Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a person if the most serious offense for which the person is committed is a Class C or Class D felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or Level 5 or Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).
(b) Unless the department has received:
(1) an order under IC 35-38-1-24; or
(2) a warrant order of detainer seeking the transfer of the person to a county or another jurisdiction;
the department shall assign a person to a minimum security classification and place the person in a community transition program beginning with the community transition program commencement date designated by the department until the person completes the person's fixed term of imprisonment, less the credit time the person has earned with respect to the term.
As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.208. Amended by P.L.90-2000, SEC.9; P.L.85-2004, SEC.34; P.L.158-2013, SEC.177.