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2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 4.5. International Prisoner Transfer or Exchange Under Treaty › 11-8-4.5-2. Authorization of Transfer or Exchange

Sec. 2. The governor may, subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the commissioner to:
(1) allow for the transfer or exchange of a convicted person; and
(2) take any other action necessary to execute the terms of the treaty.
As added by P.L.71-1994, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 4.5. International Prisoner Transfer or Exchange Under Treaty › 11-8-4.5-3. Sentence

Sec. 3. If the commissioner transfers a person from the custody of the department under this chapter, the transfer does not affect the sentence under which the person was committed to the department. The person's sentence continues to run during the period that the person is in the custody of the appropriate officials of the United States or the foreign country to which the person is transferred. The person is subject to return to the custody of the department under this chapter if the person has not completed the person's sentence.
As added by P.L.71-1994, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 5. Confidential Records › 11-8-5-0.5. "Compelling Public Interest"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "compelling public interest" means any condition in which there is a question of:
(1) the proper appropriation or expenditure of public funds;
(2) the official conduct of public employees or any person who provides goods or services to the state for financial compensation under contract or other agreement;
(3) the suitability for receiving a public trust or benefits; or
(4) the public safety or welfare.
As added by P.L.10-2019, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 5. Confidential Records › 11-8-5-1. "Personal Information" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "personal information" has the meaning set out in IC 4-1-6-1.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 5. Confidential Records › 11-8-5-2. Classification; Denial of Access; Disclosure to Certain Parties

Sec. 2. (a) The department may, under IC 4-22-2, classify as confidential the following personal information maintained on a person who has been committed to the department or who has received correctional services from the department:
(1) Medical, psychiatric, or psychological data or opinion which might adversely affect that person's emotional well-being.
(2) Information relating to a pending investigation of alleged criminal activity or other misconduct.
(3) Information which, if disclosed, might result in physical harm to that person or other persons.
(4) Sources of information obtained only upon a promise of confidentiality.
(5) Information required by law or promulgated rule to be maintained as confidential.
(b) The department may deny the person about whom the information pertains and other persons access to information classified as confidential under subsection (a). However, confidential information shall be disclosed:
(1) upon the order of a court;
(2) to employees of the department who need the information in the performance of their lawful duties;
(3) to other agencies in accord with IC 4-1-6-2(13) and IC 4-1-6-8.5;
(4) to the governor or the governor's designee;
(5) for research purposes in accord with IC 4-1-6-8.6(a);
(6) to the department of correction ombudsman bureau in accord with IC 11-11-1.5;
(7) to a person who is or may be the victim of fraud under IC 35-43-5-4(b)(6) if the commissioner determines that the interest in disclosure overrides the interest to be served by nondisclosure; or
(8) if the commissioner determines there exists a compelling public interest for disclosure which overrides the interest to be served by nondisclosure.
(c) The department shall disclose information classified as confidential under subsection (a)(1) to a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist designated in writing by the person about whom the information pertains.
(d) The department may disclose confidential information to the following:
(1) A provider of sex offender management, treatment, or programming.
(2) A provider of mental health services.
(3) Any other service provider working with the department to assist in the successful return of an offender to the community following the offender's release from incarceration.
(e) This subsection does not prohibit the department from sharing information available on the Indiana sex offender registry with another person.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.292-2001, SEC.4; P.L.140-2006, SEC.12 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.12; P.L.81-2008, SEC.1; P.L.136-2018, SEC.107; P.L.10-2019, SEC.51; P.L.174-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 5. Confidential Records › 11-8-5-3. Parties Not Authorized to Be Agents

Sec. 3. A committed person or a person receiving correctional services from the department may not be an authorized agent for purposes of IC 4-1-6-3.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 5. Confidential Records › 11-8-5-4. Access Controls to Be Established

Sec. 4. The department shall, consistent with IC 4-1-6 and this chapter, establish, under IC 4-22-2, access controls for all categories of personal information maintained by that agency.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 6. Business Interests › 11-8-6-1. Prohibited Activities

