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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 1. (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 committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014; and
(2) a conviction, in any other jurisdiction at any time, with respect to which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for more than one (1) year but less than two and one-half (2 1/2 ) years.
However, the term does not include a conviction with respect to which the person has been pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor 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 a conviction, 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 pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor under section 7(c) of this chapter.
(c) As used in this chapter, “minimum sentence” means:
(1) for murder, forty-five (45) years;
(2) for a Class A felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, twenty (20) years;
(3) for a Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, six (6) years;
(4) for a Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, two (2) years;
(5) for a Class D felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, one-half ( 1/2 ) year;
(6) for a Level 1 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, twenty (20) years;
(7) for a Level 2 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, ten (10) years;
(8) for a Level 3 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, three (3) years;
(9) for a Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, two (2) years;
(10) for a Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, one (1) year; and
(11) for a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, one-half ( 1/2 ) year.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-50-2-1 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-35-criminal-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-35-50-2-1/
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