Indianapolis – On the final day of the legislative session, Governor Mike Pence signed bills regarding law enforcement and public safety.
“Indiana should be the worst place in the nation to commit a crime and the best place to get a second chance once you’ve done your time,†said Governor Pence.
Among the bills signed by the Governor were:
SEA 6 – making it a Class B infraction to possess, purchase, sell, offer to sell or use powdered or crystalline alcohol;
SEA 94 – lengthening the statute of limitations for rape; and
SEA 193 – designating the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy as a criminal justice agency.
The Governor also signed various bills related to the Indiana Department of Correction including SEA 173, which allows the agency to establish a specialized vocational program to train minimum security risk offenders in certain trades to help them find employment upon reentering society.
