Concurrent juvenile delinquency jurisdiction on military bases., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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  HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1121

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and
administration.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 4-20.5-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]:

   Chapter 23. Concurrent Juvenile Delinquency Jurisdiction on
Military Bases

   Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "Indiana military property"
means real property that is:

      (1) located in Indiana;
      (2) owned or acquired by the United States; and
      (3) used for military purposes.
   Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "juvenile delinquency
proceeding" means a delinquency proceeding described in IC 31-37
that is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under
IC 31-30-1.
   Sec. 3. The consent of the state is given to establish concurrent
jurisdiction with the United States for juvenile delinquency
proceedings when the delinquent act was committed on Indiana
military property.
   Sec. 4. The governor is authorized to accept for the state a
request to establish concurrent jurisdiction under section 3 of this
chapter.

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   Sec. 5. Concurrent jurisdiction under this chapter must be
perfected as follows:

      (1) An agent of the United States having supervision and
      control over Indiana military property must provide a written
      request to the governor to establish concurrent jurisdiction.
      (2) The governor must accept the request for concurrent
      jurisdiction on behalf of the state.
      (3) The request, with the governor's acceptance, must be:

         (A) recorded in the office of each county where the Indiana
         military property is located; and
         (B) filed in the land office.
   Sec. 6. The governor shall send a certified copy of the recorded
documents to the agent under section 5(1) of this chapter.
   Sec. 7. Upon the establishment of concurrent jurisdiction, any
state or local agency may enter into a reciprocal agreement with
any agency of the United States for coordination and designation
of responsibilities related to the concurrent jurisdiction.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Governor of the State of Indiana

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