(A) Establishment of Sex or Violent Offender Administration Fund. The county’s Sex or Violent Offender Administration Fund is hereby established. The purpose of the Fund is to defray the expense of administering or ensuring compliance with the laws concerning the State Sex and Violent Offender Registry.
(B) Fees.
(1) The annual fee for sex and violent offenders registering in the county shall be $50. Payment of the fee shall be made upon the offender’s initial registration in the county and subsequently on or before each annual registration date.
(2) A fee of $5 shall be charged and collected each time a sex or violent offender registers an address change with the County Sheriff’s office.
(C) Payment of fees. All fees collected under this section shall be collected by the County Sheriff’s office when a sex or violent offender registers with the County Sheriff’s office.
(D) Procedures.
(1) All fees collected under this section by the County Sheriff’s shall be transferred to the County Auditor in a timely manner.
(2) On a monthly basis, the County Auditor shall:
(a) Deposit 90% of any fees collected under this section in the county’s Sex and Violent Administration Fund; and
(b) Transfer 10% of any fees collected under this section to the state for deposit in the state’s Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(E) Administration of Fund. A county fiscal body shall appropriate money from the county’s Sex Offender Registry Fund to offset or defray any administrative costs that may occur while handling the state law regarding sex offenders.
(Ord. 2009-VI, passed 8-18-2009)