CHAPTER 7. PROBATION ORDERS

IC 35-50-7
    Chapter 7. Probation Orders

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Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies when a person is placed on probationafter being convicted of an offense.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Power of court to prohibit entry to area where offense committed
    Sec. 2. The court that places a person on probation followingconviction may issue an order, reasonable in scope, under thischapter that prohibits the person from entering the:
        (1) area or property where an offense was committed by theperson; and
        (2) area immediately surrounding the area or property where anoffense was committed by the person.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Specificity
    Sec. 3. An order issued under this chapter must describe the areaor property that the person is prohibited from entering with sufficientspecificity to:
        (1) allow the person to guide the person's conduct accordingly;and
        (2) enable a law enforcement officer to enforce the order.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Power of court to allow limited reentry
    Sec. 4. A court that issues an order under this chapter may:
        (1) allow a person to return to the person's residential premisesto pick up personal belongings and effects;
        (2) restrict the time and duration of the person's return; and
        (3) provide for supervision of the person's return by a lawenforcement officer.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Copy to defendant
    Sec. 5. A person shall be given a copy of an order issued underthis chapter concerning the person and shall acknowledge the receiptof the order in writing.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Notice; persons to receive
    Sec. 6. The court shall provide notice of an order issued under this

chapter to:
        (1) the law enforcement agency that arrested the person; and
        (2) the prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Notice; stayed, modified, or vacated orders
    Sec. 7. A court shall immediately notify all appropriate lawenforcement agencies when an order issued under this chapter isstayed, modified, or vacated.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Power of court to consider evidence
    Sec. 8. In determining whether to issue an order under thischapter, the court may consider evidence regarding whether the orderwould:
        (1) cause undue hardship to innocent persons; and
        (2) constitute a serious injustice that overrides the need toprotect the rights, safety, and health of other tenants andresidents of the property or area affected by the order.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.

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Violation
    Sec. 9. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates an orderissued by a court under this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.216-1996, SEC.26.