2021 Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 33. Preliminary Proceedings
Chapter 8. Bail and Bail Procedure
35-33-8-3.6. Automatic No Contact Order for Certain Defendants Placed on Bail; Time Limits; Modification

Universal Citation: IN Code § 35-33-8-3.6 (2021)

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.

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

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