Sec. 1. A person committed to the department may not, without the express consent of the department:
(1) conduct a private business on department grounds or use the services or resources of the department for a private enterprise;
(2) use a department facility as the principal office for a business;
(3) use a post office box provided by the department for persons committed to the department as a business address;
(4) solicit funds or contributions for any purpose while in the custody or under the control of the department; or
(5) do business with the department or provide a service for profit to persons committed to the department.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.133, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 6. Business Interests › 11-8-6-2. Exceptions

Sec. 2. The department may grant an exception to section 1 of this chapter if appropriate after considering the general welfare and safety of:
(1) the public;
(2) other persons under its control;
(3) the individual seeking the exception; and
(4) the family of the individual seeking the exception.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.133, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 7. Victim Notification Services › 11-8-7-1. "Registered Crime Victim"

Sec. 1. As used in the chapter, "registered crime victim" refers to a crime victim who registers to receive victim notification services under section 2(a)(3) of this chapter if the department establishes an automated victim notification system under this chapter.
As added by P.L.64-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 7. Victim Notification Services › 11-8-7-2. Automated Victim Notification System

Sec. 2. (a) The department shall establish an automated victim notification system that must do the following:
(1) Automatically notify a registered crime victim when a committed offender who committed the crime against the victim:
(A) is assigned to a:
(i) department facility; or
(ii) county jail or any other facility not operated by the department;
(B) is transferred to a:
(i) department facility; or
(ii) county jail or any other facility not operated by the department;
(C) is given a different security classification;
(D) is released on temporary leave;
(E) is discharged;
(F) has escaped;
(G) has a change in the committed offender's expected date of release from incarceration;
(H) is scheduled to have a parole release hearing;
(I) has requested clemency or pardon consideration;
(J) is to be placed in a minimum security:
(i) facility; or
(ii) work release program;
or is permitted to participate in another minimum security assignment; or
(K) dies during the committed offender's period of incarceration.
(2) Allow a registered crime victim to receive the most recent status report for an offender by calling the automated victim notification system on a toll free telephone number.
(3) Allow a crime victim to register or update the victim's registration for the automated victim notification system by calling a toll free telephone number.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), a sheriff responsible for the operation of a county jail shall immediately notify the department if a committed offender:
(1) is transferred to another county jail or another facility not operated by the department of correction;
(2) is released on temporary leave;
(3) is discharged; or
(4) has escaped.
Sheriffs and other law enforcement officers and prosecuting attorneys shall cooperate with the department in establishing and maintaining an automated victim notification system.
(c) An automated victim notification system may transmit information to a person by:
(1) telephone;
(2) electronic mail; or
(3) another method as determined by the department.
(d) The department shall provide the opportunity for a registered crime victim to receive periodic status reports concerning the committed offender who committed the crime against the registered crime victim, including reports stating:
(1) the committed offender's projected date of release from imprisonment;
(2) the facility where the committed offender is imprisoned; and
(3) the current security classification of the committed offender.
(e) A registered crime victim may choose to receive a status report described in subsection (d):
(1) annually;
(2) quarterly;
(3) monthly; or
(4) when triggered by an event described in subsection (a)(1).
As added by P.L.64-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.147-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 7. Victim Notification Services › 11-8-7-3. System Update; Cause of Action Not Established

Sec. 3. (a) The department must ensure that the offender information contained in an automated victim notification system is updated frequently enough to timely notify a registered crime victim that an offender has:
(1) been released;
(2) been discharged; or
(3) escaped.
(b) The failure of an automated victim notification system to provide notice to the victim does not establish a separate cause of action by the victim against:
(1) the state; or
(2) the department.
As added by P.L.64-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 7. Victim Notification Services › 11-8-7-4. Funding Sources for System

Sec. 4. If the department establishes an automated victim notification system under this chapter, the department, in cooperation with the Indiana criminal justice institute:
(1) may use money in the victim and witness assistance fund under IC 5-2-6-14(e); and
(2) shall seek:
(A) federal grants; and
(B) other funding.
As added by P.L.64-2005, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration › 11-8-8-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The amendments made to IC 5-2-12-4, IC 5-2-12-9, and IC 5-2-12-12 (before their repeal) by P.L.33-1996 apply to a child who is adjudicated a delinquent child after June 30, 1996, for an act that would be an offense described in IC 5-2-12-4(1) (before its repeal), as amended by P.L.33-1996.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.245. Amended by P.L.63-2012, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration › 11-8-8-1. "Correctional Facility"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "correctional facility" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-1.2-2.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration › 11-8-8-1.2. "Electronic Chat Room Username"

