S409 - Various Changes to Criminal and Civil Laws. (SL 2023-151)

Overview: Section 1 of S.L. 2023-151 modifies the criminal law for breaking and entering a vehicle of any kind to increase the punishment depending on the value of the property taken from the vehicle and provides concurrent jurisdiction to the court of each county where each incident occurred. This section became effective December 1, 2023, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.

Section 2 of S.L. 2023-151 permits the aggregation of multiple convictions of financial crimes for sentencing and provides concurrent jurisdiction to the court of each county where one of the financial crimes occurred. This section becomes effective March 1, 2024, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.

Section 3 of S.L. 2023-151 expands the business records exception to the rule against hearsay by allowing a custodian or witness to certify under penalty of perjury that a document was kept in the regular course of business. This section becomes effective March 1, 2024.