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11-8-8-7. Persons who must register - Place of registration - Sexually violent predators - Duties of local law enforcement authorities.(a) Subject to section 19 [IC 11-8-8-19] of this chapter, the following persons must register under this chapter:
(1) A sex offender who resides in Indiana. A sex offender resides in Indiana if either of the following applies:
(A) The sex 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 offender owns real property in Indiana and returns to Indiana at any time.
(2) A sex 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 fourteen (14) consecutive days; or
(B) for a total period exceeding thirty (30) days;
during any calendar year in Indiana, whether the sex offender is financially compensated, volunteered, or is acting for the purpose of government or educational benefit.
(3) A sex 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 institution of higher education in Indiana.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), a sex offender who resides in Indiana shall register with the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sex offender resides. If a sex offender resides in more than one (1) county, the sex offender shall register with the local law enforcement authority in each county in which the sex offender resides. If the sex offender is also required to register under subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3), the sex 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 offender described in subsection (a)(2) shall register with the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sex offender is or intends to be employed or carry on a vocation. If a sex offender is or intends to be employed or carry on a vocation in more than one (1) county, the sex offender shall register with the local law enforcement authority in each county. If the sex offender is also required to register under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3), the sex 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 offender described in subsection (a)(3) shall register with the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sex offender is enrolled or intends to be enrolled as a student. If the sex offender is also required to register under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the sex 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 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 offender is also required to register under subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(2), or (a)(3), the sex 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 offender committed to the department shall register with the department before the sex offender is released from incarceration. The department shall forward the sex offender's registration information to the local law enforcement authority of every county in which the sex offender is required to register.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a sex offender who is a sexually violent predator. A sex offender not committed to the department shall register not more than seven (7) days after the sex offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-41-1-21);
(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 offender is required to register under subsection (b), (c), or (d);
whichever occurs first. A sex 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 offender's arrival in that county or acquisition of real estate in that county.
(h) This subsection applies to a sex offender who is a sexually violent predator. A sex offender who is a sexually violent predator shall register not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the sex offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-41-1-21);
(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 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 offender registers under this section shall make and publish a photograph of the sex offender on the Indiana sex offender registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5. The local law enforcement authority shall make a photograph of the sex 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 offender photographs (and other identifying information required by IC 36-2-13-5.5) to the Indiana sex offender registry web site 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 offender registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5.
(j) When a sex offender registers, the local law enforcement authority shall:
(1) immediately update the Indiana sex offender registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5; and
(2) notify every law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the county where the sex offender resides.
The local law enforcement authority shall provide the department and a law enforcement agency described in subdivision (2) with the information provided by the sex offender during registration.
Burns Ind. Code Ann. § 11-8-8-19 (2006)
11-8-8-19. Length of time registration required.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (e), a sex offender is required to register under this chapter until the expiration of ten (10) years after the date the sex offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-41-1-21) or a secure juvenile detention facility of a state or another jurisdiction;
(2) is placed in a community transition program;
(3) is placed in a community corrections program;
(4) is placed on parole; or
(5) is placed on probation;
whichever occurs last. The department shall ensure that an offender who is no longer required to register as a sex offender is notified that the obligation to register has expired.
(b) A sex offender who is a sexually violent predator is required to register for life.
(c) A sex offender who is convicted of at least one (1) sex offense that the sex offender committed:
(1) when the person was at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) against a victim who was less than twelve (12) years of age at the time of the crime;
is required to register for life.
(d) A sex offender who is convicted of at least one (1) sex offense in which the sex offender:
(1) proximately caused serious bodily injury or death to the victim;
(2) used force or the threat of force against the victim or a member of the victim's family; or
(3) rendered the victim unconscious or otherwise incapable of giving voluntary consent;
is required to register for life.
(e) A sex offender who is convicted of at least two (2) unrelated sex offenses is required to register for life.
