HB 1304 Summary

• Indiana Criminal Justice Institute must establish and maintain an electronic animal offender registry by July 1, 2018, containing names, ages, addresses, photographs, and offense descriptions of persons convicted of animal-related offenses under IC 35-46-3 (excluding IC 35-46-3-1).

• Animal offenders must register annually in person with local law enforcement for up to 10 years from conviction or release from incarceration, whichever is later, and report address changes within 7 days.

• Local law enforcement authorities must contact each offender at least once per year and conduct in-person residence verification visits at least once annually.

• Counties may adopt ordinances to collect annual registration fees (not to exceed $50) and address change fees (not to exceed $5 per change), with 90% deposited to county animal offender administration funds and 10% to a state fund.

• Knowingly or intentionally failing to register, registering in the wrong location, making false statements, failing to register in person, or not residing at the registered address constitutes failure to register as an animal offender, a Class A misdemeanor.