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IN Code § 11-8-8-1.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-1.6. "Instant Messaging Username"

Sec. 1.6. As used in this chapter, "instant messaging username" means an identifier that allows a person to communicate over the Internet in real time using typed text.As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.3.
IN Code § 11-8-8-1.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-1.8. "Social Networking Web Site Username"

Sec. 1.8. As used in this chapter, "social networking web site username" means an identifier or profile that allows a person to create, use, or modify a social networking web site, as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-307.As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.43.
IN Code § 11-8-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-2. "Local Law Enforcement Authority"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "local law enforcement authority" means the:(1) chief of police of a consolidated city; or(2) sheriff of a county that does not contain a consolidated city.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.
IN Code § 11-8-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-3. "Principal Residence"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "principal residence" means the residence where a sex or violent offender spends the most time. The term includes a residence owned or leased by another person if the sex or violent offender:(1) does not own or lease a residence; or(2) spends more time at the residence owned or leased by the other person than at the residence owned or leased by the sex or violent offender.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.10.
IN Code § 11-8-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-4. "Register"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "register" means to report in person to a local law enforcement authority and provide the information required under section 8 of this chapter.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.11.
IN Code § 11-8-8-5.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-5.2. "Sex Offense"

Sec. 5.2. As used in this chapter, "sex offense" means an offense listed in section 4.5(a) of this chapter.As added by P.L.216-2007, SEC.14.
IN Code § 11-8-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-6. "Sexually Violent Predator"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "sexually violent predator" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-38-1-7.5.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.
IN Code § 11-8-8-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-10. Duty to Transmit Fingerprints to Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other law, upon receiving a sex or violent offender's fingerprints from a correctional facility, the state police shall immediately send the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.18.
IN Code § 11-8-8-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-12. Temporary Residence

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "temporary residence" means a residence:(1) that is established to provide transitional housing for a person without another residence; and(2) in which a person is not typically permitted to reside for more than thirty (30) days in a sixty (60) day period.(b) This section applies only to a sex or violent offender who resides in a temporary residence. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a sex or violent offender who resides in a temporary residence shall register in person with the local law enforcement authority in which the temporary residence is located:(1) not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the sex or violent offender moves into the temporary residence; and(2) during the period in which the sex or violent offender resides in a temporary residence, at least once every seven (7) days following the sex or violent offender's initial registration under subdivision (1).(c) A sex or violent offender who does not have a principal residence or temporary residence shall report in person to the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sex or violent offender resides at least once every seven (7) days to report an address for the location where the sex or violent offender will stay during the time in which the sex or violent offender lacks a principal address or temporary residence.(d) A sex or violent offender's obligation to register in person once every seven (7) days terminates when the sex or violent offender no longer resides in the temporary residence or location described in subsection (c). However, all other requirements imposed on a sex or violent offender by this chapter continue in force, including the requirement that a sex or violent offender register the sex or violent offender's new address with the local law enforcement authority.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.20.
IN Code § 11-8-8-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-13. Verification of Current Residences

Sec. 13. (a) To verify a sex or violent offender's current residence, the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the area of the sex or violent offender's current principal address or location shall do the following:(1) Contact each offender in a manner approved or prescribed by the department at least one (1) time per year.(2) Contact each offender who is designated a sexually violent predator in a manner approved or prescribed by the department at least once every ninety (90) days.(3) Personally visit each sex or violent offender in the county at the sex or violent offender's listed address at least one (1) time per year, beginning seven (7) days after the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under section 7 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent offender is:(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;(B) placed in a community transition program;(C) placed in a community corrections program;(D) placed on parole; or(E) placed on probation;whichever occurs first.(4) Personally visit each sex or violent offender who is designated a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5 at least once every ninety (90) days, beginning seven (7) days after the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under section 7 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent offender is:(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;(B) placed in a community transition program;(C) placed in a community corrections program;(D) placed on parole; or(E) placed on probation;whichever occurs first.(b) If a sex or violent offender appears not to reside at the sex or violent offender's listed address, the local law enforcement authority shall immediately notify the department and the prosecuting attorney.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.21; P.L.114-2012, SEC.25; P.L.214-2013, SEC.9.
IN Code § 11-8-8-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-14. Annual Reporting; Quarterly Reporting for Sexually Violent Predators; Registration and Photographs

