Sec. 13. (a) To verify a sex or violent offender's current residence, the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the area of the sex or violent offender's current principal address or location shall do the following:
(1) Contact each offender in a manner approved or prescribed by the department at least one (1) time per year.
(2) Contact each offender who is designated a sexually violent predator in a manner approved or prescribed by the department at least once every ninety (90) days.
(3) Personally visit each sex or violent offender in the county at the sex or violent offender's listed address at least one (1) time per year, beginning seven (7) days after the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under section 7 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
whichever occurs first.
(4) Personally visit each sex or violent offender who is designated a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5 at least once every ninety (90) days, beginning seven (7) days after the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under section 7 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
whichever occurs first.
(b) If a sex or violent offender appears not to reside at the sex or violent offender's listed address, the local law enforcement authority shall immediately notify the department and the prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.21; P.L.114-2012, SEC.25; P.L.214-2013, SEC.9.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction
Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration
11-8-8-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law
11-8-8-1. "Correctional Facility"
11-8-8-1.2. "Electronic Chat Room Username"
11-8-8-1.4. "Electronic Mail Address"
11-8-8-1.6. "Instant Messaging Username"
11-8-8-1.8. "Social Networking Web Site Username"
11-8-8-2. "Local Law Enforcement Authority"
11-8-8-3. "Principal Residence"
11-8-8-5. "Sex or Violent Offender"
11-8-8-6. "Sexually Violent Predator"
11-8-8-8. Required Registration Information; Consent to Computer Search
11-8-8-10. Duty to Transmit Fingerprints to Federal Bureau of Investigation
11-8-8-11. Change in Registration Location or Status; Duty to Register or Notify; Updates
11-8-8-12. Temporary Residence
11-8-8-13. Verification of Current Residences
11-8-8-15. Possession of Valid Indiana Driver's License or Identification Card Required
11-8-8-17. Registration Violations; Penalty
11-8-8-18. Sexually Violent Predator; Duty to Notify
11-8-8-19. Expiration of Duty to Register; Lifetime Registration; Out-of-State Registrants
11-8-8-20. Interstate Agreements; Department to Determine Status of Out-of-State Offenders
11-8-8-21. Sex and Violent Offender Fund
11-8-8-22. Procedure for Retroactive Application of Ameliorative Statutes