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IN HB1075
Bill
Status
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Cherrish Pryor
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AI Summary
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Adds disseminating matter harmful to minors (IC 35-49-3-3(a)(1)) to the list of offenses requiring sex offender registration under Indiana Code 11-8-8, effective July 1, 2018.
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Applies only when the offender is a child care worker (as defined in IC 35-42-4-7) and distributes harmful material to a child under their care, supervision, or instruction.
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Covers children who receive care at a shelter care facility where the offender works, attend a school where the offender is employed, or attend a school where the offender is affiliated in a position of trust involving care or supervision.
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Requires offender to be at least 4 years older than the child victim and not a student at the school or cooperative.
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Amends both the "sex offender" definition (IC 11-8-8-4.5) and "sex or violent offender" definition (IC 11-8-8-5) to include this offense category.
Legislative Description
Disseminating material harmful to minors. Requires a person convicted of disseminating material harmful to minors to register as a sex offender if the person is a child care worker and distributes the material to a child who is under the person's care or supervision or who attends a school at which the person is employed.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/3/2018