Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
felony (IC 35-42-4-9).
(9) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3), if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age.
SECTION 2. IC 10-13-3-27, AS AMENDED BY P.L.48-2012,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 27. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), on
request, a law enforcement agency shall release a limited criminal
history to or allow inspection of a limited criminal history by
noncriminal justice organizations or individuals only if the subject of
the request:
(1) has applied for employment with a noncriminal justice
organization or individual;
(2) has:
(A) applied for a license or is maintaining a license; and
(B) provided criminal history data as required by law to be
provided in connection with the license;
(3) is a candidate for public office or a public official;
(4) is in the process of being apprehended by a law enforcement
agency;
(5) is placed under arrest for the alleged commission of a crime;
(6) has charged that the subject's rights have been abused
repeatedly by criminal justice agencies;
(7) is the subject of a judicial decision or determination with
respect to the setting of bond, plea bargaining, sentencing, or
probation;
(8) has volunteered services that involve contact with, care of, or
supervision over a child who is being placed, matched, or
monitored by a social services agency or a nonprofit corporation;
(9) is currently residing in a location designated by the
department of child services (established by IC 31-25-1-1) or by
a juvenile court as the out-of-home placement for a child at the
time the child will reside in the location;
(10) has volunteered services at a public school (as defined in
IC 20-18-2-15) or nonpublic school (as defined in IC 20-18-2-12)
that involve contact with, care of, or supervision over a student
enrolled in the school;
(11) is being investigated for welfare fraud by an investigator of
the division of family resources or a county office of the division
of family resources;
section except to the extent permitted by the Attorney General of the
United States.
(b) A law enforcement agency shall allow inspection of a limited
criminal history by and release a limited criminal history to the
following noncriminal justice organizations:
(1) Federally chartered or insured banking institutions.
(2) Officials of state and local government for any of the
following purposes:
(A) Employment with a state or local governmental entity.
(B) Licensing.
(3) Segments of the securities industry identified under 15 U.S.C.
78q(f)(2).
(c) Any person who knowingly or intentionally uses limited criminal
history for any purpose not specified under this section commits a
Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. IC 11-8-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2007,
SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 13. (a) The Indiana sex and violent offender
registry established under IC 36-2-13-5.5 and maintained by the
department under section 12.4 of this chapter must include the names
of each offender who is or has been required to register under
IC 11-8-8.
(b) The department shall do the following:
(1) Ensure that the Indiana sex and violent offender registry is
updated at least once per day with information provided by a local
law enforcement authority (as defined in IC 11-8-8-2).
(2) Publish the Indiana sex and violent offender registry on the
Internet through the computer gateway administered by the office
of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1, and ensure that the
Indiana sex and violent offender registry displays the following or
similar words:
"Based on information submitted to law enforcement, a
person whose name appears in this registry has been
convicted of a sex or violent offense or has been adjudicated
a delinquent child for an act that would be a sex or violent
offense if committed by an adult.".
(3) If:
(A) an offender's registration period has expired as
described in IC 11-8-8-19; or
(B) an offender is deceased;
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.
SECTION 4. IC 11-8-8-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.72-2012,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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 on
July 1, 2014).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (including performing sexual
conduct in the presence of a minor) (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class A, Class B, or
Class C felony (IC 35-42-4-9), unless:
(A) the person is convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor
as a Class C felony;
(B) the person is not more than:
(i) four (4) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed after June 30, 2007; or
(ii) five (5) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed before July 1, 2007; and
(C) the sentencing court finds that the person should not be
required to register as a sex offender.
(9) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(10) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(11) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), if the victim is less than eighteen
(18) years of age, and the person who kidnapped the victim is not
the victim's parent or guardian.
(12) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), if the victim is less
than eighteen (18) years of age, and the person who confined or
removed the victim is not the victim's parent or guardian.
(13) Possession of child pornography (IC 35-42-4-4(c)).
(14) Promoting prostitution (IC 35-45-4-4) as a Class B felony.
subdivisions (1) through (19). (20).
(21) (22) A crime under the laws of another jurisdiction, including
a military court, that is substantially equivalent to any of the
offenses listed in subdivisions (1) through (20). (21).
(b) The term includes:
(1) a person who is required to register as a sex or violent
offender in any jurisdiction; and
(2) a child who has committed a delinquent act and who:
(A) is at least fourteen (14) years of age;
(B) is on probation, is on parole, is discharged from a facility
by the department of correction, is discharged from a secure
private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or is discharged
from a juvenile detention facility as a result of an adjudication
as a delinquent child for an act that would be an offense
described in subsection (a) if committed by an adult; and
(C) is found by a court by clear and convincing evidence to be
likely to repeat an act that would be an offense described in
subsection (a) if committed by an adult.
(c) In making a determination under subsection (b)(2)(C), the court
shall consider expert testimony concerning whether a child is likely to
repeat an act that would be an offense described in subsection (a) if
committed by an adult.
SECTION 6. IC 11-8-8-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2012,
SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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 or intends to spend at
least seven (7) days (including part of a day) in Indiana during
a one hundred eighty (180) day period.
(B) The sex or violent offender owns real property in Indiana
and returns to Indiana at any time.
(2) A sex or violent offender who works or carries on a vocation
or intends to work or carry on a vocation full time or part time for
a period:
(A) exceeding seven (7) consecutive days; or
(B) for a total period exceeding fourteen (14) days;
authority in the county in which the offender is required to register
under subsection (b), (c), or (d).
(f) A sex or violent offender committed to the department shall
register with the department before the sex or violent offender is
placed in a community transition program, placed in a work
release program, or released from incarceration, whichever occurs
first. The department shall forward the sex or violent offender's
registration information to the local law enforcement authority of every
county in which the sex or violent offender is required to register. If a
sex or violent offender released from the department under this
subsection:
( 1) informs the department of the offender's intended location
of residence upon release; and
(2) does not move to this location upon release;
the offender shall, not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the
date on which the offender is released, report in person to the local
law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the offender's
current address or location.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a sex or violent offender who
is a sexually violent predator. A sex or violent offender not committed
to the department shall register not more than seven (7) days after the
sex or violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(2) is released from a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115);
(3) is released from a juvenile detention facility;
(4) is transferred to a community transition program;
(5) is placed on parole;
(6) is placed on probation;
(7) is placed on home detention; or
(8) arrives at the place where the sex or violent offender is
required to register under subsection (b), (c), or (d);
whichever occurs first. A sex or violent offender required to register in
more than one (1) county under subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) shall
register in each appropriate county not more than seventy-two (72)
hours after the sex or violent offender's arrival in that county or
acquisition of real estate in that county.
