B1, B2, C, D, and E min-max reference table

F, G, H, and I min-max reference table

How to read the chart and tables:

1. Find the class of the crime convicted on the left side of the colored table
2. Find the sentencing level of the defendant along the top of the colored table
3. The range of possible sentences is contained within the box which corresponds to that class and record level on the table
1. The type of sentence which can be imposed is indicated on the colored table by a color and by an abbreviation:
1. Community Punishment = ( C ):  Regular Probation and a suspended sentence
2. Intermediate Punishment= ( I ):  Intensive Probation or House Arrest with a suspended sentence, or a Split Sentence
3. Active Punishment= ( A ):  Time served in prison
2. The top numbers represent the aggravated sentence range, the middle is the presumptive sentence range, and the bottom is the mitigated sentence range (most cases are sentenced in the presumptive range)
3. The numbers in the boxes represent the range of MINIMUM sentences that the court can impose
4. To calculate the MAXIMUM sentence, consult the relevant chart for the conviction.  The rows of numbers on the charts show the maximum sentence for any given minimum.  The left number in each pair is the minimum taken from the colored chart, and the second number is the corresponding maximum.  This will tell you the actual sentence that would be imposed.

Example 1:

            A person is convicted of a Class D felony, is a record level III, and is given a sentence in the presumptive range.  Looking in the box that corresponds to Class D, Level III, the numbers in the presumptive range (the middle set of numbers) are 82-103.  This means that the lowest minimum sentence the judge can give is 82 months, and the highest minimum the judge can give is 103 months.  Looking at the chart, the corresponding maximum for an 82 month minimum is 108 months.  So the lowest sentence that person can get is 82 to 108 months, and the highest sentence they can get is 103 to 133 months.  They will have to serve this sentence in prison and are not eligible for probation since the chart indicates that Class D, Level III must be an Active sentence.

Example 2:

            A person is convicted of a Class I felony, record level II, and is sentenced in the mitigated range.  The box shows a minimum sentence range of 3-4 months.  So the least they can get is 3 to 4 months, and the most they can get is 4 to 5 months.  But this box shows that punishment may only be Community or Intermediate, not active, so the sentence will have to be suspended and the defendant placed on probation, intensive probation, house arrest, or given a split sentence.

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