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Indiana Code Title 11. Corrections § 11-8-8-23

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to the local law enforcement authority in the county of conviction who has received notice that a lifetime sex or violent offender (as defined in IC 34-28-2-1.5) has changed the offender's name under:

(1) IC 31-11-4-11 (marriage);

(2) IC 31-15-2-19 (dissolution of marriage);

(3) IC 31-19-2-1.1 (adult adoption);  or

(4) IC 34-28-2-1.5 (an action for name change).

(b) A local law enforcement authority to which this section applies shall take reasonable steps, including consulting with the prosecuting attorney or a victim assistance program in the county of conviction, to notify the victim (or the spouse or immediate family member of a deceased victim):

(1) that the lifetime sex or violent offender has changed the offender's name;

(2) of the reason for the name change;  and

(3) of the lifetime sex or violent offender's new name.

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