(h) This subsection applies to a sex or violent offender who is a
sexually violent predator. A sex or violent offender who is a sexually
violent predator shall register not more than seventy-two (72) hours
after the sex or violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232);
(2) is released from a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115);
(3) is released from a juvenile detention facility;
(4) is transferred to a community transition program;
(5) is placed on parole;
(6) is placed on probation;
(7) is placed on home detention; or
(8) arrives at the place where the sexually violent predator is
required to register under subsection (b), (c), or (d);
whichever occurs first. A sex or violent offender who is a sexually
violent predator required to register in more than one (1) county under
subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) shall register in each appropriate county
not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the offender's arrival in that
county or acquisition of real estate in that county.
(i) The local law enforcement authority with whom a sex or violent
offender registers under this section shall make and publish a
photograph of the sex or violent offender on the Indiana sex and violent
offender registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5. The local
law enforcement authority shall make a photograph of the sex or
violent offender that complies with the requirements of IC 36-2-13-5.5
at least once per year. The sheriff of a county containing a consolidated
city shall provide the police chief of the consolidated city with all
photographic and computer equipment necessary to enable the police
chief of the consolidated city to transmit sex or violent offender
photographs (and other identifying information required by
IC 36-2-13-5.5) to the Indiana sex and violent offender registry web
site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5. In addition, the sheriff of a
county containing a consolidated city shall provide all funding for the
county's financial obligation for the establishment and maintenance of
the Indiana sex and violent offender registry web site established under
IC 36-2-13-5.5.
(j) When a sex or violent offender registers, the local law
enforcement authority shall:
(1) immediately update the Indiana sex and violent offender
registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5;
(2) notify every law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the
county where the sex or violent offender resides; and
(3) update the National Crime Information Center National Sex
Offender Registry data base via the Indiana data and
communications system (IDACS).
When a sex or violent offender from a jurisdiction outside Indiana
registers a change of address, electronic mail address, instant
messaging username, electronic chat room username, social networking
web site username, employment, vocation, or enrollment in Indiana, the
local law enforcement authority shall provide the department with the
information provided by the sex or violent offender during registration.
SECTION 7. IC 11-8-8-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.119-2008,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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, any scars,
marks, or tattoos, Social Security number, driver's license number
or state identification card number, vehicle description, and
vehicle plate number, and vehicle identification number for any
vehicle the sex or violent offender owns or operates on a regular
basis, principal residence address, other address where the sex or
violent offender spends more than seven (7) nights in a fourteen
(14) day period, and mailing address, if different from the sex or
violent offender's principal residence address.
(2) A description of the offense for which the sex or violent
offender was convicted, the date of conviction, the county of the
conviction, the cause number of the conviction, and the sentence
imposed, if applicable.
(3) If the person is required to register under section 7(a)(2) or
7(a)(3) of this chapter, the name and address of each of the sex or
violent offender's employers in Indiana, the name and address of
each campus or location where the sex or violent offender is
enrolled in school in Indiana, and the address where the sex or
violent offender stays or intends to stay while in Indiana.
(4) A recent photograph of the sex or violent offender.
(5) If the sex or violent offender is a sexually violent predator,
that the sex or violent offender is a sexually violent predator.
(6) If the sex or violent offender is required to register for life,
that the sex or violent offender is required to register for life.
(7) Any electronic mail address, instant messaging username,
electronic chat room username, or social networking web site
username that the sex or violent offender uses or intends to use.
(8) Any other information required by the department.
(b) If the a sex or violent offender on probation or parole registers
any information under subsection (a)(7), the offender shall sign a
consent form authorizing the:
(1) search of the sex or violent offender's personal computer or
device with Internet capability, at any time; and
(2) installation on the sex or violent offender's personal computer
or device with Internet capability, at the sex or violent offender's
expense, of hardware or software to monitor the sex or violent
offender's Internet usage.
(c) If the information described in subsection (a) changes, the
sex or violent offender shall report in person to the local law
enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the sex or violent
offender's principal address not later than seventy-two (72) hours
after the change and submit the new information to the local law
enforcement authority. Upon request of the local law enforcement
authority, the sex or violent offender shall permit a new
photograph of the sex or violent offender to be made.
SECTION 8. IC 11-8-8-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.119-2008,
SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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 offender shall report in person to the local law
enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the sex or violent
offender's current principal address or location and, if the offender
moves to a new county in Indiana, to the local law enforcement
authority having jurisdiction over the sex or violent offender's new
principal address or location not more than seventy-two (72) hours
after the address change.
(b) If a sex or violent offender moves to a new county in Indiana, the
local law enforcement authority where the sex or violent offender's
current principal residence address is located shall inform the local law
enforcement authority in the new county in Indiana of the sex or violent
offender's residence and forward all relevant registration information
concerning the sex or violent offender to the local law enforcement
authority in the new county. The local law enforcement authority
receiving notice under this subsection shall verify the address of the
sex or violent offender under section 13 of this chapter not more than
seven (7) days after receiving the notice.
(c) If a sex or violent offender who is required to register under
section 7(a)(2) or 7(a)(3) of this chapter changes the sex or violent
offender's principal place of employment, principal place of vocation,
or campus or location where the sex or violent offender is enrolled in
school, the sex or violent offender shall report in person:
(1) to the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over
the sex or violent offender's current principal place of
employment, principal place of vocation, or campus or location
where the sex or violent offender is enrolled in school; and
(2) if the sex or violent offender changes the sex or violent
offender's place of employment, vocation, or enrollment to a new
county in Indiana, to the local law enforcement authority having
jurisdiction over the sex or violent offender's new principal place
of employment, principal place of vocation, or campus or location
where the sex or violent offender is enrolled in school;
not more than seventy-two (72) hours after the change.
(d) If a sex or violent offender moves the sex or violent offender's
place of employment, vocation, or enrollment to a new county in
Indiana, the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over
the sex or violent offender's current principal place of employment,
principal place of vocation, or campus or location where the sex or
violent offender is enrolled in school shall inform the local law
enforcement authority in the new county of the sex or violent offender's
new principal place of employment, vocation, or enrollment by
forwarding relevant registration information to the local law
enforcement authority in the new county.
(e) If a sex or violent offender moves the sex or violent offender's
residence, place of employment, vocation, or enrollment to a new state,
the local law enforcement authority shall inform the state police in the
new state of the sex or violent offender's new place of residence,
employment, vocation, or enrollment.
(f) If a sex or violent offender who is required to register under this
chapter changes or obtains a new:
(1) electronic mail address;
(2) instant messaging username;
(3) electronic chat room username; or
(4) social networking web site username;
the sex or violent offender shall report in person to the local law
enforcement authority having jurisdiction over the sex or violent
offender's current principal address or location and shall provide the
local law enforcement authority with the new address or username not
more than seventy-two (72) hours after the change or creation of the
address or username.
(g) A local law enforcement authority shall make registration
information, including information concerning the duty to register and
the penalty for failing to register, available to a sex or violent offender.
(h) A local law enforcement authority who is notified of a change
under subsection (a), (c), or (f) shall:
(1) immediately update the Indiana sex and violent offender
registry web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5;
(2) update the National Crime Information Center National Sex
Offender Registry data base via the Indiana data and
communications system (IDACS); and
(3) notify the department.
