Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: “Earliest possible release date” means the date, computed as of the date of sentencing, on which a person would be entitled to discharge or release on parole considering: (1) the term of the sentence; (2) the term of any other concurrent or consecutive sentence that the person must […]
Sec. 2. (a) When a convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment, the court shall, without delay, certify, under the seal of the court or through any electronic means approved by the department of correction, copies of the judgment of conviction and sentence to the receiving authority. (b) The judgment must include: (1) the crime for […]
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), a person convicted of a misdemeanor may not be committed to the department of correction. (b) Upon a request from the sheriff, the commissioner may agree to accept custody of a misdemeanant: (1) if placement in the county jail: (A) places the inmate in danger of […]
Sec. 4. (a) The sheriff shall: (1) transport the convicted person to a receiving authority; (2) deliver the person to the receiving authority; (3) deliver a copy of the judgment of conviction and sentence; and (4) take from the receiving authority a receipt for the convicted person. (b) The sheriff shall transport the convicted person […]
Sec. 5. (a) The department, after diagnosis and classification, shall: (1) determine the degree of security (maximum, medium, or minimum) to which a convicted person will be assigned; (2) for each offender convicted of a Class D felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed […]
Sec. 6. (a) The department shall: (1) classify all penal facilities and programs to which convicted persons may be assigned for supervision or custodial care according to: (A) maximum, medium, or minimum security function; and (B) treatment program available; and (2) furnish the classifications to all judges with general criminal jurisdiction. (b) A maximum security […]
