
distance specified by the commission from a railroad, highway, or
other place of habitation or assembly.
(3) The use of a receptacle, burning fixture or equipment, heating
fixture or equipment, or structure for an explosive, flammable, or
other combustible matter that does not meet the design and
composition standards specified by the commission.
(4) The keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling,
transportation, or disposition of an explosive, flammable, or other
combustible matter in violation of any other requirements
specified by the commission.
SECTION 28. IC 22-13-3-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. (a) This section
applies to the following laboratories:
(1) Analytical laboratories approved by the office of the state fire
marshal under the alternative criteria established by the
commission in its rules.
(2) Laboratories that are:
(A) operated by a college, university, school, or other
educational entity for the purpose of instruction or research;
and
(B) approved by the office of the state fire marshal under the
alternative criteria established by the commission in the rules.
(b) The commission may:
(1) apply different rules to the manufacture of regulated
explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) in a laboratory
described in subsection (a) than apply to other places where
regulated explosives (as defined in IC 35-47.5-2-13) are
manufactured; and
(2) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exempt laboratories described
in subsection (a) from the regulated explosive magazines permit
requirement under IC 22-14-4. IC 35-47.5-4.
SECTION 29. IC 31-19-11-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-1999,
SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. (a) Whenever the court has heard the evidence
and finds that:
(1) the adoption requested is in the best interest of the child;
(2) the petitioner or petitioners for adoption are of sufficient
ability to rear the child and furnish suitable support and
education;
(3) the report of the investigation and recommendation under
IC 31-19-8-5 has been filed;
(4) the attorney or agency arranging an adoption has filed with the
court an affidavit prepared by the state department of health under
IC 31-19-5-16 indicating whether a man is entitled to notice of the
adoption because the man has registered with the putative father
registry in accordance with IC 31-19-5;
(5) proper notice arising under subdivision (4), if notice is
necessary, of the adoption has been given;
(6) the attorney or agency has filed with the court an affidavit
prepared by the state department of health under:
(A) IC 31-19-6 indicating whether a record of a paternity
determination; or
(B) IC 16-37-2-2(g) indicating whether a paternity affidavit
executed under IC 16-37-2-2.1;
has been filed in relation to the child;
(7) proper consent, if consent is necessary, to the adoption has
been given; and
(8) the petitioner for adoption is not prohibited from adopting the
child as the result of an inappropriate criminal history described
in subsection (c);
the court shall grant the petition for adoption and enter an adoption
decree.
(b) A court may not grant an adoption unless the department's
affidavit under IC 31-19-5-16 is filed with the court as provided under
subsection (a)(4).
(c) A conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor related to the health
and safety of a child by a petitioner for adoption is a permissible basis
for the court to deny the petition for adoption. In addition, the court
may not grant an adoption if a petitioner for adoption has been
convicted of any of the felonies described as follows:
(1) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
(2) Causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2).
(3) Assisting suicide (IC 35-42-1-2.5).
(4) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).
(5) Reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5).
methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-6).
(vii) Dealing in paraphernalia (IC 35-48-4-8.5).
(viii) Dealing in marijuana, hash oil, or hashish
(IC 35-48-4-10).
(B) Any stolen (IC 35-43-4-2) or converted property
(IC 35-43-4-3) if the retail or repurchase value of that property
is one hundred dollars ($100) or more.
(C) Any hazardous waste in violation of IC 13-30-6-6.
(D) A bomb (as defined in IC 35-41-1-4.3) or weapon of
mass destruction (as defined in IC 35-41-1-29.4) used to
commit, used in an attempt to commit, or used in a
conspiracy to commit an offense under IC 35-47 as part of
or in furtherance of an act of terrorism (as defined by
IC 35-41-1-26.5).
(2) All money, negotiable instruments, securities, weapons,
communications devices, or any property used to commit, used
in an attempt to commit, or used in a conspiracy to commit an
offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act
of terrorism or commonly used as consideration for a violation
of IC 35-48-4 (other than items subject to forfeiture under
IC 16-42-20-5 or IC 16-6-8.5-5.1 before its repeal):
(A) furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in
exchange for an act that is in violation of a criminal statute;
(B) used to facilitate any violation of a criminal statute; or
(C) traceable as proceeds of the violation of a criminal statute.