(i) If a sex or violent offender who is registered with a local law
enforcement authority becomes incarcerated, the local law enforcement
authority shall transmit a copy of the information provided by the sex
or violent offender during registration to the department.
(j) If a sex or violent offender is no longer required to register due
to the expiration of the registration period, or if a court grants a
petition under section 22 of this chapter that removes the
offender's duty to register under this chapter, the local law
enforcement authority shall:
(1) ensure 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; and
(2) transmit a copy of the information provided by the sex or
violent offender during registration to the department.
(k) This subsection applies only to a sex or violent offender who
has:
(1) informed the local law enforcement authority of the
offender's intention to move the offender's residence to a new
location; and
(2) not moved the offender's residence to the new location.
Not later than seventy-two (72) hours after the date on which a sex
or violent offender to whom this subsection applies was scheduled
to move (according to information the offender provided to the
local law enforcement authority before the move), the sex or
violent offender shall report in person to the local law enforcement
authority having jurisdiction over the offender's current address
or location, even if the offender's address has not changed. An
offender who fails to report as provided in this subsection may be
prosecuted in the offender's original county of residence, in the
county to which the offender intended to move, or in the offender's
current county of residence.
SECTION 9. IC 11-8-8-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2012,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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) Mail a form that is Contact each offender in a manner
approved or prescribed by the department to each sex or violent
offender in the county at the sex or violent offender's listed
address at least one (1) time per year. beginning seven (7) days
after the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under
section 11 or 20 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent
offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
whichever occurs first.
(2) Mail a form that is Contact each offender who is designated
a sexually violent predator in a manner approved or prescribed
by the department to each sex or violent offender who is
designated a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5 at
least once every ninety (90) days. beginning seven (7) days after
the local law enforcement authority receives a notice under
section 11 or 20 of this chapter or the date the sex or violent
offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
whichever occurs first.
(3) Personally visit each sex or violent offender in the county at
the sex or violent offender's listed address at least one (1) time per
year, beginning seven (7) days after the local law enforcement
authority receives a notice under section 7 of this chapter or the
date the sex or violent offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
whichever occurs first.
(4) Personally visit each sex or violent offender who is designated
a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5 at least once
every ninety (90) days, beginning seven (7) days after the local
law enforcement authority receives a notice under section 7 of
this chapter or the date the sex or violent offender is:
(A) released from a penal facility (as defined in
IC 35-31.5-2-232), a secure private facility (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-115), or a juvenile detention facility;
(B) placed in a community transition program;
(C) placed in a community corrections program;
(D) placed on parole; or
(E) placed on probation;
IC 9-24-16);
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 Class D 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 or
state issued identification card because less than thirty (30) days
have passed since the person's release from incarceration; or
(2) the person possesses a driver's license or state issued
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 or state issued
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.
SECTION 12. IC 11-8-8-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.114-2012,
SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
through (e), 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:
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.
SECTION 13. IC 11-8-8-22, AS AMENDED BY P.L.103-2010,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: 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 a change in federal or state law after June 30,
2007, an individual who engaged in the same conduct as the offender:
(1) would not be required to register under this chapter; or
(2) would be required to register under this chapter but under less
restrictive conditions than the offender is required to meet.
(c) A person to whom this section applies may petition a court to:
(1) remove the person's designation as an offender and order the
department to remove all information regarding the person
from the public portal of the sex and violent offender registry
Internet web site established under IC 36-2-13-5.5; or
(2) require the person to register under less restrictive conditions.
(d) A petition under this section shall be filed in the circuit or
superior court of the county in which the offender resides. If the
offender resides in more than one (1) county, the petition shall be filed
in the circuit or superior court of the county in which the offender
resides the greatest time. If the offender does not reside in Indiana, the
petition shall be filed in the circuit or superior court of the county
where the offender is employed the greatest time. If the offender does
not reside or work in Indiana, but is a student in Indiana, the petition
shall be filed in the circuit or superior court of the county where the
offender is a student. If the offender is not a student in Indiana and does
not reside or work in Indiana, the petition shall be filed in the county
where the offender was most recently convicted of a crime listed in
section 5 of this chapter.
(e) After receiving a petition under this section, the court may:
(1) summarily dismiss the petition; or
(2) give notice to:
(A) the department;
(B) the attorney general;
a victim's reporting to, or cooperating with, law enforcement.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the following crimes are
considered sex crimes:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(5) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(6) Sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9).
(7) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(8) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(9) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(c) Payment for services under this section shall be processed in
accordance with rules adopted by the victim services division of the
Indiana criminal justice institute.
SECTION 16. IC 16-25-6-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 1. (a) A person may not
own or operate a hospice program if the person has:
(1) been convicted of rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(2) been convicted of criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2)
(repealed);
(3) been convicted of exploitation of a dependent or an
endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12);
(4) had a judgment entered against the person for failure to report
battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult
(IC 35-46-1-13); or
(5) been convicted of theft (IC 35-43-4), if the person's conviction
for theft occurred less than ten (10) years before the date of
submission by the person of an application for licensure or
approval as a hospice program under IC 16-25-3.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 17. IC 16-25-6-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as
provided in subsection (b), a person who owns or operates a hospice
program may not employ an individual or allow a volunteer to provide
hospice services if that individual's or volunteer's limited criminal
history indicates that the individual or volunteer has:
(1) been convicted of rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
personal services agency under IC 16-27-4 may not employ a person to
provide services in a patient's or client's temporary or permanent
residence if that person's limited criminal history, national criminal
history background check, or expanded criminal history check indicates
that the person has been convicted of any of the following:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).
(3) Exploitation of an endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-12).
(4) Failure to report battery, neglect, or exploitation of an
endangered adult (IC 35-46-1-13).
(5) Theft (IC 35-43-4), if the conviction for theft occurred less
than ten (10) years before the person's employment application
date.
(6) A felony that is substantially equivalent to a felony listed in:
(A) subdivisions (1) through (4); or
(B) subdivision (5), if the conviction for theft occurred less
than ten (10) years before the person's employment application
date;
for which the conviction was entered in another state.
(b) A home health agency or personal services agency may not
employ a person to provide services in a patient's or client's temporary
or permanent residence for more than twenty-one (21) calendar days
without receipt of that person's limited criminal history, national
criminal history background check, or expanded criminal history check,
required by section 4 of this chapter, unless the state police department,
the Federal Bureau of Investigation under IC 10-13-3-39, or the private
agency providing the expanded criminal history check is responsible
for failing to provide the person's limited criminal history, national
criminal history background check, or expanded criminal history check
to the home health agency or personal services agency within the time
required under this subsection.
