§ 11-8-8-7 — Persons required to register; registration locations; time limits; photographs; duties of local law enforcement

Indiana § 11-8-8-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 8: GENERAL PROVISIONS: DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 8: Sex Offender Registration

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(a) Subject to section 19 of this chapter, the
following persons must register under this chapter:
(1) A sex or violent offender who resides in Indiana. A sex or
violent offender resides in Indiana if either of the following
applies:
(A) The sex or violent offender spends or intends to spend at
least seven (7) days (including part of a day) in Indiana during
a one hundred eighty (180) day period.
(B) The sex or violent offender owns real property in Indiana
and returns to Indiana at any time.
(2) A sex or violent offender who works or carries on a vocation
or intends to work or carry on a vocation full time or part time for
a period:
(A) exceeding seven (7) consecutive days; or
(B) for a total period exceeding fourteen (14) days;
during any calendar year in Indiana regardless of whether the sex
or violent offender is financially compensated, volunteered, or is
acting for the purpose of government or educational benefit.
(3) A sex or violent offender who is enrolled or intends to be
enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in any public or private
educational institution, including any secondary school, trade, or
professional institution, or postsecondary educational institution.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a sex or violent offender
who resides in Indiana shall register with the local law enforcement
authority in the county where the sex or violent offender resides. If a
sex or violent offender resides in more than one (1) county, the sex or
violent offender shall register with the local law enforcement authority
in each county in which the sex or violent offender resides. If the sex
or violent offender is also required to register under subsection (a)(2)
or (a)(3), the sex or violent offender shall also register with the local
law enforcement authority in the county in which the offender is
required to register under subsection (c) or (d).
(c) A sex or violent offender described in subsection (a)(2) shall
register with the local law enforcement authority in the county where
the sex or violent offender is or intends to be employed or carry on a
vocation. If a sex or violent offender is or intends to be employed or
carry on a vocation in more than one (1) county, the sex or violent
offender shall register with the local law enforcement authority in each
county. If the sex or violent offender is also required to register under
subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3), the sex or violent offender shall also register
with the local law enforcement authority in the county in which the
offender is required to register under subsection (b) or (d).
(d) A sex or violent offender described in subsection (a)(3) shall
register with the local law enforcement authority in the county where
the sex or violent offender is enrolled or intends to be enrolled as a
student. If the sex or violent offender is also required to register under
subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the sex or violent offender shall also register
with the local law enforcement authority in the county in which the
offender is required to register under subsection (b) or (c).
(e) A sex or violent offender described in subsection (a)(1)(B) shall
register with the local law enforcement authority in the county in which
the real property is located. If the sex or violent offender is also
required to register under subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(2), or (a)(3), the sex
or violent offender shall also register with the local law enforcement
authority in the county in which the offender is required to register
under subsection (b), (c), or (d).
(f) A sex or violent offender committed to the department shall
register with the department before the sex or violent offender is placed
in a community transition program, placed in a work release program,
or released from incarceration, whichever occurs first. The department
shall forward the sex or violent offender's registration information to
the local law enforcement authority of every county in which the sex or
violent offender is required to register. If a sex or violent offender
released from the department under this subsection:
(1) informs the department of the offender's intended location of
residence upon release; and
(2) does not move to this location upon release;
the offender shall, not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the date
on which the offender is released, report in person to the local law
enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the offender's current
address or location.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a sex or violent offender who
is a sexually violent predator. A sex or violent offender not committed
to the department shall register not more than seven (7) days after the
sex or violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(2) is released from a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115);
(3) is released from a juvenile detention facility;
(4) is transferred to a community transition program;
(5) is placed on parole;
(6) is placed on probation;
(7) is placed on home detention; or
(8) arrives at the place where the sex or violent offender is
required to register under subsection (b), (c), or (d);
whichever occurs first. A sex or violent offender required to register in
more than one (1) county under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) shall
register in each appropriate county not more than seventy-two (72)
hours after the sex or violent offender's arrival in that county or
acquisition of real estate in that county.
(h) This subsection applies to a sex or violent offender who is a
sexually violent predator. A sex or violent offender who is a sexually
violent predator shall register not more than seventy-two (72) hours
after the sex or violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(2) is released from a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115);
(3) is released from a juvenile detention facility;
(4) is transferred to a community transition program;
(5) is placed on parole;
(6) is placed on probation;
(7) is placed on home detention; or
(8) arrives at the place where the sexually violent predator is
required to register under subsection (b), (c), or (d);
whichever occurs first. A sex or violent offender who is a sexually
violent predator required to register in more than one (1) county under
subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) shall register in each appropriate county
not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the offender's arrival in that
county or acquisition of real estate in that county.
(i) The local law enforcement authority with whom a sex or violent
offender registers under this section shall make and publish a
photograph of the sex or violent offender on the Indiana sex and violent
offender registry website established under IC 36-2-13-5.5. The local
law enforcement authority shall make a photograph of the sex or
violent offender that complies with the requirements of IC 36-2-13-5.5
at least once per year. The sheriff of a county containing a consolidated
city shall provide the police chief of the consolidated city with all
photographic and computer equipment necessary to enable the police
chief of the consolidated city to transmit sex or violent offender
photographs (and other identifying information required by IC 36-2-13-5.5) to the Indiana sex and violent offender registry website
established under IC 36-2-13-5.5. In addition, the sheriff of a county
containing a consolidated city shall provide all funding for the county's
financial obligation for the establishment and maintenance of the
Indiana sex and violent offender registry website established under IC 36-2-13-5.5.
(j) When a sex or violent offender registers, the local law
enforcement authority shall:
(1) immediately update the Indiana sex and violent offender
registry website established under IC 36-2-13-5.5;
(2) notify every law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the
county where the sex or violent offender resides; and
(3) update the National Crime Information Center National Sex
Offender Registry data base via the Indiana data and
communications system (IDACS).
When a sex or violent offender from a jurisdiction outside Indiana
registers a change of address, electronic mail address, instant
messaging username, electronic chat room username, social networking
website username, employment, vocation, or enrollment in Indiana, the
local law enforcement authority shall provide the department with the
information provided by the sex or violent offender during registration.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.151; P.L.216-2007, SEC.15; P.L.119-2008, SEC.5; P.L.114-2012, SEC.24; P.L.214-2013, SEC.6; P.L.1-2025, SEC.155.