Sec. 10. (a) The criminal justice advisory committee is established.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-13-2-10

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • division: refers to the criminal justice data division established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-13-2-1
  • 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.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) The committee consists of the following persons or their designated representatives:

(1) The superintendent, who shall act as chairman.

(2) The attorney general.

(3) The executive director of the criminal justice planning agency.

(4) The commissioner of corrections.

(5) One (1) county sheriff serving in the sheriff’s second or subsequent term of office.

(6) One (1) chief of police with at least two (2) years of experience as chief.

(7) One (1) prosecuting attorney in the prosecuting attorney’s second or subsequent term of office.

(8) One (1) judge of a court of general criminal jurisdiction.

(9) The executive director of the law enforcement training academy.

(10) A criminologist or forensic scientist.

     (c) A member of the committee:

(1) must be appointed by the governor on a nonpartisan basis; and

(2) shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

     (d) A member of the committee serves without compensation except per diem as provided by law.

     (e) The committee shall meet as often as is considered necessary by the superintendent to formulate or revise rules for the statewide operation of the criminal justice data division.

[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-1-2.5-7 part.]

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4.