Sexually Violent Predators (defined in IC 35-38-1-7.5)
Sec. 7.5.
(a) As used in this section, “sexually violent predator” a person who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2). The term includes a person convicted in another jurisdiction who is identified as a sexually violent predator under IC 11-8-8-20. The term does not include a person no longer considered a sexually violent predator under subsection (g).
(b) A person who:
(1) being at least eighteen (18) years of age, commits an offense described in:
(A) IC 35-42-4-1;
(B) IC 35-42-4-2 (before its repeal);
(C) IC 35-42-4-3 as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(D) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(1);
(E) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(2);
(F) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(3);
(G) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(1) as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(H) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(2);
(I) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(3) as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(J) an attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime listed in clauses (A) through (I); or
(K) a crime under the laws of another jurisdiction, including a military court, that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in clauses (A) through (J);
(2) commits a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2) while having a previous unrelated conviction for a sex offense for which the person is required to register as a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8;
(3) 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, 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, 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.
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).
(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.
Sec. 7.5.
(a) As used in this section, “sexually violent predator” a person who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2). The term includes a person convicted in another jurisdiction who is identified as a sexually violent predator under IC 11-8-8-20. The term does not include a person no longer considered a sexually violent predator under subsection (g).
(b) A person who:
(1) being at least eighteen (18) years of age, commits an offense described in:
(A) IC 35-42-4-1;
(B) IC 35-42-4-2 (before its repeal);
(C) IC 35-42-4-3 as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(D) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(1);
(E) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(2);
(F) IC 35-42-4-5(a)(3);
(G) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(1) as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(H) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(2);
(I) IC 35-42-4-5(b)(3) as a Class A or Class B felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014);
(J) an attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime listed in clauses (A) through (I); or
(K) a crime under the laws of another jurisdiction, including a military court, that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in clauses (A) through (J);
(2) commits a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2) while having a previous unrelated conviction for a sex offense for which the person is required to register as a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8;
(3) 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, 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, 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.
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).
(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.
Offender Requirements
Remember these 19 highlights are brief simplified statements concerning the law. Please refer to Indiana Code 11-8-8 for the complete text of the law.
AS A CONVICTED SEX OR VIOLENT OFFENDER YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1.You must provide the following information: Your name, any name or alias you have been known by, 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, vehicle plate number, and vehicle identification number for any vehicle that you own or operate on a regular basis, principal residence address, other address where you spend more than seven (7) nights in a fourteen (14) day period, mailing address if different from your principal residence address, the name and address of each of your employers in Indiana, the name and address of each campus or location where you are enrolled in school in Indiana, any electronic mail address, instant messaging username, electronic chat room username, or social networking web site username that you use or intend to use. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
2.You must register your “principal address” with the Sheriff’s Department in the county in which you will be residing. You must also register any other address where you spend more than 7 nights in a 14 day period. This must be done within 7 days of your release from custody. If you are designated a Sexually Violent Predator you must register within 3 days of your release from custody. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
3.“Principal address” means the address where you spend the most time. (See IC 11-8-8-3)
4.If you work, volunteer, attend school, or own real estate in a county different from where you live, you must register IN-PERSON in each county where you own real estate, work, volunteer, or go to school. This must be done within 3 days of arriving in that county or counties. (See IC 11-8-8-7)
5.If ANY of the information listed in #1 above or IC 11-8-8-8 (a) changes, you must report in person to the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over your 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, you must permit a new photograph of yourself to be taken. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
6.You must have and keep with you a valid driver’s license or state issued identification card from your state of residence. Your driver’s license or state issued identification card MUST contain your CURRENT address and physical description. (See IC 11-8-8-15)
7.If you live at a temporary residence such as a homeless shelter, a group home, or a halfway house, or if you are homeless you must register IN-PERSON to the sheriff’s department at least once every 7 days until you find a permanent residence. (See IC 11-8-8-12)
8.If you are planning on moving to a different Indiana county or to another state you must report IN PERSON to the local sheriff’s department AND register with the new Indiana county of residence within 3 days of the address change. If you move to a new state, it is your responsibility to obey the laws of the new state. If you report that you are moving to a new location and then do not move to that location, you must report in-person to the local sheriff’s department having jurisdiction over your current location within 72 hours of the date you first reported the change in location. If you fail to report in person, you could be prosecuted in the county you left, the county you intended to move to, or the county where you are currently located. (See IC 11-8-8-11)
9.You are required to register IN-PERSON at least once per year with the Sheriff’s Department in each county where you are required to register. Sexually Violent Predators are required to register IN PERSON every 90 days and they must register for LIFE. There are two types of registration periods, ten-year registration and lifetime registrations. The registration period starts the day you are released from incarceration, or placed in a community transition program, a community corrections program, or placed on parole or probation, whichever occurs last. 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. (See IC 11-8-8-14 and IC 11-8-8-19)
10.If you are visiting or vacationing in a different location for more than 7 days you should inform the Sheriff’s Department in your county of residence AND you must report IN PERSON to the Sheriff’s Department in the county which you will be visiting. (See IC 11-8-8-7)
11.The Sheriff’s Department is required to personally visit your principal address at least once per year, or once every 90 days if you have been designated a Sexually Violent Predator. (See IC 11-8-8-13)
12.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator you are required to register IN-PERSON at least once every 90 days with the Sheriff’s Department in each county where you are required to register. You must register for LIFE. (See IC 11-8-8-14, a Sexually Violent Predator is defined in IC 35-38-1-7.5)
13.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator who will be away from your principal address for more than 72 hours you must inform the Sheriff’s Department, IN PERSON, of the following:
(1) That you will be absent from your principal residence for more than seventy-two (72) hours.
