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habitual substance offender under section
10 of this chapter.
(9) The amendments made to section 1 of
this chapter by P.L.291-2001 apply to
crimes committed on or after May 11,
2001. It is the intent of the general assem-
bly that section 1 of this chapter, as it
applies to crimes committed before May
11, 2001, be construed without drawing
any inference from the passage of P.L.291-
2001.
(10) The amendments made to section 9 of
this chapter by P.L.80-2002 apply only to
a conviction for murder that occurs after
March 20, 2002, including a conviction
entered as a result of a retrial of a person,
regardless of when the offense occurred.
35-50-2-0.2. Application of amendments.
(a) The addition of section 7.1 of this chapter
(before its repeal) and the amendment of section
8 of this chapter by P.L.328-1985 do not affect any:
(1) rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) penalties incurred; or
(3) proceedings begun;
before September 1, 1985. The rights, liabilities,
and proceedings are continued and punishments,
penalties, or forfeitures shall be imposed and
enforced under section of this chapter as if P.L.328-
1985 had not been enacted.
(b) If all the felonies relied upon for sentenc-
ing a person as a habitual offender under section
8 of this chapter are felonies that were committed
before September 1, 1985, the felonies shall be
prosecuted and remain punishable under section
8 of this chapter as if P.L.328-1985 had not been
enacted.
35-50-2-0.3. Application of amendments.
For purposes of section 2.1 of this chapter, as
added by P.L. 284-1985, the juvenile record
includes only those adjudications of delinquency
after May 31, 1985.
35-50-2-1. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter, “Level 6 felony
conviction” means:
(1) a conviction in Indiana for:
(A) a Class D felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014; or
(B) a Level 6 felony, or a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014; and
(2) a conviction, in any other jurisdiction
at any time, with respect to which the con-
victed person might have been imprisoned
for more than one (1) year.
However, the term does not include a conviction
with respect to which the person has been par-
doned, or a conviction of a Class Amisdemeanor
entered under IC 35-38-1-1.5 or section 7(c) or
7(d) of this chapter.
(b) As used in this chapter, “felony conviction”
means any conviction, in any jurisdiction at any
time, with respect to which the convicted person
might have been imprisoned for more than one (1)
year. However, it does not include a conviction
with respect to which the person has been par-
doned, or a conviction of a Class Amisdemeanor
under section 7(c) of this chapter.
(c) As used in this chapter, “minimum sen-
tence” means:
(1) for murder, forty-five (45) years;
(2) for a Class A felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014, twenty (20)
years;
(3) for a Class B felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014, six (6) years;
(4) for a Class C felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014, two (2) years;
(5) for a Class D felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014, one-half (1/2)
year;
(6) for a Level 1 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, twenty (20)
years;
(7) for a Level 2 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, ten (10) years;
(8) for a Level 3 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, three (3) years;
(9) for a Level 4 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014 two (2) years;
(10) for a Level 5 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, one (1) year;
and
(11) for a Level 6 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, one-half (1/2)
year.
