(A) Establishment of Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund. The County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund is hereby established. The purpose of the Fund is to defray the expense
of administration or ensuring compliance with the laws concerning the State Sex and Violent Offender Registry. The County Council may appropriate money from the fund for this purpose.
(B) Fees.
(1) Registration fee. The County Sheriff is hereby authorized to charge and collect an annual fee for sex and violent offenders registering in the county, which fee shall be an amount not to exceed the amount allowed by state law. Payment of the fee shall be made upon the offender’s initial registration in the county and subsequently on or before each annual registration.
(2) Change of address fee. The County Sheriff is hereby authorized to charge and collect a fee not to exceed that allowed by state law each time a sex or violent offender registers an address change with the County Sheriff’s Department.
(C) Payment of fees. The County Sheriff’s Department shall collect all fees collected under this section when a sex or violent offender registers with the County Sheriff’s Department.
(D) Procedures. All fees collected under this section by the County Sheriff’s Department shall be transferred to the County Auditor. On a monthly basis, the County Sheriff’s Department shall:
(1) Deposit 90% of any fees collected under this section in the County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund; and
(2) Transfer 10% of any fees collected under this section to the state for deposit in the State Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(Ord. 2007-04, passed 9-11-2007)