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Ind. Code § 35-50-6-3

Credit time classes for a person convicted before July 1, 2014

Applied in 70 court decisions — leading case Forbes v. Trigg (1992)

Most recently applied in Ray Crowell, Jr. v. Mark Sevier (August 2023)

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8

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Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a person who commits an offense before July 1, 2014.

(b) A person assigned to Class I earns one (1) day of good time credit for each calendar day or partial calendar day the person is imprisoned for a crime or confined awaiting trial or sentencing.

(c) A person assigned to Class II earns one (1) day of good time credit for every two (2) calendar days or partial calendar days the person is imprisoned for a crime or confined awaiting trial or sentencing.

(d) A person assigned to Class III earns no good time credit.

(e) A person assigned to Class IV earns one (1) day of good time credit for every six (6) calendar days or partial calendar days the person is imprisoned for a crime or confined awaiting trial or sentencing.

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