Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b)
through (f), a sex or violent offender is required to register under this
chapter until the expiration of ten (10) years after the date the sex or
violent offender:
(1) is released from a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232) or a secure juvenile detention facility of a state or
another jurisdiction;
(2) is placed in a community transition program;
(3) is placed in a community corrections program;
(4) is placed on parole; or
(5) is placed on probation;
for the sex or violent offense requiring registration, whichever occurs
last. The registration period is tolled during any period that the sex or
violent offender is incarcerated. The registration period does not restart
if the offender is convicted of a subsequent offense. However, if the
subsequent offense is a sex or violent offense, or an offense under
section 17 of this chapter, a new registration period may be imposed in
accordance with this chapter. The department shall ensure that an
offender who is no longer required to register as a sex or violent
offender is notified that the obligation to register has expired, and shall
ensure that the offender's information is no longer published to the
public portal of the sex and violent offender registry website
established under IC 36-2-13-5.5.
(b) A sex or violent offender who is a sexually violent predator is
required to register for life.
(c) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least one (1)
offense under section 5(a) of this chapter that the sex or violent
offender committed:
(1) when the person was at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) against a victim who was less than twelve (12) years of age at
the time of the crime;
is required to register for life.
(d) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least one (1)
offense under section 5(a) of this chapter in which the sex offender:
(1) proximately caused serious bodily injury or death to the
victim;
(2) used force or the threat of force against the victim or a
member of the victim's family, unless the offense is sexual battery
as a Class D felony (for an offense committed before July 1,
2014) or a Level 6 felony (for a crime committed after June 30,
2014); or
(3) rendered the victim unconscious or otherwise incapable of
giving voluntary consent;
is required to register for life.
(e) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least two (2)
unrelated offenses under section 5(a) of this chapter is required to
register for life.
(f) A person who is required to register as a sex or violent offender
in any jurisdiction shall register for the period required by the other
jurisdiction or the period described in this section, whichever is longer.
As added by P.L.140-2006, SEC.13 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.13.
Amended by P.L.216-2007, SEC.27; P.L.119-2008, SEC.8;
P.L.114-2012, SEC.26; P.L.214-2013, SEC.12; P.L.158-2013,
SEC.176; P.L.168-2014, SEC.23; P.L.5-2015, SEC.33; P.L.40-2019,
SEC.1; P.L.1-2025, SEC.158.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
63
cases (
8 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case:
Lemmon v. Harris, 949 N.E.2d 803 (Ind. 2011).
Lemmon v. Harris, 949 N.E.2d 803 (Ind. 2011).
· cites it 8× “§ 11-8-8-18; and to re-register for life, I.C. § 11-8-8-19. These additional restraints, in particular the increase to a lifetime-registration requirement, lean in favor of treating the effects of the Act as punitive when applied to Harris.”
Jensen v. State, 905 N.E.2d 384 (Ind. 2009).
· cites it 6× “" [1] Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19 (2006). Vicarious sexual gratificationone of the offenses to which Jensen pleaded guiltyfalls within that category.”
Greer v. Buss, 918 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 15× “This provision is currently codified at I.C. § 11-8-8-19. . This provision criminalizes such residency by "a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8" who has been found to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to LC.”
Baugh v. State, 933 N.E.2d 1277 (Ind. 2010).
· cites it 8× “Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19(a). If an offender is a sexually violent predator, he must register for life.”
Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville, 907 N.E.2d 559 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
· cites it 8× “I.C. § 11-8-8-19(a). [3] Even after the registration obligation ends, the person's name remains on the registry forever, though specific information concerning the persone.”
Healey v. State, 969 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 4× “41 and reco-dified under I.C. § 11-8-8-19). The 1995 amendment was therefore in effect at the time that Healey was discharged from parole on his qualifying offense.”
Marlett v. State, 878 N.E.2d 860 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 4× “See I.C. § 11-8-8-19. As with the Registry, the statute governing SVP determinations, Indiana Code Section 35-38-1-7.”