(3) Any portion of real or personal property purchased with
money that is traceable as a proceed of a violation of a criminal
statute.
(4) A vehicle that is used by a person to:
(A) commit, attempt to commit, or conspire to commit;
(B) facilitate the commission of; or
(C) escape from the commission of;
murder (IC 35-42-1-1), kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), criminal
confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), rape (IC 35-42-4-1), child molesting
(IC 35-42-4-3), or child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4), or an
offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in furtherance of an act
of terrorism.
(5) Real property owned by a person who uses it to commit any of
the following as a Class A felony, a Class B felony, or a Class C
felony:
(A) Dealing in or manufacturing cocaine, a narcotic drug, or
methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1).
substance).
(3) IC 35-48-4-3 (dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance).
(4) IC 35-48-4-4 (dealing in a schedule V controlled substance)
as a Class B felony.
(5) IC 35-48-4-6 (possession of cocaine, a narcotic drug, or
methamphetamine) as a Class A felony, Class B felony, or Class
C felony.
(6) IC 35-48-4-10 (dealing in marijuana, hash oil, or hashish) as
a Class C felony.
SECTION 31. IC 34-24-1-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4. (a) At the hearing,
the prosecuting attorney must show by a preponderance of the evidence
that the property was within the definition of property subject to seizure
under section 1 of this chapter. If the property seized was a vehicle, the
prosecuting attorney must also show by a preponderance of the
evidence that a person who has an ownership interest of record in the
bureau of motor vehicles knew or had reason to know that the vehicle
was being used in the commission of the offense.
(b) If the prosecuting attorney fails to meet the burden of proof, the
court shall order the property released to the owner.
(c) If the court enters judgment in favor of the state, or the state and
a unit (if appropriate), the court, subject to section 5 of this chapter,
shall order delivery to the law enforcement agency that seized the
property. The court's order may permit the agency to use the property
for a period not to exceed three (3) years. However, the order must
require that, after the period specified by the court, the law
enforcement agency shall deliver the property to the county sheriff for
public sale.
(d) If the court enters judgment in favor of the state, or the state and
a unit (if appropriate), the court shall, subject to section 5 of this
chapter:
(1) determine the amount of law enforcement costs; and
(2) order that:
(A) the property, if it is not money or real property, be sold
under section 6 of this chapter, by the sheriff of the county in
which the property was seized, and if the property is a vehicle,
this sale must occur after any period of use specified in
subsection (c);
(B) the property, if it is real property, be sold in the same
manner as real property is sold on execution under IC 34-55-6;
(C) the proceeds of the sale or the money be:
(i) deposited in the general fund of the state, or the unit that
employed the law enforcement officers that seized the
property; or
(ii) deposited in the general fund of a unit if the property
was seized by a local law enforcement agency of the unit
for an offense, an attempted offense, or a conspiracy to
commit an offense under IC 35-47 as part of or in
furtherance of an act of terrorism; and
(D) any excess in value of the proceeds or the money over the
law enforcement costs be forfeited and transferred to the
treasurer of state for deposit in the common school fund.
(e) If property that is seized under this chapter (or IC 34-4-30.1-4
before its repeal) is transferred:
(1) after its seizure, but before an action is filed under section 3
of this chapter (or IC 34-4-30.1-3 before its repeal); or
(2) when an action filed under section 3 of this chapter (or
IC 34-4-30.1-3 before its repeal) is pending;
the person to whom the property is transferred must establish an
ownership interest of record as a bona fide purchaser for value. A
person is a bona fide purchaser for value under this section if the
person, at the time of the transfer, did not have reasonable cause to
believe that the property was subject to forfeiture under this chapter.
(f) If the property seized was an unlawful telecommunications
device (as defined in IC 35-45-13-6) or plans, instructions, or
publications used to commit an offense under IC 35-45-13, the court
may order the sheriff of the county in which the person was convicted
of an offense under IC 35-45-13 to destroy as contraband or to
otherwise lawfully dispose of the property.
