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Ind. Code § 35-50-2-1 — Definitions
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Death Sentence and Sentences for Felonies and Habitual Offenders, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-50-2-1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "Level 6 felony conviction" means: (1) a conviction in Indiana for: (A) a Class D felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or (B) a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014; and (2) a conviction, in any other jurisdiction at any time, with respect to which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for more than one (1) year but less than two and one-half (2 1/2) years. However, the term does not include a conviction with respect to which the person has been pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor entered under IC 35-38-1-1.5 or section 7(c) or 7(d) of this chapter. (b) As used in this chapter, "felony conviction" means a conviction, at any time, with respect to which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for more than one (1) year. However, it does not include a conviction with respect to which the person has been pardoned, or a conviction of a Class A misdemeanor under section 7(c) of this chapter. (c) As used in this chapter, "minimum sentence" means: (1) for murder, forty-five (45) years; (2) for a Class A felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, twenty (20) years; (3) for a Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, six (6) years; (4) for a Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, two (2) years; (5) for a Class D felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014, one-half (1/2) year; (6) for a Level 1 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, twenty (20) years; (7) for a Level 2 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, ten (10) years; (8) for a Level 3 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, three (3) years; (9) for a Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, two (2) years; (10) for a Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, one (1) year; and (11) for a Level 6 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014, one-half (1/2) year.
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