Sec. 14. (a) This subsection does not apply to a sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter shall, at least one (1) time every three hundred sixty-five (365) days:(1) report in person to the local law enforcement authority;(2) register; and(3) be photographed by the local law enforcement authority;in each location where the offender is required to register.(b) This subsection applies to a sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5 shall:(1) report in person to the local law enforcement authority;(2) register; and(3) be photographed by the local law enforcement authority in each location where the sex or violent offender is required to register;every ninety (90) days.(c) Each time a sex or violent offender who claims to be working or attending school registers in person, the sex or violent offender shall provide documentation to the local law enforcement authority providing evidence that the sex or violent offender is still working or attending school at the registered location.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.22; P.L.214-2013, SEC.10.
IN Code § 11-8-8-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-15. Possession of Valid Indiana Driver's License or Identification Card Required

Sec. 15. (a) A sex or violent offender who is a resident of Indiana shall obtain and keep in the sex or violent offender's possession:(1) a valid Indiana driver's license; or(2) a valid Indiana identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16) or a photo exempt identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16.5);that contains the offender's current address and current physical description.(b) A sex or violent offender required to register in Indiana who is not a resident of Indiana shall obtain and keep in the sex or violent offender's possession:(1) a valid driver's license issued by the state in which the sex or violent offender resides; or(2) a valid state issued identification card issued by the state in which the sex or violent offender resides;that contains the offender's current address and current physical description.(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits failure of a sex or violent offender to possess identification, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person:(1) is a sexually violent predator; or(2) has a prior unrelated conviction:(A) under this section; or(B) based on the person's failure to comply with any requirement imposed on an offender under this chapter.(d) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:(1) the person has been unable to obtain a valid driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card because less than thirty (30) days have passed since the person's release from incarceration;(2) the person possesses a driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card that expired not more than thirty (30) days before the date the person violated subsection (a) or (b); or(3) the person possesses a valid driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card, but the card does not reflect the person's current address or current physical description because fewer than thirty (30) days have passed since the person changed the person's current address or physical characteristics.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.23; P.L.214-2013, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.173; P.L.168-2014, SEC.22; P.L.197-2015, SEC.14.
IN Code § 11-8-8-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-16. Name Changes

Sec. 16. (a) A sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter may not petition for a change of name under IC 34-28-2.(b) If a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter changes the sex or violent offender's name due to marriage, the sex or violent offender must register with the local law enforcement authority not more than seven (7) days after the name change.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.24.
IN Code § 11-8-8-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-17. Registration Violations; Penalty

Sec. 17. (a) A sex or violent offender who knowingly or intentionally:(1) fails to register when required to register under this chapter;(2) fails to register in every location where the sex or violent offender is required to register under this chapter;(3) makes a material misstatement or omission while registering as a sex or violent offender under this chapter;(4) fails to register in person as required under this chapter; or(5) does not reside at the sex or violent offender's registered address or location;commits a Level 6 felony.(b) The offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if the sex or violent offender has a prior unrelated conviction for an offense:(1) under this section;(2) based on the person's failure to comply with any requirement imposed on a sex or violent offender under this chapter or under IC 5-2-12 before its repeal; or(3) that is based on the person's failure to comply with a requirement imposed on the person that is the same or substantially similar to a requirement imposed on a sex or violent offender under this chapter or under IC 5-2-12 before its repeal.(c) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the sex or violent offender was unable to pay the sex or violent offender registration fee or the sex or violent offender address change fee described under IC 36-2-13-5.6.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.25; P.L.158-2013, SEC.174; P.L.44-2018, SEC.1; P.L.142-2020, SEC.14.
IN Code § 11-8-8-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-18. Sexually Violent Predator; Duty to Notify

Sec. 18. (a) A sexually violent predator who will be absent from the sexually violent predator's principal residence for more than seventy-two (72) hours shall inform the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sexually violent predator's principal address is located, in person, of the following:(1) That the sexually violent predator will be absent from the sexually violent predator's principal residence for more than seventy-two (72) hours.(2) The location where the sexually violent predator will be located during the absence from the sexually violent predator's principal residence.(3) The length of time the sexually violent predator will be absent from the sexually violent predator's principal residence.(b) A sexually violent predator who will spend more than seventy-two (72) hours in a county in which the sexually violent predator is not required to register shall inform the local law enforcement authority in the county in which the sexually violent predator is not required to register, in person, of the following:(1) That the sexually violent predator will spend more than seventy-two (72) hours in the county.(2) The location where the sexually violent predator will be located while spending time in the county.(3) The length of time the sexually violent predator will remain in the county.Upon request of the local law enforcement authority of the county in which the sexually violent predator is not required to register, the sexually violent predator shall provide the local law enforcement authority with any additional information that will assist the local law enforcement authority in determining the sexually violent predator's whereabouts during the sexually violent predator's stay in the county.(c) A sexually violent predator who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits failure to notify, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section based on the person's failure to comply with any requirement imposed on a sex or violent offender under this chapter.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.26; P.L.158-2013, SEC.175.
IN Code § 11-8-8-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-20. Interstate Agreements; Department to Determine Status of Out-of-State Offenders