SECTION 20. IC 20-28-5-8, AS AMENDED BY SEA 536-2013,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [JULY 1,
2014]: Sec. 8. (a) This section applies when a prosecuting attorney
knows that a licensed employee of a public school or a nonpublic
school has been convicted of an offense listed in subsection (c). The
prosecuting attorney shall immediately give written notice of the
conviction to the following:
(1) The state superintendent.
(IC 35-48-4-10(b)).
(19) Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike
substance (IC 35-48-4-10.5, or IC 35-48-4-10(b) before its
amendment in 2013).
(20) Possession of child pornography (IC 35-42-4-4(c)).
(21) Homicide (IC 35-42-1).
(22) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).
(23) Reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5).
(24) Battery as any of the following:
(A) A Class A felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(5)).
(B) A Class B felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(4)).
(C) A Class C felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(3)).
(25) Aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5).
(26) Robbery (IC 35-42-5-1).
(27) Carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2).
(28) Arson as a Class A felony or a Class B felony
(IC 35-43-1-1(a)).
(29) Burglary as a Class A felony or a Class B felony
(IC 35-43-2-1).
(30) Attempt under IC 35-41-5-1 to commit an offense listed in
this subsection.
(31) Conspiracy under IC 35-41-5-2 to commit an offense listed
in this subsection.
(d) The department, after holding a hearing on the matter, shall
permanently revoke the license of a person who is known by the
department to have been convicted of a federal offense or an offense in
another state that is comparable to a felony listed in subsection (c).
(e) A license may be suspended by the state superintendent as
specified in IC 20-28-7.5.
(f) The department shall develop a data base of information on
school corporation employees who have been reported to the
department under this section.
SECTION 21. IC 22-5-5-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 1. The employment
contract of a person who:
(1) works with children; and
(2) is convicted of:
(A) rape (IC 35-42-4-1), if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age;
offenses listed in clauses (A) and (B).
SECTION 23. IC 31-19-9-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 10. A court shall
determine that consent to adoption is not required from a parent if:
(1) the parent is convicted of and incarcerated at the time of the
filing of a petition for adoption for:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);
(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(D) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(E) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(F) child molesting as a Class A or Class B felony
(IC 35-42-4-3);
(G) incest as a Class B felony (IC 35-46-1-3);
(H) neglect of a dependent as a Class B felony (IC 35-46-1-4);
(I) battery of a child as a Class C felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(3));
(J) battery as a Class A felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(5)) or Class B
felony (IC 35-42-2-1(a)(4)); or
(K) an attempt under IC 35-41-5-1 to commit an offense
described in clauses (A) through (J);
(2) the child or the child's sibling, half-blood sibling, or
step-sibling of the parent's current marriage is the victim of the
offense; and
(3) after notice to the parent and a hearing, the court determines
that dispensing with the parent's consent to adoption is in the
child's best interests.
SECTION 24. IC 31-30-1-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.131-2009,
SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 2.5. A juvenile court may not appoint a person to
serve as the guardian or custodian of a child or permit a person to
continue to serve as a guardian or custodian of a child if the person:
(1) is a sexually violent predator (as described in IC 35-38-1-7.5);
(2) was at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the
offense and committed child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3) or sexual
misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9) against a child less than
sixteen (16) years of age:
(A) by using or threatening the use of deadly force;
(B) while armed with a deadly weapon; or
(C) that resulted in serious bodily injury; or
any crime listed in subdivisions (1) through (12);
if the individual was at least sixteen (16) years of age at the time of the
alleged violation.
(b) The juvenile court does not have jurisdiction for an alleged
violation of manufacturing or dealing in cocaine or a narcotic drug
(IC 35-48-4-1), dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1), dealing
in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2), or dealing
in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3), if:
(1) the individual has a prior unrelated conviction under
IC 35-48-4-1, IC 35-48-4-1.1, IC 35-48-4-2, or IC 35-48-4-3; or
(2) the individual has a prior unrelated juvenile adjudication that,
if committed by an adult, would be a crime under IC 35-48-4-1,
IC 35-48-4-1.1, IC 35-48-4-2, or IC 35-48-4-3;
and the individual was at least sixteen (16) years of age at the time of
the alleged violation.
(c) Once an individual described in subsection (a) or (b) has been
charged with any crime listed in subsection (a) or (b), the court having
adult criminal jurisdiction shall retain jurisdiction over the case even
if the individual pleads guilty to or is convicted of a lesser included
offense. A plea of guilty to or a conviction of a lesser included offense
does not vest jurisdiction in the juvenile court.
SECTION 26. IC 31-34-1-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 3. (a) A child is a child
in need of services if, before the child becomes eighteen (18) years of
age:
(1) the child is the victim of a sex offense under:
(A) IC 35-42-4-1;
(B) IC 35-42-4-2 (repealed);
(C) IC 35-42-4-3;
(D) IC 35-42-4-4;
(E) IC 35-42-4-7;
(F) IC 35-42-4-9;
(G) IC 35-45-4-1;
(H) IC 35-45-4-2;
(I) IC 35-46-1-3; or
(J) the law of another jurisdiction, including a military court,
that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in
clauses (A) through (I); and
(2) the child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that:
bodily injury or serious bodily injury;
order wardship of the child to the department of correction for a fixed
period that is not longer than the date the child becomes eighteen (18)
years of age, subject to IC 11-10-2-10.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 11-10-2-5, the department of correction may
not reduce the period ordered under this section (or
IC 31-6-4-15.9(b)(8) before its repeal).
SECTION 29. IC 33-37-5-12 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 12. The court shall
order a person to pay a child abuse prevention fee of one hundred
dollars ($100) to the clerk in each criminal action in which:
(1) the person is found to have committed the offense of:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) causing suicide (IC 35-42-1-2);
(C) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(D) reckless homicide (IC 35-42-1-5);
(E) battery (IC 35-42-2-1);
(F) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(G) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed);
(H) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(I) child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4);
(J) vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5);
(K) child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6);
(L) incest (IC 35-46-1-3);
(M) neglect of a dependent (IC 35-46-1-4);
(N) child selling (IC 35-46-1-4); or
(O) child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7); and
(2) the victim of the offense is less than eighteen (18) years of
age.
SECTION 30. IC 33-37-5-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 23. (a) This section
applies to criminal actions.
(b) The court shall assess a sexual assault victims assistance fee of
at least two hundred fifty dollars ($250) five hundred dollars ($500)
and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) five thousand dollars
($5,000) against an individual convicted in Indiana 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 on
July 1, 2014).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(9) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class A or Class B
felony (IC 35-42-4-9).
(10) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(11) Promotion of human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(a)).
(12) Promotion of human trafficking of a minor
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(b)).
(13) Sexual trafficking of a minor (IC 35-42-3.5-1(c)).
(14) Human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(d)).
SECTION 31. IC 33-39-1-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 9. A prosecuting
attorney who charges a person with committing any of the following
shall inform the person's employer of the charge, unless the prosecuting
attorney determines that the person charged does not work with
children:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1), if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age.
