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IN HB1075

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/3/2018

Primary Sponsor

Cherrish Pryor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Requires offender to be at least 4 years older than the child victim and not a student at the school or cooperative.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Courts and Criminal Code1/3/2018

Full Bill Text

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