Sec. 20. (a) The department may enter into a compact or agreement with one (1) or more jurisdictions outside Indiana to exchange notifications concerning the change of address, employment, vocation, or enrollment of a sex or violent offender between Indiana and the other jurisdiction or the other jurisdiction and Indiana.(b) If the department receives information that a sex or violent offender has relocated to Indiana to reside, engage in employment or a vocation, or enroll in school, or that a sex or violent offender has been convicted in Indiana but not sentenced to the department, the department shall determine:(1) whether the person is defined as a:(A) sex offender under IC 11-8-8-4.5; or(B) sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8-5;(2) whether the person is a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5;(3) the period for which the person will be required to register as a sex or violent offender in Indiana; and(4) any other matter required by law to make a registration determination.(c) After the department has made a determination under subsection (b), the department shall update the sex and violent offender registry web site and transmit the department's determination to the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the county where the sex or violent offender resides, is employed, and attends school. The department shall transmit:(1) the sex or violent offender's name, date of relocation, and new address (if applicable), the offense or delinquent act committed by the sex or violent offender, and any other available descriptive information;(2) whether the sex or violent offender is a sexually violent predator;(3) the period for which the sex or violent offender will be required to register in Indiana; and(4) anything else required by law to make a registration determination.As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.28; P.L.3-2008, SEC.88.
IN Code § 11-8-8-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-21. Sex and Violent Offender Fund

Sec. 21. (a) The state sex and violent offender administration fund is established to assist the department in carrying out its duties under IC 11-8-2-12.4 concerning the Indiana sex and violent offender registry. The fund shall be administered by the department.(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(c) The fund consists of:(1) grants;(2) donations;(3) appropriations;(4) money from the annual sex or violent offender registration fee (IC 36-2-13-5.6(a)(1)(A)); and(5) money from the sex or violent offender address change fee (IC 36-2-13-5.6(a)(1)(B)).(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.(e) Money in the fund is continually appropriated to carry out the purposes of the fund.As added by P.L.216-2007, SEC.29.
IN Code § 11-8-8-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration|11-8-8-23. Law Enforcement Authority to Take Reasonable Steps to Notify a Victim of an Offender Name Change

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to the local law enforcement authority in the county of conviction who has received notice that a lifetime sex or violent offender (as defined in IC 34-28-2-1.5) has changed the offender's name under:(1) IC 31-11-4-11 (marriage);(2) IC 31-15-2-19 (dissolution of marriage);(3) IC 31-19-2-1.1 (adult adoption); or(4) IC 34-28-2-1.5 (an action for name change).(b) A local law enforcement authority to which this section applies shall take reasonable steps, including consulting with the prosecuting attorney or a victim assistance program in the county of conviction, to notify the victim (or the spouse or immediate family member of a deceased victim):(1) that the lifetime sex or violent offender has changed the offender's name;(2) of the reason for the name change; and(3) of the lifetime sex or violent offender's new name.As added by P.L.244-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.52.
IN Code § 11-8-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 9. Correctional Police Officers|11-8-9-1. Appointment of a Correctional Police Officer; Training

Sec. 1. The commissioner may appoint an individual to serve as a correctional police officer. An individual appointed to serve as a correctional police officer may not exercise police powers until the individual successfully completes a program of instruction certified by the department and the law enforcement training board.As added by P.L.77-2009, SEC.5.
IN Code § 11-8-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 9. Correctional Police Officers|11-8-9-2. Oath; Conditions of Employment

Sec. 2. An individual appointed as a correctional police officer under section 1 of this chapter shall take an appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. A correctional police officer serves at the pleasure of the commissioner.As added by P.L.77-2009, SEC.5.
IN Code § 11-8-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 9. Correctional Police Officers|11-8-9-3. Police Powers

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a correctional police officer may:(1) make an arrest;(2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property;(3) carry a firearm; and(4) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws.As added by P.L.77-2009, SEC.5.
IN Code § 11-8-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 11. Corrections|Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction|Chapter 9. Correctional Police Officers|11-8-9-4. Limitations on the Exercise of Police Powers

Sec. 4. (a) A correctional police officer may not make an arrest, conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property, or exercise other police powers unless the arrest, search, seizure, or exercise of other police powers is performed:(1) in connection with an offense committed on the property of the department;(2) in connection with an offense involving an offender who is committed to the department;(3) in connection with an offense committed in the presence of the officer; or(4) while assisting another law enforcement officer who has requested the assistance of the correctional police officer.(b) The commissioner may additionally limit the exercise of the powers described in subsection (a).As added by P.L.77-2009, SEC.5.