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed), if the
victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3), if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age.
SECTION 32. IC 35-31.5-2-216, AS ADDED BY P.L.114-2012,
SECTION 67, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 216. "Offense relating to a criminal sexual act"
means the following:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
after considering expert testimony, a court finds by clear and
convincing evidence that the person is likely to commit an
additional sex offense; or
(4) commits a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2) while
having had a previous unrelated adjudication as a delinquent child
for an act that would be a sex offense if committed by an adult, if
the person was required to register as a sex or violent offender
under IC 11-8-8-5(b)(2);
is a sexually violent predator. Except as provided in subsection (g) or
(h), a person is a sexually violent predator by operation of law if an
offense committed by the person satisfies the conditions set forth in
subdivision (1) or (2) and the person was released from incarceration,
secure detention, or probation, or parole for the offense after June 30,
1994.
(c) This section applies whenever a court sentences a person or a
juvenile court issues a dispositional decree for a sex offense (as defined
in IC 11-8-8-5.2) for which the person is required to register with the
local law enforcement authority under IC 11-8-8.
(d) At the sentencing hearing, the court shall indicate on the record
whether the person has been convicted of an offense that makes the
person a sexually violent predator under subsection (b).
(e) If a person is not a sexually violent predator under subsection
(b), the prosecuting attorney may request the court to conduct a hearing
to determine whether the person (including a child adjudicated to be a
delinquent child) is a sexually violent predator under subsection (a). If
the court grants the motion, the court shall appoint two (2)
psychologists or psychiatrists who have expertise in criminal
behavioral disorders to evaluate the person and testify at the hearing.
After conducting the hearing and considering the testimony of the two
(2) psychologists or psychiatrists, the court shall determine whether the
person is a sexually violent predator under subsection (a). A hearing
conducted under this subsection may be combined with the person's
sentencing hearing.
(f) If a person is a sexually violent predator:
(1) the person is required to register with the local law
enforcement authority as provided in IC 11-8-8; and
(2) the court shall send notice to the department of correction.
(g) This subsection does not apply to a person who has two (2) or
more unrelated convictions for an offense described in IC 11-8-8-4.5
for which the person is required to register under IC 11-8-8. A person
who is a sexually violent predator may petition the court to consider
whether the person should no longer be considered a sexually violent
predator. The person may file a petition under this subsection not
earlier than ten (10) years after:
(1) the sentencing court or juvenile court makes its determination
under subsection (e); or
(2) the person is released from incarceration or secure detention.
A person may file a petition under this subsection not more than one
(1) time per year. A court may dismiss a petition filed under this
subsection or conduct a hearing to determine if the person should no
longer be considered a sexually violent predator. If the court conducts
a hearing, the court shall appoint two (2) psychologists or psychiatrists
who have expertise in criminal behavioral disorders to evaluate the
person and testify at the hearing. After conducting the hearing and
considering the testimony of the two (2) psychologists or psychiatrists,
the court shall determine whether the person should no longer be
considered a sexually violent predator under subsection (a). If a court
finds that the person should no longer be considered a sexually violent
predator, the court shall send notice to the department of correction that
the person is no longer considered a sexually violent predator or an
offender against children. Notwithstanding any other law, a condition
imposed on a person due to the person's status as a sexually violent
predator, including lifetime parole or GPS monitoring, does not apply
to a person no longer considered a sexually violent predator.
(h) A person is not a sexually violent predator by operation of law
under subsection (b)(1) if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The victim was not less than twelve (12) years of age at the
time the offense was committed.
(2) The person is not more than four (4) years older than the
victim.
(3) The relationship between the person and the victim was a
dating relationship or an ongoing personal relationship. The term
"ongoing personal relationship" does not include a family
relationship.
(4) The offense committed by the person was not any of the
following:
(A) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(B) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its
repeal on July 1, 2014).
(C) An offense committed by using or threatening the use of
deadly force or while armed with a deadly weapon.
(D) An offense that results in serious bodily injury.
(E) An offense that is facilitated by furnishing the victim,
without the victim's knowledge, with a drug (as defined in
IC 16-42-19-2(1)) or a controlled substance (as defined in
IC 35-48-1-9) or knowing that the victim was furnished with
the drug or controlled substance without the victim's
knowledge.
(5) The person has not committed another sex offense (as defined
in IC 11-8-8-5.2) (including a delinquent act that would be a sex
offense if committed by an adult) against any other person.
(6) The person did not have a position of authority or substantial
influence over the victim.
(7) The court finds that the person should not be considered a
sexually violent predator.
SECTION 34. IC 35-38-2-2.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2007,
SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "offender" means
an individual convicted of a sex offense.
(b) As used in this section, "sex offense" means any of the
following:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(9) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a felony (IC 35-42-4-9).
(10) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(c) A condition of remaining on probation or parole after conviction
for a sex offense is that the offender not reside within one (1) mile of
the residence of the victim of the offender's sex offense.
(d) An offender:
(1) who will be placed on probation shall provide the sentencing
court and the probation department with the address where the
offender intends to reside during the period of probation:
(A) at the time of sentencing if the offender will be placed on
probation without first being incarcerated; or
(B) before the offender's release from incarceration if the
offender will be placed on probation after completing a term
of incarceration; or
(2) who will be placed on parole shall provide the parole board
with the address where the offender intends to reside during the
period of parole.
(e) An offender, while on probation or parole, may not establish a
new residence within one (1) mile of the residence of the victim of the
offender's sex offense unless the offender first obtains a waiver from
the:
(1) court, if the offender is placed on probation; or
(2) parole board, if the offender is placed on parole;
for the change of address under subsection (f).
(f) The court or parole board may waive the requirement set forth in
subsection (c) only if the court or parole board, at a hearing at which
the offender is present and of which the prosecuting attorney has been
notified, determines that:
(1) the offender has successfully completed a sex offender
treatment program during the period of probation or parole;
(2) the offender is in compliance with all terms of the offender's
probation or parole; and
(3) good cause exists to allow the offender to reside within one (1)
mile of the residence of the victim of the offender's sex offense.
However, the court or parole board may not grant a waiver under this
subsection if the offender is a sexually violent predator under
IC 35-38-1-7.5 or if the offender is an offender against children under
IC 35-42-4-11.
(g) If the court or parole board grants a waiver under subsection (f),
the court or parole board shall state in writing the reasons for granting
the waiver. The court's written statement of its reasons shall be
incorporated into the record.
(h) The address of the victim of the offender's sex offense is
confidential even if the court or parole board grants a waiver under
subsection (f).
