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IN SB0432
Bill
AI Summary
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Indiana Criminal Justice Institute must establish and maintain a publicly searchable animal abuse registry on its website by July 1, 2019
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Registry entries must include the offender's name, age, last known address, recent photograph, and description of the animal-related offense conviction
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Covered offenses include animal cruelty, animal fighting (purchase, possession, promotion, attendance), cruelty to law enforcement/service/rescue animals, bestiality, and domestic violence animal cruelty
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Registry must be updated at least every 30 days using data from state police criminal history records, Department of Correction reports, and other government sources
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Institute must establish a procedure allowing persons erroneously included in the registry to obtain relief and removal
Legislative Description
Animal abuse registry. Defines "animal-related offense" and requires the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute) to establish an electronic animal abuse registry containing information relating to persons convicted of animal-related offenses. Requires the institute to adopt rules to establish a procedure to permit a person erroneously included in the registry to obtain relief.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/14/2019