CHAPTER 10. COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAMS
IC 11-12-10
Chapter 10. Community Transition Programs
IC 11-12-10-1
Establishment of programs
Sec. 1. A county or a combination of counties shall establish a
community transition program as part of its community corrections
program. If a county does not participate in a community corrections
program, each court with felony jurisdiction in the county shall
provide community transition program services through the probation
department for the court.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
IC 11-12-10-2
Services offered
Sec. 2. A community transition program for a county must provide
services that improve an offender's chances of making a successful
transition from commitment to employment and participation in the
community without the commission of further crimes. The program
may include any of the services described in IC 11-12-1-2.5.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
IC 11-12-10-2.5
Transfer to program where offender resides
Sec. 2.5. A sentencing court may transfer an offender to a
community transition program located where the offender resides if
the receiving community transition program agrees to accept the
transfer. In addition, if more than one (1) court sentenced the
offender, all of the courts that sentenced the offender to a period of
imprisonment that the offender was actively serving at the time of the
offender's assignment to the community transition program must
agree to the transfer in writing.
As added by P.L.90-2000, SEC.16.
IC 11-12-10-3
Community transition program funds
Sec. 3. There is established a community transition program fund
for each community transition program. The fund shall be
administered by the community corrections advisory board in each
county served by a community corrections program. In a county that
is not served by a community corrections program, the courts in the
county with felony jurisdiction shall jointly administer the fund.
Money in the fund may be used for community corrections programs
and, in counties that are not served by a community corrections
program, for probation services.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.
IC 11-12-10-4
Reimbursement on per diem basis
Sec. 4. (a) The department shall reimburse communities on a per
diem basis for services provided to persons assigned to a community
transition program under IC 11-10-11.5.
(b) The department shall set the per diem rate under this section.
In setting the per diem rate for a community, the department may
consider the direct costs incurred by the community to provide a
community transition program. The per diem may not be less than
seven dollars ($7).
(c) Funding provided under this section is in addition to any other
funding received under IC 11-12-2 for community corrections
programs or IC 11-13-2 for probation services.
(d) Money received by a community under this section shall be
deposited in the community transition program fund for the
community.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.209.