Indiana § 11-8-8-20 Interstate agreements; department to determine status of out-of-state
offenders

Indiana Statutes

§ 11-8-8-20 — Interstate agreements; department to determine status of out-of-state offenders

Indiana § 11-8-8-20

Art. 8GENERAL PROVISIONS: DEPARTMENT OF

Ch. 8Sex Offender Registration

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Ind. Code § 11-8-8-20 (2026).

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(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 section 4.5 of this chapter; or

(B)sex or violent offender under section 5 of this chapter;

(2)whether the person is a s

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(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 section 4.5 of this chapter; or
(B) sex or violent offender under section 5 of this chapter;
(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
website 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.