Title 11, TITLE 11. CORRECTIONS

card required 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 ide…

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…

out-of-state registrants 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 (…

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.

out-of-state offenders 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…

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 …

victim of an offender name change 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 31-1…

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.

photographs; duties of local law enforcement 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 ap…

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…

offenders not committed to the department 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 31-9-2-115), or released from a…

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.

program 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 und…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "community corrections program" means a community based program that provides preventive services, services to criminal or juvenile offenders, services to persons charged with a crime or an act of delinquency, services to persons diverted from the…

Sec. 2. The governor may enter into a compact under this chapter on behalf of the state with any other state that legally joins in the compact in a form that is substantially similar to the following: A contracting state agrees to the following: (1) The judicial and administrativ…

Sec. 3. (a) The department of correction is the administrator for persons participating in community corrections programs participating in the interstate compact under this chapter. (b) The department may establish a staff position to which the duties of the compact administrator…

Sec. 4. Before a person may be transferred from Indiana to a receiving state under this chapter, the court that placed the person in a community corrections program must authorize the transfer. As added by P.L.73-1994, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. (a) Before January 1, 2024, the governor shall give notice under section 2 of this chapter to each other party state, if any, as required by the compact, that the state of Indiana withdraws from the compact, effective January 1, 2025. (b) Before January 1, 2024, the gover…

Sec. 6. This chapter expires July 1, 2025. As added by P.L.138-2023, SEC.6.

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…

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, a correctional police officer may: (1) make an arrest; (2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property; (3) carry a firearm; and (4) exercise other police powers with respect to the enforcement of Indiana laws. As…

Sec. 4. (a) A correctional police officer may not make an arrest, conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property, or exercise other police powers unless the arrest, search, seizure, or exercise of other police powers is performed: (1) in connection with an offense committe…

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

agent; directives Sec. 2. (a) The department may grant an offender a temporary leave from a correctional facility or program for a designated purpose and period of time, in Indiana, either alone or accompanied by a department employee or other custodial agent: (1) to visit a clos…

administrator Sec. 1. If supervision of a person placed in a community corrections program is being administered under IC 11-12-8, the appropriate judicial or administrative authorities in Indiana shall notify the compact administrator of the sending state if consideration should…

Sec. 2. Before giving notification under section 1 of this chapter, a hearing shall be held in accordance with this chapter within a reasonable time unless the hearing is waived by the person who has allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence. As add…

Sec. 3. As soon as practicable after the conclusion of a hearing described in section 2 of this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana shall do the following: (1) Report to the sending state. (2) Furnish the sending state with a copy of the hearing record. (3) Make recommend…

detention Sec. 4. Pending any proceeding under this chapter, the appropriate officer of Indiana may take custody of and detain the person who allegedly violated a term of the person's community corrections sentence: (1) for not more than fifteen (15) days before a hearing is cond…

Sec. 5. A hearing conducted under this chapter may be held before: (1) the administrator of the interstate compact for the supervision of persons in community corrections programs or a deputy of the administrator; or (2) any other person authorized under the laws of this state to…