SECTION 35. IC 35-42-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2007,
SECTION 230, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 1. A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally kills another human being;
(2) kills another human being while committing or attempting to
commit arson, burglary, child molesting, consumer product
tampering, criminal deviate conduct (under IC 35-42-4-2 before
its repeal on July 1, 2014), kidnapping, rape, robbery, human
trafficking, promotion of human trafficking, sexual trafficking of
a minor, or carjacking;
(3) kills another human being while committing or attempting to
commit:
(A) dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug
(IC 35-48-4-1);
(B) dealing in or manufacturing methamphetamine
(IC 35-48-4-1.1);
(C) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance
(IC 35-48-4-2);
(D) dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance
(IC 35-48-4-3); or
(E) dealing in a schedule V controlled substance; or
(4) knowingly or intentionally kills a fetus that has attained
viability (as defined in IC 16-18-2-365);
commits murder, a felony.
SECTION 36. IC 35-42-4-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as
provided in subsection (b), a person who knowingly or intentionally has
sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex or knowingly or
intentionally causes another person to perform or submit to
deviate sexual conduct when:
(1) the other person is compelled by force or imminent threat of
force;
(2) the other person is unaware that the sexual intercourse or
deviate sexual conduct is occurring; or
(3) the other person is so mentally disabled or deficient that
consent to sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct cannot
be given;
commits rape, a Class B felony.
(b) An offense described in subsection (a) is a Class A felony if:
(1) it is committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force;
(2) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon;
(18) years of age;
(B) knowingly or intentionally:
(i) disseminates to another person;
(ii) exhibits to another person;
(iii) offers to disseminate or exhibit to another person; or
(iv) sends or brings into Indiana for dissemination or
exhibition;
matter that depicts the uncovered genitals of a child less than
eighteen (18) years of age or the exhibition of the female
breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the
nipple by a child less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
(C) makes available to another person a computer, knowing
that the computer's fixed drive or peripheral device contains
matter that depicts the uncovered genitals of a child less than
eighteen (18) years of age or the exhibition of the female
breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the
nipple by a child less than eighteen (18) years of age;
commits child exploitation, a Class C felony.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses:
(1) a picture;
(2) a drawing;
(3) a photograph;
(4) a negative image;
(5) undeveloped film;
(6) a motion picture;
(7) a videotape;
(8) a digitized image; or
(9) any pictorial representation;
that depicts or describes sexual conduct by a child who the person
knows is less than sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age or who
appears to be less than sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age, and that
lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value commits
possession of child pornography, a Class D felony.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to a bona fide school,
museum, or public library that qualifies for certain property tax
exemptions under IC 6-1.1-10, or to an employee of such a school,
museum, or public library acting within the scope of the employee's
employment when the possession of the listed materials is for
legitimate scientific or educational purposes.
SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, and except as
provided in subsection (d), "offender against children" means a person
required to register as a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8 who
has been:
(1) found to be a sexually violent predator under IC 35-38-1-7.5;
or
(2) convicted of one (1) or more of the following offenses:
(A) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(B) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(C) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(D) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(E) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), if the victim is less than
eighteen (18) years of age, and the person is not the child's
parent or guardian.
(F) Attempt to commit or conspiracy to commit an offense
listed in clauses (A) through (E).
(G) An offense in another jurisdiction that is substantially
similar to an offense described in clauses (A) through (F).
A person is an offender against children by operation of law if the
person meets the conditions described in subdivision (1) or (2) at any
time.
(b) As used in this section, "reside" means to spend more than three
(3) nights in:
(1) a residence; or
(2) if the person does not reside in a residence, a particular
location;
in any thirty (30) day period.
(c) An offender against children who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) resides within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
(A) school property, not including property of an institution
providing post-secondary education;
(B) a youth program center; or
(C) a public park; or
(2) establishes a residence within one (1) mile of the residence of
the victim of the offender's sex offense;
commits a sex offender residency offense, a Class D felony.
(d) This subsection does not apply to an offender against children
who has two (2) or more unrelated convictions for an offense described
in subsection (a). A person who is an offender against children may
petition the court to consider whether the person should no longer be
considered an offender against children. The person may file a petition
under this subsection not earlier than ten (10) years after the person is
released from incarceration (or, if the person is not incarcerated, not
earlier than ten (10) years after the person is released from
probation). or parole, whichever occurs last. A person may file a
petition under this subsection not more than one (1) time per year. A
court may dismiss a petition filed under this subsection or conduct a
hearing to determine if the person should no longer be considered an
offender against children. If the court conducts a hearing, the court
shall appoint two (2) psychologists or psychiatrists who have expertise
in criminal behavioral disorders to evaluate the person and testify at the
hearing. After conducting the hearing and considering the testimony of
the two (2) psychologists or psychiatrists, the court shall determine
whether the person should no longer be considered an offender against
children. If a court finds that the person should no longer be considered
an offender against children, the court shall send notice to the
department of correction that the person is no longer considered an
offender against children.
SECTION 40. IC 35-47-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2012,
SECTION 58, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "serious violent
felon" means a person who has been convicted of:
(1) committing a serious violent felony in:
(A) Indiana; or
(B) any other jurisdiction in which the elements of the crime
for which the conviction was entered are substantially similar
to the elements of a serious violent felony; or
(2) attempting to commit or conspiring to commit a serious
violent felony in:
(A) Indiana as provided under IC 35-41-5-1 or IC 35-41-5-2;
or
(B) any other jurisdiction in which the elements of the crime
for which the conviction was entered are substantially similar
to the elements of attempting to commit or conspiring to
commit a serious violent felony.
(b) As used in this section, "serious violent felony" means:
(1) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
IC 35-42-4-9(a)(2) or a Class B felony under IC 35-42-4-9(b)(2).
(12) Robbery as a Class A felony or a Class B felony
(IC 35-42-5-1).
(13) Burglary as a Class A felony or a Class B felony
(IC 35-43-2-1).
(14) Operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death
(IC 9-30-5-5).
(15) Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious
bodily injury to another person (IC 9-30-5-4).
(16) Resisting law enforcement as a felony (IC 35-44-3-3).
(IC 35-44.1-3-1).
(b) As used in this section, "episode of criminal conduct" means
offenses or a connected series of offenses that are closely related in
time, place, and circumstance.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), the court shall
determine whether terms of imprisonment shall be served concurrently
or consecutively. The court may consider the:
(1) aggravating circumstances in IC 35-38-1-7.1(a); and
(2) mitigating circumstances in IC 35-38-1-7.1(b);
in making a determination under this subsection. The court may order
terms of imprisonment to be served consecutively even if the sentences
are not imposed at the same time. However, except for crimes of
violence, the total of the consecutive terms of imprisonment, exclusive
of terms of imprisonment under IC 35-50-2-8 and IC 35-50-2-10, to
which the defendant is sentenced for felony convictions arising out of
an episode of criminal conduct shall not exceed the advisory sentence
for a felony which is one (1) class of felony higher than the most
serious of the felonies for which the person has been convicted.