SECTION 32. IC 35-38-2.5-4.7, AS ADDED BY P.L.137-2001,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 4.7. As used in this chapter, "violent offender"
means a person who is:
(1) convicted of an offense or attempted offense, except for an
offense under IC 35-42-4 or IC 35-46-1-3, under IC 35-50-1-2(a),
IC 35-42-2-1, IC 35-42-2-1.3, IC 35-43-1-1, IC 35-44-3-5,
IC 35-45-10-5, or IC 35-47-5-1 (repealed), or IC 35-47.5-5;
(2) charged with an offense or attempted offense listed in
IC 35-50-1-2(a), IC 35-42-2-1, IC 35-42-2-1.3, IC 35-43-1-1,
IC 35-44-3-5, IC 35-45-10-5, or IC 35-47-5-1 (repealed), or
IC 35-47.5-5; or
(3) a security risk as determined under section 10 of this chapter.
SECTION 33. IC 35-41-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.156-2001,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 8. "Deadly weapon" means the following:
(1) A loaded or unloaded firearm.
(2) A destructive device, weapon, device, taser (as defined in
IC 35-47-8-3) or electronic stun weapon (as defined in
IC 35-47-8-1), equipment, chemical substance, or other material
that in the manner it is used, or could ordinarily be used, or is
intended to be used, is readily capable of causing serious bodily
injury.
(3) An animal (as defined in IC 35-46-3-3) that is:
(A) readily capable of causing serious bodily injury; and
(B) used in the commission or attempted commission of a
crime.
(4) A biological disease, virus, or organism that is capable of
causing serious bodily injury.
SECTION 34. IC 35-41-1-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 8.5. "Destructive device" has the
meaning set forth in IC 35-47.5-2-4.
SECTION 35. IC 35-41-1-10.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 10.7. "Food processing facility"
means a facility used to prepare or process animal, plant, or other
food ingredients into food products intended for sale or
distribution to the general public for human consumption.
SECTION 36. IC 35-43-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.88-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who, by means of fire, or
explosive, or destructive device, knowingly or intentionally damages:
(1) a dwelling of another person without the other person's
consent;
(2) property of any person under circumstances that endanger
human life;
(3) property of another person without the other person's consent
if the pecuniary loss is at least five thousand dollars ($5,000); or
(4) a structure used for religious worship without the consent of
the owner of the structure;
commits arson, a Class B felony. However, the offense is a Class A
felony if it results in either bodily injury or serious bodily injury to any
person other than a defendant.
(b) A person who commits arson for hire commits a Class B felony.
However, the offense is a Class A felony if it results in bodily injury to
any other person.
facility.
(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages:
(1) a structure used for religious worship;
(2) a school or community center;
(3) the grounds:
(A) adjacent to; and
(B) owned or rented in common with;
a structure or facility identified in subdivision (1) or (2); or
(4) personal property contained in a structure or located at a
facility identified in subdivision (1) or (2);
without the consent of the owner, possessor, or occupant of the
property that is damaged, commits institutional criminal mischief, a
Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if the
pecuniary loss is at least two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but less than
two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), and a Class C felony if the
pecuniary loss is at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(c) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section that
involves the use of graffiti, the court may, in addition to any other
penalty, order that the person's operator's license be suspended or
invalidated by the bureau of motor vehicles for not more than one (1)
year.
(d) The court may rescind an order for suspension or invalidation
under subsection (c) and allow the person to receive a license or permit
before the period of suspension or invalidation ends if the court
determines that:
(1) the person has removed or painted over the graffiti or has
made other suitable restitution; and
(2) the person who owns the property damaged or defaced by the
criminal mischief or institutional criminal mischief is satisfied
with the removal, painting, or other restitution performed by the
person.
SECTION 38. IC 35-43-5-3.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 3.6. A person who knowingly or
intentionally obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the identifying
information of another person with intent to:
(1) commit terrorism; or
(2) obtain or transport a weapon of mass destruction;
commits terroristic deception, a Class C felony.
SECTION 39. IC 35-44-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.156-2001,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product"
has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1.
