A Senate Committee recently voted against a bill that would give harsher penalties to those facing animal cruelty charges. Currently, animal cruelty is classified under the least serious felony, a Level 6.
SB 41 was proposed by Sen. J.D. Ford . The bill would change animal cruelty charges from a Level 6 felony to a Level 5.
A Level 6 felony is considered the least serious felony in the state of Indiana. Those facing a Level 6 felony receive a sentence that ranges from six months to two and a half years in prison, and an advisory sentence of one year. Other Level 6 felonies include shoplifting, drug paraphernalia possession and resisting arrest.
Judges can also choose to reduce Level 6 felonies into Class A misdemeanors. The penalty for a Class A misdemeanor is 0 to 365 days in prison, and a fine of up to $5,000. Changing animal cruelty offenses to a Level 5 felony would mean those facing charges would receive a sentence that ranges between one and six years in prison, and an advisory sentence of three years.Although SB 41 did not pass, Sen. Ford and others who serve on the committee passed House Bill 1306 , which raises the killing of police dogs to a Level 5 felony.
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