Sec. 15. (a) A sex or violent offender who is a resident of Indiana shall obtain and keep in the sex or violent offender's possession:
(1) a valid Indiana driver's license; or
(2) a valid Indiana identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16) or a photo exempt identification card (as described in IC 9-24-16.5);
that contains the offender's current address and current physical description.
(b) A sex or violent offender required to register in Indiana who is not a resident of Indiana shall obtain and keep in the sex or violent offender's possession:
(1) a valid driver's license issued by the state in which the sex or violent offender resides; or
(2) a valid state issued identification card issued by the state in which the sex or violent offender resides;
that contains the offender's current address and current physical description.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits failure of a sex or violent offender to possess identification, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person:
(1) is a sexually violent predator; or
(2) has a prior unrelated conviction:
(A) under this section; or
(B) based on the person's failure to comply with any requirement imposed on an offender under this chapter.
(d) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1) the person has been unable to obtain a valid driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card because less than thirty (30) days have passed since the person's release from incarceration;
(2) the person possesses a driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card that expired not more than thirty (30) days before the date the person violated subsection (a) or (b); or
(3) the person possesses a valid driver's license, state issued identification card, or photo exempt identification card, but the card does not reflect the person's current address or current physical description because fewer than thirty (30) days have passed since the person changed the person's current address or physical characteristics.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.23; P.L.214-2013, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.173; P.L.168-2014, SEC.22; P.L.197-2015, SEC.14.
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