Indiana Pretrial Services Rules

Section 11. Pretrial Services Policy Team

Effective December 8, 2022

(a) A pretrial services entity shall have a supervising judge and a pretrial services policy team consistent with this section. The policy team shall designate a chairperson.

(1) Each of the following roles must be represented on the policy team by a person with policy making authority:

(A) Judge(s) (all judges with criminal jurisdiction are strongly encouraged to actively participate in policy team activities);

(B) Pretrial services coordinator;

(D) Elected Prosecutor or prosecutor designee; and

(E) Chief Public Defender or designee, or indigent defense counsel if there is no chief public defender.

(2) Each of the following roles may be represented on the policy team (the policy team shall develop a mechanism for determining membership):

(A) Other pretrial services staff;

(B) Jail administrators;

(D) Behavior health and human services representatives;

(E) Probation and community corrections officials;

(F) Court administrators;

(G) City and county managers, commissioners and council members;

(H) Victim services providers; and

(I) Faith-based representatives and other key community stakeholders.

(b) The pretrial services entity shall maintain on file a description of the members of the policy team. The coordinator shall maintain a signed a memorandum of understanding for each team member that describes the team member’s:

(1) commitment to the on-going exchange of information with the policy team;

(2) policy team responsibilities, including regular attendance and participation in the policy team meetings; and

(3) commitment to participate in on-going pretrial services trainings.

(1) establish the activities of the policy team, to include a regular meeting schedule;

(2) collaboratively develop and approve of local pretrial practices; and

(3) regularly review performance measures to inform pretrial services policy and procedure.