Appendix B 

APPENDIX B TO LR29-CR00-305

HAMILTON COUNTY PRETRIAL RELEASE SCHEDULE

This schedule applies to all cases to be filed in the Circuit and Superior Courts of this county and the City of Carmel, City of Noblesville, and City of Fishers Courts. THE SHERIFF OF HAMILTON COUNTY IS HEREBY ORDERED TO FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE FOR DETERMINING THE PRETRIAL RELEASE OR DETENTION OF ALL INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES TO BE FILED IN THE ABOVE COURTS.

Pursuant to the authority of the Hamilton County Circuit and Superior Courts to establish a reasonable basis for release/detention in criminal cases, a pretrial release schedule is established in accordance with the following terms and conditions as approved this date:

1. All individuals detained in the Hamilton County Jail and otherwise eligible to post bond shall be subject to pretrial release screening and risk assessment. This pretrial release schedule shall control the release or detention of all individuals screened by the Pretrial Services Program, unless a court, on its own motion or at the request of the State, issues an order setting a bond or detaining the individual until the initial hearing.
2. An individual is eligible for screening upon being booked-in unless the individual is booked in for an alcohol related offense or lacks the capacity to provide a valid risk assessment because of drugs, chemical withdrawal, or a mental or emotional condition. An individual booked-in for an alcohol related offense becomes eligible for screening pursuant to the chart established for release eligibility in Indiana Code 35-33-1-6. An individual who lacks the capacity to provide a valid risk assessment becomes eligible for screening when he/she regains that capacity.
3. If an individual is not screened within eight hours of being eligible for screening, the individual may be released in accordance with the Hamilton County Bond Schedule already in effect. Said individual however may be screened prior to posting bond if the screening can be completed without delaying the individual’s release. If found to be appropriate, the individual may be released to the Pretrial Services Program.
4. Except as provided in paragraph 3 above, no individual shall be released pursuant to this Pretrial Release Schedule or the Hamilton County Bond Schedule until that person is screened by the Pretrial Services Program, and that screening shall include the administration of at least one State approved pretrial risk assessment and such other risk assessment instrument(s) that may be approved and required by the judges of the Circuit and Superior Courts of Hamilton County.
5. All decisions regarding release and release conditions under this Pretrial Release Schedule are conditional and may be reviewed sua sponte by the Court at the initial hearing based upon information obtained through the pretrial screening process. Subsequent to the initial hearing (or waiver thereof), the Court, sua sponte, or the Prosecuting Attorney or Defendant by written motion may request a hearing on the Defendant’s pretrial release/detention status and/or conditions of release.
6. The following four risk categories are established: 
   1. Category 1
   2. Category 2
   3. Category 3
   4. Category 4
7. Every detainee classified in Category 4 shall be detained in custody until his or her release can be reviewed by a judicial officer at or before the initial hearing.
8. A person shall be placed in Category 4 if:
   1. he/she is charged with an offense listed in Offense Level “D” as provided in paragraph 14;
   2. he/she is an individual who cannot be positively identified including, but not limited to, those individuals who refuse to cooperate in their identification by refusing to be fingerprinted, individuals who provide conflicting identification, and individuals whose identifying information cannot be verified;
   3. he/she has an outstanding arrest warrant, or is on probation or community corrections, or is currently released on bond or recognizance or to a pretrial release program for a pending criminal case;
   4. he/she is charged with Battery, Stalking, Invasion of Privacy, Criminal Confinement, Residential Entry, or Strangulation.
      
      Additionally, pursuant to Indiana Code § 35-33-8-6.5, a person shall be placed in Category 4 if he/she is charged with one (1) or more of the following offenses committed against a family or household member:
      
      1. A crime of domestic violence (as described in IC 35-31.5-2-78).
      2. Battery (IC 35-42-2-1).
      3. Domestic battery (IC 35-42-2.1-3).
      4. Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).
      5. Strangulation (IC 35-42-2-9).
      6. Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
      7. Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
      8. Invasion of privacy (IC 35-46-1-15.1).
      9. Criminal stalking (IC 35-45-10-5).
      10. Criminal recklessness (IC 35-42-2-2).
      11. Criminal Confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).
      12. Burglary (IC 35-43-2-1).
      13. Residential entry (IC 35-43-2-1.5).
      
