§ 11-13-3-11 — Lifetime parole conditions

(a) As used in this section, "Internet crime
against a child" means a conviction for a violation of:
(1) IC 35-42-4-4(b) or IC 35-42-4-4(c) (child exploitation);
(2) IC 35-42-4-4(d) or IC 35-42-4-4(e) (possession of child sex
abuse material); or
(3) IC 35-42-4-6 (child solicitation).
(b) When a person is placed on lifetime parole, the department shall
provide the parolee with a written statement of the conditions of
lifetime parole. The parolee shall sign the statement, retain a copy, and
provide a copy to the department. The department shall place the
signed statement in the parolee's master file.
(c) As a condition of lifetime parole, the parole board shall:
(1) require a parolee who is a sexually violent predator (as defined
in IC 35-38-1-7.5) to:
(A) inform the parolee's parole agent of any changes to the
parolee's residence, employment, or contact information not
later than seventy-two (72) hours after the change;
(B) report to the parole agent as instructed;
(C) avoid contact with any person who is less than sixteen (16)
years of age, unless the parolee receives written authorization
from the parole board; and
(D) avoid contact with the victim of any sex crime committed
by that parolee, unless the parolee receives written
authorization from the parole board;
(2) prohibit a parolee who is a sexually violent predator convicted
of an Internet crime against a child from:
(A) accessing or using certain websites, chat rooms, or instant
messaging programs frequented by children; and
(B) deleting, erasing, or tampering with data on the parolee's
personal computer;
(3) prohibit a parolee who is a sexually violent predator from
owning, operating, managing, being employed by, or volunteering
at an attraction designed to be primarily enjoyed by a child less
than sixteen (16) years of age; and
(4) require a parolee to allow the parolee's supervising parole
agent or another person authorized by the parole board to visit the
parolee's residence, real property, or place of employment.
(d) As a condition of lifetime parole, the parole board may require
a sexually violent predator to participate in a sex offender treatment
program approved by the parole board.
(e) As a condition of lifetime parole, the parole board may require
a parolee who is:
(1) a sexually violent predator; or
(2) required to register as a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8-5 due to a conviction for murder (IC 35-42-1-1) or
voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
to wear a monitoring device (as described in IC 35-38-2.5-3) that can
transmit information twenty-four (24) hours each day regarding a
person's precise location, subject to a validated sex offender risk
assessment or appropriate violent offender risk assessment, and subject
to the amount appropriated to the department for a monitoring program
as a condition of lifetime parole.
(f) When an offender is placed on lifetime parole, the parole board
shall inform the sheriff and the prosecuting attorney of the offender's
current county of residence:
(1) that the offender has been placed on lifetime parole; and
(2) whether the offender is required to wear a monitoring device
as described in subsection (e).
(g) The parole board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to impose
additional conditions of lifetime parole and to implement this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.45-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.164; P.L.218-2025, SEC.5.