Lawmakers to make ‘technical corrections’ to criminal code

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June 12, 2014

WLFI

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — After “inadvertent” or “unintended” mistakes in Indiana’s criminal code, Indiana lawmakers will return to the statehouse next week to make technical corrections to a law set to take effect July 1.

Without the changes – they warn – court systems could become bogged down with unnecessary work, police officers could lose their arrest powers for certain misdemeanors and some convicted child molesters could potentially receive reduced sentences.