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Ind. Code § 35-33-8-3.6

Automatic no contact order for certain defendants placed on bail; time limits; modification

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Melissa Patterson v. State of Indiana (2012)

Most recently applied in Melissa Patterson v. State of Indiana (December 2012)

As added by P.L.94-2010, SEC.10.

Sec. 3.6. (a) This section applies only to a defendant who is charged with committing a violent crime (as defined in IC 5-2-6.1-8) that results in bodily injury to a person.

(b) If a court releases a defendant described in subsection (a) to bail without holding a bail hearing in open court, the court shall include as a condition of bail the requirement that the defendant refrain from any direct or indirect contact with the victim:

(1) for ten (10) days after release; or

(2) until the initial hearing;

whichever occurs first.

(c) At the initial hearing, the court may reinstate or modify the condition that the defendant refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.