(d) If, after being arrested for one (1) crime, a person commits
another crime:
(1) before the date the person is discharged from probation,
parole, or a term of imprisonment imposed for the first crime; or
(2) while the person is released:
(A) upon the person's own recognizance; or
(B) on bond;
the terms of imprisonment for the crimes shall be served consecutively,
regardless of the order in which the crimes are tried and sentences are
imposed.
(e) If the factfinder determines under IC 35-50-2-11 that a person
used a firearm in the commission of the offense for which the person
was convicted, the term of imprisonment for the underlying offense and
the additional term of imprisonment imposed under IC 35-50-2-11
must be served consecutively.
SECTION 44. IC 35-50-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2012,
SECTION 60, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 2. (a) The court may suspend any part of a
sentence for a felony, except as provided in this section or in section
2.1 of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (i), with respect to the
following crimes listed in this subsection, the court may suspend only
that part of the sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence,
unless the court has approved placement of the offender in a forensic
diversion program under IC 11-12-3.7:
(1) The crime committed was a Class A felony or Class B felony
and the person has a prior unrelated felony conviction.
(2) The crime committed was a Class C felony and less than seven
(7) years have elapsed between the date the person was
discharged from probation, imprisonment, or parole, whichever
is later, for a prior unrelated felony conviction and the date the
person committed the Class C felony for which the person is
being sentenced.
(3) The crime committed was a Class D felony and less than three
(3) years have elapsed between the date the person was
discharged from probation, imprisonment, or parole, whichever
is later, for a prior unrelated felony conviction and the date the
person committed the Class D felony for which the person is
being sentenced. However, the court may suspend the minimum
sentence for the crime only if the court orders home detention
under IC 35-38-1-21 or IC 35-38-2.5-5 instead of the minimum
sentence specified for the crime under this chapter.
(4) The felony committed was:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) with a deadly weapon or battery
causing death;
(C) sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8) with a deadly weapon;
(D) kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2);
(E) confinement (IC 35-42-3-3) with a deadly weapon;
(F) rape (IC 35-42-4-1) as a Class A felony;
IC 35-42-2-1.
(B) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2).
(C) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3).
(D) A sex crime under IC 35-42-4.
(14) The victim of the murder was listed by the state or known by
the defendant to be a witness against the defendant and the
defendant committed the murder with the intent to prevent the
person from testifying.
(15) The defendant committed the murder by intentionally
discharging a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5):
(A) into an inhabited dwelling; or
(B) from a vehicle.
(16) The victim of the murder was pregnant and the murder
resulted in the intentional killing of a fetus that has attained
viability (as defined in IC 16-18-2-365).
(c) The mitigating circumstances that may be considered under this
section are as follows:
(1) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal
conduct.
(2) The defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or
emotional disturbance when the murder was committed.
(3) The victim was a participant in or consented to the defendant's
conduct.
(4) The defendant was an accomplice in a murder committed by
another person, and the defendant's participation was relatively
minor.
(5) The defendant acted under the substantial domination of
another person.
(6) The defendant's capacity to appreciate the criminality of the
defendant's conduct or to conform that conduct to the
requirements of law was substantially impaired as a result of
mental disease or defect or of intoxication.
(7) The defendant was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the
time the murder was committed.
(8) Any other circumstances appropriate for consideration.
(d) If the defendant was convicted of murder in a jury trial, the jury
shall reconvene for the sentencing hearing. If the trial was to the court,
or the judgment was entered on a guilty plea, the court alone shall
conduct the sentencing hearing. The jury or the court may consider all
the evidence introduced at the trial stage of the proceedings, together
with new evidence presented at the sentencing hearing. The court shall
instruct the jury concerning the statutory penalties for murder and any
other offenses for which the defendant was convicted, the potential for
consecutive or concurrent sentencing, and the availability of good time
credit and clemency. The court shall instruct the jury that, in order for
the jury to recommend to the court that the death penalty or life
imprisonment without parole should be imposed, the jury must find at
least one (1) aggravating circumstance beyond a reasonable doubt as
described in subsection (l) and shall provide a special verdict form for
each aggravating circumstance alleged. The defendant may present any
additional evidence relevant to:
(1) the aggravating circumstances alleged; or
(2) any of the mitigating circumstances listed in subsection (c).
(e) For a defendant sentenced after June 30, 2002, except as
provided by IC 35-36-9, if the hearing is by jury, the jury shall
recommend to the court whether the death penalty or life imprisonment
without parole, or neither, should be imposed. The jury may
recommend:
(1) the death penalty; or
(2) life imprisonment without parole;
only if it makes the findings described in subsection (l). If the jury
reaches a sentencing recommendation, the court shall sentence the
defendant accordingly. After a court pronounces sentence, a
representative of the victim's family and friends may present a
statement regarding the impact of the crime on family and friends. The
impact statement may be submitted in writing or given orally by the
representative. The statement shall be given in the presence of the
defendant.
(f) If a jury is unable to agree on a sentence recommendation after
reasonable deliberations, the court shall discharge the jury and proceed
as if the hearing had been to the court alone.
(g) If the hearing is to the court alone, except as provided by
IC 35-36-9, the court shall:
(1) sentence the defendant to death; or
(2) impose a term of life imprisonment without parole;
only if it makes the findings described in subsection (l).
(h) If a court sentences a defendant to death, the court shall order
the defendant's execution to be carried out not later than one (1) year
and one (1) day after the date the defendant was convicted. The
supreme court has exclusive jurisdiction to stay the execution of a
death sentence. If the supreme court stays the execution of a death
sentence, the supreme court shall order a new date for the defendant's
execution.
(i) If a person sentenced to death by a court files a petition for
post-conviction relief, the court, not later than ninety (90) days after the
date the petition is filed, shall set a date to hold a hearing to consider
the petition. If a court does not, within the ninety (90) day period, set
the date to hold the hearing to consider the petition, the court's failure
to set the hearing date is not a basis for additional post-conviction
relief. The attorney general shall answer the petition for post-conviction
relief on behalf of the state. At the request of the attorney general, a
prosecuting attorney shall assist the attorney general. The court shall
enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law concerning the
petition not later than ninety (90) days after the date the hearing
concludes. However, if the court determines that the petition is without
merit, the court may dismiss the petition within ninety (90) days
without conducting a hearing under this subsection.
(j) A death sentence is subject to automatic review by the supreme
court. The review, which shall be heard under rules adopted by the
supreme court, shall be given priority over all other cases. The supreme
court's review must take into consideration all claims that the:
(1) conviction or sentence was in violation of the:
(A) Constitution of the State of Indiana; or
(B) Constitution of the United States;
(2) sentencing court was without jurisdiction to impose a
sentence; and
(3) sentence:
(A) exceeds the maximum sentence authorized by law; or
(B) is otherwise erroneous.
If the supreme court cannot complete its review by the date set by the
sentencing court for the defendant's execution under subsection (h), the
supreme court shall stay the execution of the death sentence and set a
new date to carry out the defendant's execution.
