Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (f), a sex or violent offender is required to register under this chapter until the expiration of ten (10) years after the date the sex or violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232) 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;
for the sex or violent offense requiring registration, whichever occurs last. The registration period is tolled during any period that the sex or violent offender is incarcerated. The registration period does not restart if the offender is convicted of a subsequent offense. However, if the subsequent offense is a sex or violent offense, or an offense under IC 11-8-8-17, a new registration period may be imposed in accordance with this chapter. The department shall ensure that an offender who is no longer required to register as a sex or violent offender is notified that the obligation to register has expired, and shall ensure that the offender's information is no longer published to the public portal of the sex and violent offender registry Internet web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5.
(b) A sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator is required to register for life.
(c) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least one (1) offense under section 5(a) of this chapter that the sex or violent 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 or violent offender who is convicted of at least one (1) offense under section 5(a) of this chapter 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, unless the offense is sexual battery as a Class D felony (for an offense committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014); or
(3) rendered the victim unconscious or otherwise incapable of giving voluntary consent;
is required to register for life.
(e) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least two (2) unrelated offenses under section 5(a) of this chapter is required to register for life.
(f) A person who is required to register as a sex or violent offender in any jurisdiction shall register for the period required by the other jurisdiction or the period described in this section, whichever is longer.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.27; P.L.119-2008, SEC.8; P.L.114-2012, SEC.26; P.L.214-2013, SEC.12; P.L.158-2013, SEC.176; P.L.168-2014, SEC.23; P.L.5-2015, SEC.33; P.L.40-2019, SEC.1.
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