HB 1332 Summary

• Requires the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to establish and maintain a searchable public animal abuse registry by July 1, 2018, containing information on persons convicted of animal-related offenses.

• Defines "animal-related offense" to include 16 specific crimes ranging from cruelty to animals and animal fighting offenses to bestiality and electrocution of animals, including substantially similar crimes from other jurisdictions.

• Registry must contain each convicted person's name, age, last known address, recent photograph, description of the offense conviction, and any other identifying information determined by the institute.

• Institute shall obtain registry data from state police criminal history records, the department of correction, and other credible governmental sources, with the registry updated at least once every 30 days.

• Institute must adopt administrative rules establishing a procedure allowing persons erroneously included in the registry to obtain relief and remove their information.