(A) Fund established. The Howard County Sex or Violent Offender Administration Fund (“Fund”) is hereby established. The purpose of the Fund is to defray the expenses incurred by the Howard County Sheriff in administering, and ensuring compliance with, the laws concerning the Indiana sex and violent offender registry. Accordingly, the Howard County Council shall periodically appropriate money from the Fund for the Howard County Sheriff to use for this purpose as he or she deems appropriate and according to law.
(B) Imposition of fees. The Howard County Sheriff is required to collect the following fees hereby imposed:
(1) An annual registration fee of $50, payable upon the sex or violent offender’s initial registration with the Howard County Sheriff and upon each subsequent annual registration; and
(2) An address change fee of $5 each time a sex or violent offender registers an address change with the Howard County Sheriff.
(C) Disposition of fees. The Howard County Sheriff shall promptly transfer all fees collected pursuant to this section to the Howard County Auditor, who shall monthly:
(1) Deposit 90% of all fees collected to the Fund for appropriation and use in accordance with division (A) above; and
(2) Transfer 10% of all fees collected to the Treasurer of the State of Indiana for deposit in the state sex and violent offender administration fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(Ord. 2013-BCCO-3, passed 2-4-13)