(b) A person who reports, by telephone, telegraph, mail, or other
written or oral communication, that:
(1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an
explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in
a building or transportation facility;
(2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer
product introduced into commerce; or
(3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of
mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;
knowing the report to be false commits false reporting, a Class D
felony.
(c) A person who:
(1) gives a false report of the commission of a crime or gives false
information in the official investigation of the commission of a
crime, knowing the report or information to be false;
(2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a
governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;
(3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance
service provider, knowing the request to be false; or
(4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in
IC 10-1-7-2) or gives false information in the official
investigation of a missing child knowing the report or information
to be false;
commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense
is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law
enforcement process or if it results in harm to an innocent person.
SECTION 40. IC 35-45-1-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 3. A person who
recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:
(1) engages in fighting or in tumultuous conduct;
(2) makes unreasonable noise and continues to do so after being
asked to stop; or
(3) disrupts a lawful assembly of persons;
commits disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the
offense is a Class D felony if it adversely affects airport security
and is committed in an airport (as defined in IC 8-21-1-1) or on the
premises of an airport, including in a parking area, a maintenance
bay, or an aircraft hangar.
SECTION 41. IC 35-45-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.17-2001,
SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:
intentionally places or disseminates a device or substance with the
intent to cause a reasonable person to believe that the device or
substance is a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in
IC 35-41-1-29.4), commits terroristic mischief, a Class C felony.
However, the offense is a Class B felony if, as a result of the
terroristic mischief:
(1) a physician prescribes diagnostic testing or medical
treatment for any person other than the person who
committed the terroristic mischief; or
(2) a person suffers serious bodily injury.
SECTION 50. IC 35-47.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW ARTICLE TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2002]:
ARTICLE 47.5. CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVES
Chapter 1. Applicability
Sec. 1. This article does not apply to the following:
(1) Fertilizers, propellant actuated devices, or propellant
activated industrial tools:
(A) manufactured;
(B) imported;
(C) distributed; or
(D) used;
for their designed purposes.
(2) A pesticide that is:
(A) manufactured;
(B) stored;
(C) transported;
(D) distributed;
(E) possessed; or
(F) used;
for its designed purposes or in accordance with Chapter 7 of
Title 2, the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, 61 Stat. 163, as amended, and the federal Environmental
Pesticide Control Act of 1972, P.L.92-516, as amended.
Chapter 2. Definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
Sec. 2. "Booby trap" means a device meant to cause death or
bodily injury by:
(1) hiding the device; or
(2) activating the device by trip wires, switches,
antidisturbance, or other remote means.
Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the fire prevention and building
safety commission established by IC 22-12-2-1.
Sec. 4. (a) "Destructive device" means:
(1) an explosive, incendiary, or overpressure device that is
configured as a:
(A) bomb;
(B) grenade;
(C) rocket with a propellant charge of more than four (4)
ounces;
(D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of
more than one-quarter (1/4) ounce;
(E) mine;
(F) Molotov cocktail; or
(G) device that is substantially similar to an item described
in clauses (A) through (F);
(2) a type of weapon that may be readily converted to expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant
through a barrel that has a bore diameter of more than
one-half (1/2) inch; or
(3) a combination of parts designed or intended for use in the
conversion of a device into a destructive device.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A pistol, rifle, shotgun, or weapon suitable for sporting or
personal safety purposes or ammunition.
(2) A device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as
a weapon.
(3) A device that, although originally designed for use as a
weapon, is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line
throwing, safety, or similar device.
(4) A surplus military ordnance sold, loaned, or given by
authority of the appropriate official of the United States
Department of Defense.
Sec. 5. "Detonator" means a device containing a detonating
charge that is used to initiate detonation in an explosive, including
the following:
(1) Electric blasting caps.
(2) Blasting caps for use with safety fuses.
(3) Detonating cord delay connectors.
(4) Blasting caps for use with a shock tube.
(5) Improvised devices designed to function as a detonator.
Sec. 6. "Distribute" means the actual, constructive, or
attempted transfer from one (1) person to another.
Sec. 7. "Explosives" means a chemical