TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTHI)-  Another new Indiana law. This one should help victims of domestic abuse.

Starting on July 1st anyone arrested for a crime of domestic violence will be held in jail for at least 8 hours.

The law allows victims to have enough time to go somewhere safe and gather personal belongings.

"The time right after abuse happens is probably one of the most volatile times is when the victim actually leaves," said CODA executive director Susan Hall.

Counties in Indiana with a longer hold time are not mandated to lower their requirements to match state law.

Report by Jane Santucci, WTHI.    Senate Bill 0015 2008 Regular Session   DIGEST OF SB15 (Updated January 24, 2008
Property tax credit and deduction filing deadlines. Extends the filing deadline for the homestead credit and various property tax deductions from June 11 to October 1. Provides that a person is entitled to claim a homestead credit or certain property tax deductions if: (1) the person owns the property on October 1 of the year in which the credit or deduction is claimed; or (2) the person is, on October 1 of the year in which the credit or deduction is claimed, buying the property under a contract requiring the person to pay the property taxes on the property. Provides that a county auditor may reduce a taxing unit's assessed value that is certified to the department of local government finance to enable the taxing unit to offset the effects of reduced property tax collections in the immediately succeeding calendar year that are expected to result from homestead credit applications or deduction applications that may be filed for the year after the certification of the assessed value. Specifies that the maximum amount of the reduction (together with certain other reductions allowed under existing law) is 2% of the assessed value of property subject to assessment in the taxing unit. Requires the county auditor to send a certified statement to the fiscal officer of each political subdivision of the county and to the department of local government finance that lists adjustments to assessed valuation and other information that are due to processing of homestead credit applications and deduction applications filed after June 10 and before October 1 of a year.

Current Status:

  Representative Borders added as cosponsor FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT NOTE PREPARED: Nov 18, 2007
LS 6240 BILL NUMBER: SB 15 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Property Tax Credit and Deduction Filing Deadlines.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Meeks BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
IMPACT: Local
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill extends the filing deadline for the homestead credit and various property tax deductions from June 10 to September 30.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues: Under current law, the deadline for filing an application for most property tax deductions and the homestead credit is June 10th. The taxpayer receives the deductions and/or homestead credit against taxes payable in the following calendar year. This bill would extend the filing deadline from June 10th to September 30th each year, beginning with filings in 2008 that would first affect taxes payable in 2009.
The later deadline would apply to the mortgage, elderly, blind, disabled, disabled veteran, and WWI veteran and spouse deductions as well as the homestead credit and homestead standard deduction. The later filing deadlines could affect the timing of the county auditor’s certification of net AV to taxing units and the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF).