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11-10-12-4. Certification of discharge; informing offender of restoration of voting rights; serious sex offender issues

IN Code § 11-10-12-4 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 4. Upon the discharge of a criminal offender, the department shall do the following:

(1) Certify the discharge to the clerk of the sentencing court, who shall make an entry on the record of judgment that the sentence has been satisfied.

(2) Inform the criminal offender in writing of the right to register to vote under IC 3-7-13-5.

(3) Provide the criminal offender with a copy of the voter's bill of rights prescribed by the Indiana election commission under IC 3-5-8.

(4) If the criminal offender is a serious sex offender (as defined in IC 35-42-4-14(a)), inform the criminal offender that:

(A) a serious sex offender who knowingly or intentionally enters school property commits unlawful entry by a serious sex offender, a Level 6 felony, under IC 35-42-4-14(b); and

(B) a serious sex offender may be eligible to vote by mail or absentee ballot.

As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.9-2004, SEC.19; P.L.235-2015, SEC.2.

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