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "electronic chat room 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.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration › 11-8-8-1.4. "Electronic Mail Address"

Sec. 1.4. As used in this chapter, "electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered.
As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 10. Video Conferencing by Confined Persons › 11-8-10-1. Video Conferencing by Confined Persons

Sec. 1. (a) If:
(1) a person is confined in a department facility;
(2) the person is required to make an appearance before the judge of a court;
(3) the:
(A) department facility; and
(B) court room;
have the capability of conducting two-way video conferencing between the department facility and the court room;
(4) the judge, on the judge's own motion, orders the person to make the person's appearance by use of video conferencing; and
(5) the person consents to the use of video conferencing;
the person shall appear before the judge while located in the department facility by use of video conferencing.
(b) If a person's appearance before a judge under this section is conducted by video conferencing, the judge shall ensure that the appearance is recorded if a record of the appearance would have been kept if the person had appeared in the judge's court room.
As added by P.L.159-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction › Chapter 10. Video Conferencing by Confined Persons › 11-8-10-2. Mental Health Evaluations

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies only to a mental health evaluation conducted for the purpose of mental health assessment and treatment. This section does not apply to a mental health evaluation conducted for the purpose of:
(1) determining whether a person is competent to stand trial; or
(2) establishing a defense to the commission of a crime, including the defense of mental disease or defect under IC 35-41-3-6.
(b) If:
(1) a person is confined in a county jail;
(2) a judge of a court has ordered the person to undergo a mental health evaluation;
(3) the:
(A) county jail; and
(B) location of the provider of mental health services who will conduct the mental health evaluation;
have the capability of conducting two-way video conferencing between the county jail and the location;
(4) the mental health evaluation may be conducted by two-way video conferencing; and
(5) the judge, on the judge's own motion, orders the person to undergo the mental health evaluation by use of video conferencing;
the person shall undergo the mental health evaluation while located in the county jail by use of video conferencing.
(c) If a person's mental health evaluation under this section is conducted by video conferencing, the mental health evaluation may not be recorded.
As added by P.L.159-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 1. Organization, Powers, and Duties › 11-9-1-1. Parole Board; Establishment, Membership, Appointment, Term, Vacancy; Qualifications

Sec. 1. (a) There is established, as a division of the department, the parole board, consisting of five (5) members appointed by the governor, not more than three (3) of whom may be affiliated with the same political party. Members are appointed for a term of four (4) years. A vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the term. In the event of a temporary inability to act of any member, the governor may appoint a person qualified under this section to act in his place during the continuance of the inability. Members may be reappointed.
(b) To qualify for membership a person must:
(1) hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; or
(2) have at least ten (10) years of law enforcement experience;
and must have the skill, training, or experience to analyze questions of law, administration, and public policy. Members shall devote full time to their duties, and are entitled to a salary to be determined by the state budget agency with the approval of the governor. The governor shall designate one (1) of the members to serve as chairman.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.43-2001, SEC.1; P.L.100-2012, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 1. Organization, Powers, and Duties › 11-9-1-2. Powers and Duties

Sec. 2. (a) The parole board shall:
(1) organize the division and employ personnel as are needed to properly discharge the functions of the board;
(2) make parole release and revocation decisions under IC 11-13-3 and IC 35-50-6-1;
(3) make pardon, clemency, reprieve, and remission recommendations to the governor under IC 11-9-2;
(4) collect, develop, and maintain statistical information concerning its services and decisions;
(5) keep records of its official actions and make them accessible according to law;
(6) review and approve policies created by the department under IC 11-8-2-12.4(6) that provide for a schedule of progressive parole incentives and violation sanctions, including judicial review procedures;
(7) cooperate with public and private agencies, local communities, and private groups and individuals for the development and improvement of its services;
(8) explain its functions to the public; and
(9) make an annual report to the governor by September 1 of each year containing a description of its operations for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30, an evaluation of its effectiveness, any recommendations for statutory, budgetary, or other changes considered necessary to improve its effectiveness, and any other information required by law.
(b) The parole board may:
(1) conduct inquiries, investigations, and reviews and hold hearings to properly discharge its functions;
(2) issue subpoenas, enforceable by action in circuit and superior courts, to compel any person to appear, give sworn testimony, or produce documentary evidence relating to any matter under inquiry, investigation, hearing, or review;
(3) administer oaths and take testimony of persons under oath;
(4) request from any public agency assistance, services, and information that will enable it to properly discharge its functions;
(5) enter, without notice, premises within the department's control, to confer with any committed person;
(6) adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules to properly discharge its functions; and
(7) exercise any other power necessary in discharging its duties and powers.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.179-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 1. Organization, Powers, and Duties › 11-9-1-3. Inquiry, Investigation, Hearing, Review; Delegation of Function; Powers

