Indiana § 35-38-2-2.5 - Residency requirements for certain offenders

§ 35-38-2-2.5. Residency requirements for certain offenders

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" has the meaning set forth in IC 11-8-8-5.2.

(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).

As added by P.L.116-2002, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.6-2006, SEC.6; P.L.139-2006, SEC.4, P.L.140-2006, SEC.26, and P.L.173-2006, SEC.26; P.L.216-2007, SEC.41; P.L.158-2013, SEC.399; P.L.214-2013, SEC.34; P.L.13-2016, SEC.13; P.L.92-2026, SEC.28.