Indiana Code 35-33-8-12. Collection of data concerning bail and rearrest
(b) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall collect the following data from each court exercising criminal jurisdiction in Indiana:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-33-8-12
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Of those defendants who are released pursuant to the payment of money bail of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, the number of defendants who are rearrested before the disposition of the defendant’s charges.
(c) Data collected under subsection (b) shall be compiled in such a manner to present the rearrest rate for:
(1) the entire state;
(2) each county; and
(3) each circuit, superior, city, and town court, including each separate division of each court, if applicable.
(d) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall, before August 1, 2021, and before August 1 of each year thereafter, submit an annual report containing the information collected under this section to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. The initial report submitted by the Indiana criminal justice institute before August 1, 2021, must also include all data described in subsection (b) for the period beginning after December 31, 2019, through December 31, 2020.
As added by P.L.138-2020, SEC.24.