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Indiana Code Title 33. Courts and Court Officers § 33-23-16-15

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 15. (a) A problem solving court may place an individual in a problem solving court program under this section if

the individual is convicted of an offense that is nonsuspendible and the individual meets the conditions for eligibility set forth in section 13(1) and 13(2) of this chapter.

(b) If the requirements of subsection (a) are met, the court may:

(1) order the execution of the individual's nonsuspendible sentence and stay execution of all or part of the nonsuspendible part of the individual's sentence pending the individual's successful completion of a problem solving court program;  and

(2) suspend all or part of the suspendible part of the individual's nonsuspendible sentence, place the individual on probation for the suspended part of the sentence, and require as a condition of probation that the person successfully complete a problem solving court program.

(c) If an individual has been terminated from a problem solving court program under this section as provided in section 14.5 of this chapter, the court may:

(1) if the person is serving the nonsuspendible part of the person's sentence:

(A) lift the stay of execution of the nonsuspendible part of the individual's sentence and order the individual to serve all or a part of the nonsuspendible sentence;  or

(B) otherwise dispose of the case;  or

(2) if the individual is serving the suspendible part of the individual's sentence:

(A) order all or a part of the individual's suspendible sentence to be executed;  or

(B) otherwise dispose of the case.

(d) If an individual successfully completes a problem solving court program under this section, the court may:

(1) waive execution of the nonsuspendible part of the individual's sentence;  or

(2) otherwise dispose of the case.

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