Title 11, CORRECTIONS

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "correctional facility" has the meaning set forth in IC 5-1.2-2. As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.105.

Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "electronic chat room username" means an identifier that allows a person to communicate over the Internet in real time using typed text. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.4. As used in this chapter, "electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.2.

Sec. 1.6. As used in this chapter, "instant messaging username" means an identifier that allows a person to communicate over the Internet in real time using typed text. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.3.

Sec. 1.8. As used in this chapter, "social networking website username" means an identifier or profile that allows a person to create, use, or modify a social networking website, as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-307. As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.43; P.L.…

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other law, upon receiving a sex or violent offender's fingerprints from a correctional facility, the state police shall immediately send the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13…

Sec. 11. (a) If a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter changes: (1) principal residence address; or (2) if section 7(a)(2) or 7(a)(3) of this chapter applies, the place where the sex or violent offender stays in Indiana; the sex or violent offend…

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "temporary residence" means a residence: (1) that is established to provide transitional housing for a person without another residence; and (2) in which a person is not typically permitted to reside for more than thirty (30) days in a sixty …

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 approve…

Sec. 14. (a) This subsection does not apply to a sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter shall, at least one (1) time every three hu…

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 ca…

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…

Sec. 17. (a) A sex or violent offender who knowingly or intentionally: (1) fails to register when required to register under this chapter; (2) fails to register in every location where the sex or violent offender is required to register under this chapter; (3) makes a material mi…

Sec. 18. (a) A sexually violent predator who will be absent from the sexually violent predator's principal residence for more than seventy-two (72) hours shall inform the local law enforcement authority in the county where the sexually violent predator's principal address is loca…

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-…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "local law enforcement authority" means the: (1) chief of police of a consolidated city; or (2) sheriff of a county that does not contain a consolidated city. As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.

Sec. 20. (a) The department may enter into a compact or agreement with one (1) or more jurisdictions outside Indiana to exchange notifications concerning the change of address, employment, vocation, or enrollment of a sex or violent offender between Indiana and the other jurisdic…

Sec. 21. (a) The state sex and violent offender administration fund is established to assist the department in carrying out its duties under IC 11-8-2-12.4 concerning the Indiana sex and violent offender registry. The fund shall be administered by the department. (b) The expenses…

Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "offender" means a sex offender (as defined in section 4.5 of this chapter) and a sex or violent offender (as defined in section 5 of this chapter). (b) Subsection (g) applies to an offender required to register under this chapter if, due to …

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to the local law enforcement authority in the county of conviction who has received notice that a lifetime sex or violent offender (as defined in IC 34-28-2-1.5) has changed the offender's name under: (1) IC 31-11-4-11 (marriage); (2) IC 31-15-2-…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "principal residence" means the residence where a sex or violent offender spends the most time. The term includes a residence owned or leased by another person if the sex or violent offender: (1) does not own or lease a residence; or (2) spends mo…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "register" means to report in person to a local law enforcement authority and provide the information required under section 8 of this chapter. As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.11.

Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, as used in this chapter, "sex offender" means a person convicted of any of the following offenses: (1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1). (2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal). (3) Child molesting (IC 35-…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, as used in this chapter, "sex or violent offender" means a person convicted of any of the following offenses: (1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1). (2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal). (3) Child molestin…

Sec. 5.2. As used in this chapter, "sex offense" means an offense listed in section 4.5(a) of this chapter. As added by P.L.216-2007, SEC.14.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "sexually violent predator" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-38-1-7.5. As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to section 19 of this chapter, the following persons must register under this chapter: (1) A sex or violent offender who resides in Indiana. A sex or violent offender resides in Indiana if either of the following applies: (A) The sex or violent offender spends…

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to a person required to register as a: (1) sex offender under section 4.5(b)(2) of this chapter; or (2) sex or violent offender under section 5(b)(2) of this chapter. (b) A person may request that the department reconsider its determination that…

Sec. 8. (a) The registration required under this chapter must include the following information: (1) The sex or violent offender's full name, alias, any name by which the sex or violent offender was previously known, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color…

Sec. 9. (a) Not more than seven (7) days before an Indiana sex or violent offender who is required to register under this chapter is scheduled to be released from a secure private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-223), or released from a juvenile detention facility, an officia…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to criminal offenders. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall establish a minimum security release program in which eligible committed offenders may be temporarily released from custody to: (1) work; (2) conduct a business or other self-employed occupation, including hou…

Sec. 3. (a) Before an offender may be assigned to a minimum security release program: (1) the offender must be assigned to a minimum security classification in accord with IC 35-38-3 (any change in the degree of security, from minimum to a higher degree, whether the change occurs…

Sec. 4. The department may enter into contracts with appropriate city, county, state, or federal authorities for the confinement of, and provision of other correctional services to, offenders; and the city, county, and state authorities may enter into such contracts. If the depar…

Sec. 5. (a) The department shall establish directives governing: (1) eligibility and selection of prospective employers for participation in the work release program; (2) eligibility and selection of institutions and programs for participation in the study release program; (3) el…

Sec. 6. (a) The earnings of an offender employed in a work release program under this chapter, less payroll deductions required by law and court ordered deductions for satisfaction of a judgment against the offender, shall be surrendered to the department or its designated repres…

Sec. 6.5. (a) There is created the work release-study release subsistence special revenue fund to be used for: (1) construction of new work release or study release facilities; (2) maintenance of work release or study release facilities; (3) general operating costs of the work re…

Sec. 7. The department of labor shall exercise the same supervision over conditions of employment for offenders under this chapter as the department of labor does over conditions of employment for persons who are not committed. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by P.…

Sec. 8. An offender employed under this chapter by an employer other than the department is not an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the department while working or going to or from the employment. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3.

Sec. 9. Before the department may assign an offender to a work release program, the department must notify any victim of the offender's crime of the right to submit a written statement to: (1) a sentencing court in accordance with IC 11-10-11.5-4.5, if the offender is under consi…

Sec. 1. The department shall provide transitional programs for felons who are to be released on parole, discharged, or placed on probation. As added by P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.70.

Sec. 2. The department shall develop written policies and procedures to implement the programs required by section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.70.

Sec. 3. (a) The programs established by section 1 of this chapter may include the following components: (1) Substance abuse treatment and education. (2) Living skills and family dynamics. (3) Educational advancement. (4) Community resources identification and job search training.…

Sec. 4. The department shall, not later than January 1 of each year, submit an annual report to the general assembly on the operation of the transitional programs established under this chapter. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and must include informati…

Sec. 1. The commissioner may appoint an individual to serve as a correctional police officer. An individual appointed to serve as a correctional police officer may not exercise police powers until the individual successfully completes a program of instruction certified by the dep…

Sec. 2. An individual appointed as a correctional police officer under section 1 of this chapter shall take an appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. A correctional police officer serves at the pleasure of the commissioner. As added by P…