(A) The County Sheriff’s Office is hereby authorized to charge a sum as set by the Board and/or Council from time to time per year for the registration of sex or violent offenders and a sum as set by the Board and/or Council from time to time for each time a sex or violent offender registers an address change with the County Sheriff’s Office.
(B) The county now establishes a county Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund and the County Sheriff’s Office shall deposit all funds collected for sex or violent offender registration fees and address change fees for sex or violent offenders into this account. The County Auditor shall monthly transfer 10% of any fees collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(C) The County Council may appropriate money from the County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund to defray the expense of administering or ensuring compliance with the laws concerning the state sex and violent offender registry.
(Council Ord. 2012-09, passed 5-15-2012)