Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration
11-8-8-16. Name Changes

Sec. 16. (a) A sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter may not petition for a change of name under IC 34-28-2.
(b) If a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter changes the sex or violent offender's name due to marriage, the sex or violent offender must register with the local law enforcement authority not more than seven (7) days after the name change.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.24.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 11. Corrections

Article 8. General Provisions: Department of Correction

Chapter 8. Sex Offender Registration

11-8-8-0.1. Repealed

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"

11-8-8-4. "Register"

11-8-8-4.5. "Sex Offender"

11-8-8-5. "Sex or Violent Offender"

11-8-8-5.2. "Sex Offense"

11-8-8-6. "Sexually Violent Predator"

11-8-8-7. Persons Required to Register; Registration Locations; Time Limits; Photographs; Duties of Local Law Enforcement

11-8-8-8. Required Registration Information; Consent to Computer Search

11-8-8-9. Informing of Duty to Register; Registration Time Limits; Offenders Not Committed to the Department

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

11-8-8-14. Annual Reporting; Quarterly Reporting for Sexually Violent Predators; Registration and Photographs

11-8-8-15. Possession of Valid Indiana Driver's License or Identification Card Required

11-8-8-16. Name Changes

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

11-8-8-23. Law Enforcement Authority to Take Reasonable Steps to Notify a Victim of an Offender Name Change