(2) The location where you will be located during the absence from your principal residence. The length of time you will be absent from your principal residence. AND; notify the local law enforcement authority in the visited county IN PERSON, of the following:
(a) That you will spend more than seventy-two (72) hours in the county.
(b) The location where you will be located while spending time in the county.
(c) The length of time you will remain in the county.
Upon request of the local law enforcement authority of the visited county, you shall provide the local law enforcement authority with any additional information that will assist the local law enforcement authority in determining your whereabouts during your stay in the county.
(See IC 11-8-8-18)
14.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children, you are prohibited from residing within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
(1) school property; not including property of an institution providing post secondary education;
(2) a youth program center; or
(3) a public park. (See IC 35-42-4-11)
15.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children, you CANNOT establish a residence within one (1) mile of the residence of the victim of your sex offense. (See IC 35-42-4-11)
16.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children you CANNOT work for pay or as a volunteer:
(1) on school property;
(2) at a youth program center; or
(3) at a public park. (See IC 35-42-4-10)
17. You commit a felony if you knowingly or intentionally:
(1) fail to register;
(2) fail to register in every location where you are required to register;
(3) make a material misstatement or omission while registering as a sex or violent offender; or
(4) fail to register in person as required under 11-8-8; or
(5) do not reside at your registered address;
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that you were unable to pay the sex or violent offender registration fee or the sex or violent offender address change fee described under IC 36-2-13-5.6. (See IC 11-8-8-17)
18. You must register for life if:
1. You were convicted of:
(a) A sex or violent offense committed when you were 18 years of age or older against a victim who was less than 12 years old at the time of the crime; or
(b) A sex or violent offense in which you:
(1) Proximately caused serious bodily injury or death to the victim; or
(2) Used force or the threat of force against the victim or a member of the victim’s family unless the offense is Sexual Battery as a class D Felony; or
(3) Rendered the victim unconscious or otherwise incapable of giving voluntary consent.
2. You are found to be a Sexually Violent Predator under I.C. 35-38-1-7.5; or
3. You have been convicted of two or more unrelated offenses under IC 11-8-8-5(a). (See IC 11-8-8-19)
19. Under Federal law, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 18 United States Code 2250, if you travel to another state and fail to register as required, you are also subject to federal prosecution that carries penalties of a fine and/or imprisonment up to 10 years. If you visit, live, work, volunteer, own real estate, or attend school in any other state, it is your responsibility to obey BOTH the federal law and the laws of that state.
Remember these 19 highlights are brief simplified statements concerning the law. Please refer to Indiana Code 11-8-8 for the complete text of the law.
AS A CONVICTED SEX OR VIOLENT OFFENDER YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1.You must provide the following information: Your name, any name or alias you have been known by, 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, vehicle plate number, and vehicle identification number for any vehicle that you own or operate on a regular basis, principal residence address, other address where you spend more than seven (7) nights in a fourteen (14) day period, mailing address if different from your principal residence address, the name and address of each of your employers in Indiana, the name and address of each campus or location where you are enrolled in school in Indiana, any electronic mail address, instant messaging username, electronic chat room username, or social networking web site username that you use or intend to use. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
2.You must register your “principal address” with the Sheriff’s Department in the county in which you will be residing. You must also register any other address where you spend more than 7 nights in a 14 day period. This must be done within 7 days of your release from custody. If you are designated a Sexually Violent Predator you must register within 3 days of your release from custody. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
3.“Principal address” means the address where you spend the most time. (See IC 11-8-8-3)
4.If you work, volunteer, attend school, or own real estate in a county different from where you live, you must register IN-PERSON in each county where you own real estate, work, volunteer, or go to school. This must be done within 3 days of arriving in that county or counties. (See IC 11-8-8-7)
5.If ANY of the information listed in #1 above or IC 11-8-8-8 (a) changes, you must report in person to the local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction over your 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, you must permit a new photograph of yourself to be taken. (See IC 11-8-8-8)
6.You must have and keep with you a valid driver’s license or state issued identification card from your state of residence. Your driver’s license or state issued identification card MUST contain your CURRENT address and physical description. (See IC 11-8-8-15)
7.If you live at a temporary residence such as a homeless shelter, a group home, or a halfway house, or if you are homeless you must register IN-PERSON to the sheriff’s department at least once every 7 days until you find a permanent residence. (See IC 11-8-8-12)
8.If you are planning on moving to a different Indiana county or to another state you must report IN PERSON to the local sheriff’s department AND register with the new Indiana county of residence within 3 days of the address change. If you move to a new state, it is your responsibility to obey the laws of the new state. If you report that you are moving to a new location and then do not move to that location, you must report in-person to the local sheriff’s department having jurisdiction over your current location within 72 hours of the date you first reported the change in location. If you fail to report in person, you could be prosecuted in the county you left, the county you intended to move to, or the county where you are currently located. (See IC 11-8-8-11)
9.You are required to register IN-PERSON at least once per year with the Sheriff’s Department in each county where you are required to register. Sexually Violent Predators are required to register IN PERSON every 90 days and they must register for LIFE. There are two types of registration periods, ten-year registration and lifetime registrations. The registration period starts the day you are released from incarceration, or placed in a community transition program, a community corrections program, or placed on parole or probation, whichever occurs last. 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. (See IC 11-8-8-14 and IC 11-8-8-19)
10.If you are visiting or vacationing in a different location for more than 7 days you should inform the Sheriff’s Department in your county of residence AND you must report IN PERSON to the Sheriff’s Department in the county which you will be visiting. (See IC 11-8-8-7)
11.The Sheriff’s Department is required to personally visit your principal address at least once per year, or once every 90 days if you have been designated a Sexually Violent Predator. (See IC 11-8-8-13)
12.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator you are required to register IN-PERSON at least once every 90 days with the Sheriff’s Department in each county where you are required to register. You must register for LIFE. (See IC 11-8-8-14, a Sexually Violent Predator is defined in IC 35-38-1-7.5)
13.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator who will be away from your principal address for more than 72 hours you must inform the Sheriff’s Department, IN PERSON, of the following:
(1) That you will be absent from your principal residence for more than seventy-two (72) hours.
(2) The location where you will be located during the absence from your principal residence. The length of time you will be absent from your principal residence. AND; notify the local law enforcement authority in the visited county IN PERSON, of the following:
(a) That you will spend more than seventy-two (72) hours in the county.
(b) The location where you will be located while spending time in the county.
(c) The length of time you will remain in the county.
Upon request of the local law enforcement authority of the visited county, you shall provide the local law enforcement authority with any additional information that will assist the local law enforcement authority in determining your whereabouts during your stay in the county.
(See IC 11-8-8-18)
14.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children, you are prohibited from residing within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
(1) school property; not including property of an institution providing post secondary education;
(2) a youth program center; or
(3) a public park. (See IC 35-42-4-11)
15.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children, you CANNOT establish a residence within one (1) mile of the residence of the victim of your sex offense. (See IC 35-42-4-11)
16.If you are a Sexually Violent Predator or an Offender Against Children you CANNOT work for pay or as a volunteer:
(1) on school property;
(2) at a youth program center; or
(3) at a public park. (See IC 35-42-4-10)
17. You commit a felony if you knowingly or intentionally:
(1) fail to register;
(2) fail to register in every location where you are required to register;
(3) make a material misstatement or omission while registering as a sex or violent offender; or
(4) fail to register in person as required under 11-8-8; or
(5) do not reside at your registered address;
It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that you were unable to pay the sex or violent offender registration fee or the sex or violent offender address change fee described under IC 36-2-13-5.6. (See IC 11-8-8-17)
18. You must register for life if:
1. You were convicted of:
(a) A sex or violent offense committed when you were 18 years of age or older against a victim who was less than 12 years old at the time of the crime; or
(b) A sex or violent offense in which you:
(1) Proximately caused serious bodily injury or death to the victim; or
(2) Used force or the threat of force against the victim or a member of the victim’s family unless the offense is Sexual Battery as a class D Felony; or
(3) Rendered the victim unconscious or otherwise incapable of giving voluntary consent.
2. You are found to be a Sexually Violent Predator under I.C. 35-38-1-7.5; or
3. You have been convicted of two or more unrelated offenses under IC 11-8-8-5(a). (See IC 11-8-8-19)
19. Under Federal law, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 18 United States Code 2250, if you travel to another state and fail to register as required, you are also subject to federal prosecution that carries penalties of a fine and/or imprisonment up to 10 years. If you visit, live, work, volunteer, own real estate, or attend school in any other state, it is your responsibility to obey BOTH the federal law and the laws of that state.