Sec. 3. (a) Whenever the parole board is conducting an inquiry, investigation, hearing, or review, that function may be delegated to one (1) or more members of the parole board.
(b) If one (1) or more member acts on behalf of the board that member or employee may exercise all the powers of the parole board except the power to render a final decision as to any matter. The members shall instead, upon completion of the inquiry, investigation, hearing, or review, file with the board the complete record of the proceedings together with his findings, conclusions, and recommended decision. The board shall, based upon the record and the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, render a final decision.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 1. Organization, Powers, and Duties › 11-9-1-4. Continuation of Rules Adopted and in Effect on October 1, 1980

Sec. 4. All rules adopted by the parole board and in effect on October 1, 1980, continue in effect until altered by the parole board, according to IC 4-22-2, under rule-making authority given by IC 11-9.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 2. Commutations, Pardons, Reprieves, and Remissions › 11-9-2-1. Application

Sec. 1. An application to the governor for commutation of sentence, pardon, reprieve, or remission of fine or forfeiture shall be filed with the parole board. The application must be in writing and signed by the person seeking gubernatorial relief or by a person on his behalf. The board may require the applicant to furnish information, on forms provided by the parole board, that it considers necessary to conduct a proper inquiry and hearing regarding the application.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 2. Commutations, Pardons, Reprieves, and Remissions › 11-9-2-2. Recommendation of Parole Board to Governor; Notice to Victim or Next of Kin of Victim

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "victim" means a person who has suffered direct harm as a result of a violent crime (as defined in IC 5-2-6.1-8).
(b) The parole board shall submit to the governor its recommendation regarding an application for commutation of sentence, pardon, reprieve, or remission of fine or forfeiture. Before submitting its recommendation, the parole board shall do all of the following:
(1) Notify:
(A) the sentencing court;
(B) the victim of the crime for which the person was convicted (or the next of kin of the victim if the victim is deceased or incompetent for any reason), unless the victim has made a written request not to be notified; and
(C) the prosecuting attorney of the county where the conviction was obtained.
(2) Conduct an investigation, which must include the collection of records, reports, and other information relevant to consideration of the application.
(3) Conduct a hearing where the petitioner and other interested persons are given an opportunity to appear and present information regarding the application. The hearing may be conducted in an informal manner without regard to formal rules of evidence.
(c) The notice to a victim or the next of kin of a victim that is sent under subsection (b)(1) must comply with the requirements for notices to victims that are established under IC 11-13-3-3.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-1985, SEC.1; P.L.134-1993, SEC.1; P.L.1-1994, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 2. Commutations, Pardons, Reprieves, and Remissions › 11-9-2-3. Constitutional Power of Governor

Sec. 3. This chapter does not limit the constitutional power of the governor to grant pardons, reprieves, commutations, or remissions of fines and forfeitures.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 11. Corrections › Article 9. Parole Board › Chapter 2. Commutations, Pardons, Reprieves, and Remissions › 11-9-2-4. Conditional Pardon; Removal of Disabilities Applicable to Holding Handgun Permit or License

Sec. 4. The governor may issue a pardon that conditions the removal of all disabilities applicable to holding a handgun permit or other license issued under IC 35-47-2 upon a determination by the superintendent of state police that circumstances have changed to such an extent since the pardoned conviction was entered that the applicant for the permit or license is likely to handle handguns in compliance with the law.
As added by P.L.148-1987, SEC.1.