Gibson v. Indiana Dep't of Corr., 899 N.E.2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 8× “Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19. Thus, in the counties where they reside, work, and/or are enrolled in school, such violent offenders must provide information including their full name, alias, date of birth, gender, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, distinguishing features,…”
Baugh v. State, 926 N.E.2d 497 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 11× “5 ("sexually violent predator" means person suffering from mental abnormality or personally disorder that makes individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense (as defined in I.”
Thomas H. Andrews v. State of Indiana, 978 N.E.2d 494 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 4× “]” And Indiana Code section 11-8-8-19(f) requires persons who must “register as a sex or violent offender in any jurisdiction” to “register for the period required by the other jurisdiction or the period described in” section 11-8-8-19, whichever is longer.”
Lucas v. McDonald, 954 N.E.2d 996 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 6× “” Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19 (2006). The section was amended to say “(d) A sex or violent offender who is convicted of at least one (1) offense under section 5(a) of this chapter in which the sex offender: .”
Nichols v. State, 947 N.E.2d 1011 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 4× “Indiana Code section 11-8-8-19 determines whether a sex offender must register for a ten-year period or for life.”
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(a) — 10 cases
Greer v. Buss, 918 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
“This provision is currently codified at I.C. § 11-8-8-19. . This provision criminalizes such residency by "a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8" who has been found to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to LC.”
Baugh v. State, 933 N.E.2d 1277 (Ind. 2010).
“Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19(a). If an offender is a sexually violent predator, he must register for life.”
Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville, 907 N.E.2d 559 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
“I.C. § 11-8-8-19(a). [3] Even after the registration obligation ends, the person's name remains on the registry forever, though specific information concerning the persone.”
Baugh v. State, 926 N.E.2d 497 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).
“5 ("sexually violent predator" means person suffering from mental abnormality or personally disorder that makes individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense (as defined in I.”
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(b) — 6 cases
Lemmon v. Harris, 949 N.E.2d 803 (Ind. 2011).
“§ 11-8-8-18; and to re-register for life, I.C. § 11-8-8-19. These additional restraints, in particular the increase to a lifetime-registration requirement, lean in favor of treating the effects of the Act as punitive when applied to Harris.”
Baugh v. State, 933 N.E.2d 1277 (Ind. 2010).
“Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19(a). If an offender is a sexually violent predator, he must register for life.”
Dowdell v. City of Jeffersonville, 907 N.E.2d 559 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
“I.C. § 11-8-8-19(a). [3] Even after the registration obligation ends, the person's name remains on the registry forever, though specific information concerning the persone.”
Baugh v. State, 926 N.E.2d 497 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).
“5 ("sexually violent predator" means person suffering from mental abnormality or personally disorder that makes individual likely to repeatedly commit a sex offense (as defined in I.”
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(c) — 3 cases
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(d) — 3 cases
Greer v. Buss, 918 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
“This provision is currently codified at I.C. § 11-8-8-19. . This provision criminalizes such residency by "a sex or violent offender under IC 11-8-8" who has been found to be a sexually violent predator pursuant to LC.”
Gibson v. Indiana Dep't of Corr., 899 N.E.2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008).
“Ind.Code § 11-8-8-19. Thus, in the counties where they reside, work, and/or are enrolled in school, such violent offenders must provide information including their full name, alias, date of birth, gender, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, distinguishing features,…”
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(e) — 3 cases
Nichols v. State, 947 N.E.2d 1011 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).
“Indiana Code section 11-8-8-19 determines whether a sex offender must register for a ten-year period or for life.”
— Ind. Code § 11-8-8-19(f) — 6 cases
Thomas H. Andrews v. State of Indiana, 978 N.E.2d 494 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
“]” And Indiana Code section 11-8-8-19(f) requires persons who must “register as a sex or violent offender in any jurisdiction” to “register for the period required by the other jurisdiction or the period described in” section 11-8-8-19, whichever is longer.”
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