      Such an individual shall remain in Category 4 for 24 hours after book-in; thereafter, release shall be in accordance with the individual’s true assessed risk category and the matrix in Attachment 1;
   5. he/she refuses to cooperate in the risk assessment and/or pretrial screening process;
   6. he/she scores in higher than category 3 on the pretrial risk assessment.
9. Any individual assessed as Category 1, Category 2, or Category 3, but not placed in Category 4 as above, shall be released on his/her own recognizance and shall be supervised through the pretrial release program under the appropriate level of supervision.
10. For the purpose of identifying the appropriate level of supervision from the matrix in Attachment 1, the following offense levels are established:
    1. Offense Level A 
    2. Offense Level B 
    3. Offense Level C 
    4. Offense Level D
11. Offense Level “A” includes:
    1. all nonviolent misdemeanor offenses except Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (“OWI”) and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
    2. “Nonviolent” for this level means an offense in which:
       1. no firearm or deadly weapon was used or involved in any way;
       2. no bodily injury occurred to any person;
       3. no force was used or threatened against any person; and
       4. is not listed in Attachment 2.
12. Offense Level “B” includes misdemeanors and Level 6 felonies offenses in which there is an allegation that:
    1. the individual possessed or carried a firearm or other deadly weapon;
    2. bodily injury occurred;
    3. there was use of force or a threat of force, including by use of motor vehicle;
    4. the individual resisted law enforcement;
       and includes all OWI and Leaving the Scene of an Accident offenses.
13. Offense Level ”C” incudes “non-violent” Level 3, 4, and 5 felonies, Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Possession of a Syringe, and any OWI where there has been a prior OWI conviction within 10 years.” A “non-violent offense” is defined as one in which:
    1. no firearm or deadly weapon was used or involved in any way;
    2. no bodily injury occurred to any person;
    3. no force was used or threatened against any person; and
    4. is not listed in Attachment 2.
14. Offense Level “D” includes Murder, Attempted Murder, Dealing in Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, Dealing in or Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Dealing in a Controlled Substance, all Level 1 felonies, all Level 2 felonies, Level 3, 4, or 5 violent felonies, and any charges enhanced by a Habitual Offender or by a Habitual Vehicular Substance Offender allegation. For purposes of this schedule, a Level 3, 4, or 5 felony is a “violent felony” if the offense is listed in Attachment 2.
15. Pretrial conditions of release under this pretrial release schedule shall include that the individual released:
    1. shall appear in Court at all times required by the Court;
    2. shall not leave Indiana without the prior written consent of the Court, and shall agree to waive extradition as a condition of release to the Pretrial Services Program and/or the Court granting such consent;
    3. shall not commit nor be arrested for another criminal offense;
    4. for the purpose of receiving court notices and reminders of hearing dates, shall provide to the Pretrial Services Program, the Court and the person’s attorney, a valid e- mail address, if available;
    5. for the purpose of receiving court notices and reminders of hearing dates, shall provide to the Pretrial Services Program, the Court and the person’s attorney, a valid telephone number for a cellular telephone that can receive text messages, if available;
    6. shall notify the Pretrial Services Program, the person’s attorney and the Court in writing of any change of address, telephone number or e-mail address within 24 hours of any such change;
16. Pretrial conditions of release under this pretrial release schedule may include that the individual released shall:
    1. call in regularly to an electronic monitoring system;
    2. respond promptly to email, telephone calls or text messages from the Pretrial Services Program or the court;
    3. verify employment, residence and contact information;
    4. meet in person as directed with a case monitor from the Pretrial Services Program;
    5. obey all rules and regulations of the Pretrial Services Program;
    6. obey all other conditions imposed by the Court.

SO ORDERED this 18th day of October, 2023.

Original signed by the Honorable Clem, Casati, Brown, Hughes, Campbell, Najjar, Gookins, and Murphy