Indiana § 35-38-1-21 - Home detention; petition and hearing
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§ 35-38-1-21. Home detention; petition and hearing
Sec. 21. (a) A court that receives a petition from the department of correction under IC 35-38-3-5 may, after notice to the prosecuting attorney of the judicial circuit in which the defendant's case originated, hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the offender named in the petition may be placed in home detention under IC 35-38-2.5 instead of commitment to the department of correction for the remainder of the offender's minimum sentence.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 35-35-3-3(e), and after a hearing held under this section, a sentencing court may order the offender named in the petition filed under IC 35-38-3-5 to be placed in home detention under IC 35-38-2.5 instead of commitment to the department of correction for the remainder of the offender's minimum sentence.
As added by P.L.98-1988, SEC.4.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-38-1-21 ("Home detention; petition and hearing") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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