Indiana Pretrial Services Rules

Section 4. Funding and Training Authorization

Effective December 8, 2022

(a) A pretrial services entity that is not certified by the Indiana Office of Court Services pursuant to IC 35-33-8 and these rules, and whose plan of operation does not comply with the requirements for certification under these rules, is not entitled to receive a favorable review or recommendation from the Indiana Office of Court Services on any application for the funding of pretrial services from state, federal, or private funding sources.

(b) A pretrial services entity that is not certified by the Indiana Office of Court Services pursuant to IC 35-33-8 and these rules is not eligible to send staff or other team members to pretrial services training events sponsored by the Indiana Office of Court Services unless the pretrial services entity is actively planning the establishment of pretrial services in compliance with section 5 of these rules or is otherwise authorized by the Indiana Office of Court Services.