Indiana § 36-2-13-5.6 Sex or violent offender registration fee; sex or violent offender address
change fee; collection and distribution

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-13-5.6 — Sex or violent offender registration fee; sex or violent offender address change fee; collection and distribution

Indiana § 36-2-13-5.6

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 13County Sheriff

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Ind. Code § 36-2-13-5.6 (2026).

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(a)The legislative body of a county may adopt an ordinance:

(1)requiring the local law enforcement authority (as defined in IC 11-8-8-2) to collect:

(A)an annual sex or violent offender registration fee; and

(B)a sex or violent offender address change fee; and

(2)establishing a county sex and violent offender administration fund to fund the administration of the sex and violent offender registration system.

(b)If an ordinance is adopted under subsection (a), the legislative body of the county shall establish the amount of the annual sex or violent offender registration fee. However, the annual sex or violent offender registration fee may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).

(c)If an ordinance is adopted under subsection (a), the legislative body of the county shall establish the amoun

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6. (a) The legislative body of a county may
adopt an ordinance:
(1) requiring the local law enforcement authority (as defined in IC 11-8-8-2) to collect:
(A) an annual sex or violent offender registration fee; and
(B) a sex or violent offender address change fee; and
(2) establishing a county sex and violent offender administration
fund to fund the administration of the sex and violent offender
registration system.
(b) If an ordinance is adopted under subsection (a), the legislative
body of the county shall establish the amount of the annual sex or
violent offender registration fee. However, the annual sex or violent
offender registration fee may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).
(c) If an ordinance is adopted under subsection (a), the legislative
body of the county shall establish the amount of the sex or violent
offender address change fee. However, a sex or violent offender
address change fee may not exceed five dollars ($5) per address
change.
(d) The legislative body of the county shall determine the manner
in which the local law enforcement authority shall collect the annual
sex or violent offender registration fee and the sex or violent offender
address change fee. However, the annual sex or violent offender
registration fee may be collected only one (1) time per year. The sex or
violent offender address change fee may be collected each time a sex
or violent offender registers an address change with the local law
enforcement authority.
(e) The local law enforcement authority shall transfer fees collected
under this section to the county auditor of the county in which the local
law enforcement authority exercises jurisdiction.
(f) The county auditor shall:
(1) monthly deposit ninety percent (90%) of any fees collected
under this section in the county sex and violent offender
administration fund established under subsection (a); and
(2) semiannually transfer ten percent (10%) of any fees collected
under this section to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state
sex and violent offender administration fund under IC 11-8-8-21.
(g) A county fiscal body may appropriate money from the county
sex and violent offender administration fund to an agency or
organization involved in the administration of the sex and violent
offender registry to defray the expense of administering or ensuring
compliance with the laws concerning the Indiana sex and violent
offender registry.