(k) A person who has been sentenced to death and who has
completed state post-conviction review proceedings may file a written
petition with the supreme court seeking to present new evidence
challenging the person's guilt or the appropriateness of the death
sentence if the person serves notice on the attorney general. The
supreme court shall determine, with or without a hearing, whether the
person has presented previously undiscovered evidence that
undermines confidence in the conviction or the death sentence. If
necessary, the supreme court may remand the case to the trial court for
an evidentiary hearing to consider the new evidence and its effect on
the person's conviction and death sentence. The supreme court may not
make a determination in the person's favor nor make a decision to
remand the case to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing without
first providing the attorney general with an opportunity to be heard on
the matter.
(l) Before a sentence may be imposed under this section, the jury,
in a proceeding under subsection (e), or the court, in a proceeding
under subsection (g), must find that:
(1) the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that at least
one (1) of the aggravating circumstances listed in subsection (b)
exists; and
(2) any mitigating circumstances that exist are outweighed by the
aggravating circumstance or circumstances.
SECTION 46. IC 35-50-6-3.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2012,
SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2014]: Sec. 3.3. (a) In addition to any credit time a person
earns under subsection (b) or section 3 of this chapter, a person earns
credit time if the person:
(1) is in credit Class I;
(2) has demonstrated a pattern consistent with rehabilitation; and
(3) successfully completes requirements to obtain one (1) of the
following:
(A) A general educational development (GED) diploma under
IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18, if the person
has not previously obtained a high school diploma.
(B) Except as provided in subsection (n), a high school
diploma, if the person has not previously obtained a general
educational development (GED) diploma.
(C) An associate's degree from an approved postsecondary
educational institution (as defined under IC 21-7-13-6(a)).
(D) A bachelor's degree from an approved postsecondary
educational institution (as defined under IC 21-7-13-6(a)).
(b) In addition to any credit time that a person earns under
subsection (a) or section 3 of this chapter, a person may earn credit
time if, while confined by the department of correction, the person:
(1) is in credit Class I;
(2) demonstrates a pattern consistent with rehabilitation; and
(3) successfully completes requirements to obtain at least one (1)
of the following:
(A) A certificate of completion of a career and technical
education program approved by the department of correction.
(B) A certificate of completion of a substance abuse program
approved by the department of correction.
(C) A certificate of completion of a literacy and basic life
skills program approved by the department of correction.
(D) A certificate of completion of a reformative program
approved by the department of correction.
(c) The department of correction shall establish admissions criteria
and other requirements for programs available for earning credit time
under subsection (b). A person may not earn credit time under both
subsections (a) and (b) for the same program of study.
(d) The amount of credit time a person may earn under this section
is the following:
(1) Six (6) months for completion of a state of Indiana general
educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-20-6
(before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18.
(2) One (1) year for graduation from high school.
(3) One (1) year for completion of an associate's degree.
(4) Two (2) years for completion of a bachelor's degree.
(5) Not more than a total of six (6) months of credit, as
determined by the department of correction, for the completion of
one (1) or more career and technical education programs
approved by the department of correction.
(6) Not more than a total of six (6) months of credit, as
determined by the department of correction, for the completion of
one (1) or more substance abuse programs approved by the
department of correction.
(7) Not more than a total of six (6) months credit, as determined
by the department of correction, for the completion of one (1) or
more literacy and basic life skills programs approved by the
department of correction.
(8) Not more than a total of six (6) months credit time, as
determined by the department of correction, for completion of one
(1) or more reformative programs approved by the department of
correction. However, a person who is serving a sentence for an
offense listed under IC 11-8-8-4.5 may not earn credit time under
this subdivision.
However, a person who does not have a substance abuse problem that
qualifies the person to earn credit in a substance abuse program may
earn not more than a total of twelve (12) months of credit, as
determined by the department of correction, for the completion of one
(1) or more career and technical education programs approved by the
department of correction. If a person earns more than six (6) months of
credit for the completion of one (1) or more career and technical
education programs, the person is ineligible to earn credit for the
completion of one (1) or more substance abuse programs.
(e) Credit time earned by a person under this section is subtracted
from the release date that would otherwise apply to the person after
subtracting all other credit time earned by the person.
(f) A person does not earn credit time under subsection (a) unless
the person completes at least a portion of the degree requirements after
June 30, 1993.
(g) A person does not earn credit time under subsection (b) unless
the person completes at least a portion of the program requirements
after June 30, 1999.
(h) Credit time earned by a person under subsection (a) for a
diploma or degree completed before July 1, 1999, shall be subtracted
from:
(1) the release date that would otherwise apply to the person after
subtracting all other credit time earned by the person, if the
person has not been convicted of an offense described in
subdivision (2); or
(2) the period of imprisonment imposed on the person by the
sentencing court, if the person has been convicted of one (1) of
the following crimes:
(A) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(B) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (repealed).
(C) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(D) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(E) Vicarious sexual gratification (IC 35-42-4-5).
(F) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
of each campus or location where the sex or violent offender
is enrolled in school in Indiana, and the address where the sex
or violent offender stays or intends to stay while in Indiana.
(4) A recent photograph of the sex or violent offender.
(5) If the sex or violent offender is a sexually violent predator,
that the sex or violent offender is a sexually violent predator.
(c) The local law enforcement authority (as defined in
IC 11-8-8-2) shall:
Every time a sex or violent offender registers, but at least once per
year, the sheriff shall:
(1) photograph the sex or violent offender in accordance with
IC 11-8-8-14; and
(2) determine whether the sex or violent offender's fingerprints
are on file:
(A) in Indiana; or
(B) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
If it appears that the sex or violent offender's fingerprints are not on file
as described in subdivision (2), the sheriff local law enforcement
authority shall fingerprint the sex or violent offender and transmit a
copy of the fingerprints to the state police department. The sheriff local
law enforcement authority shall place the photograph described in
subdivision (1) on the public portal of the Indiana sex and violent
offender registry Internet web site.
(d) The photograph of a sex or violent offender described in
subsection (c) must meet the following requirements:
(1) The photograph must be full face, front view, with a plain
white or off-white background.
(2) The image of the offender's face, measured from the bottom
of the chin to the top of the head, must fill at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the photograph.
(3) The photograph must be in color.
(4) The photograph must show the offender dressed in normal
street attire, without a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or
hairline.
(5) If the offender normally and consistently wears prescription
glasses, a hearing device, wig, or a similar article, the photograph
must show the offender wearing those items. A photograph may
not include dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted
lenses unless the offender can provide a medical certificate
demonstrating that tinted lenses are required for medical reasons.
(6) The photograph must have sufficient resolution to permit the
offender to be easily identified by a person accessing the Indiana
sex and violent offender registry web site.
(e) The Indiana sex and violent offender registry web site may be
funded from:
(1) the jail commissary fund (IC 36-8-10-21);
(2) a grant from the criminal justice institute; and
(3) any other source, subject to the approval of the county fiscal
body.