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Ind. Code § 11-8-2-13

Operation of the Indiana sex and violent offender registry

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Jensen v. State (2009)

Most recently applied in Brian Hope v. Commissioner of Indiana Depart (August 2021)

As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.11 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.11

Sec. 13. (a) The Indiana sex and violent offender registry established under IC 36-2-13-5.5 and maintained by the department under section 12.4 of this chapter must include the names of each offender who is or has been required to register under IC 11-8-8.

(b) The department shall do the following:

(1) Ensure that the Indiana sex and violent offender registry is updated at least once per day with information provided by a local law enforcement authority (as defined in IC 11-8-8-2).

(2) Publish the Indiana sex and violent offender registry on the Internet through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1, and ensure that the Indiana sex and violent offender registry displays the following or similar words:

"Based on information submitted to law enforcement, a person whose name appears in this registry has been convicted of a sex or violent offense or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a sex or violent offense if committed by an adult.".

(3) If:

(A) an offender's registration period has expired as described in IC 11-8-8-19; or

(B) an offender is deceased;

ensure that the offender's information is no longer published to the public portal of the sex and violent offender registry website established under IC 36-2-13-5.5.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.