Section 35-38-3-2 - Certification of judgment of conviction and sentence to receiving authority; contents of judgment; commencement of term of imprisonment(a) When a convicted person is sentenced to imprisonment, the court shall, without delay, certify, under the seal of the court or through any electronic means approved by the department of correction, copies of the judgment of conviction and sentence to the receiving authority.(b) The judgment must include:(1) the crime for which the convicted person is adjudged guilty and the classification of the criminal offense; (2) the period, if any, for which the person is rendered incapable of holding any office of trust or profit; (3) the amount of the fines or costs (including fees) assessed, if any, whether or not the convicted person is indigent, and the method by which the fines or costs (including fees) are to be satisfied;(4) the amount of credit time earned for time spent in confinement before sentencing, including time on pretrial home detention; and(5) the amount to be credited toward payment of the fines or costs (including fees) for time spent in confinement before sentencing.(c) The judgment may specify the degree of security recommended by the court.(d) A term of imprisonment begins on the date sentence is imposed, unless execution of the sentence is stayed according to law.Amended by P.L. 37-2023,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 74-2015, SEC. 24, eff. 7/1/2015.As added by P.L. 311-1983, SEC.3. Amended by P.L. 119-2008, SEC.17; P.L. 106-2010, SEC.12.