(A) Pursuant to I.C. 36-2-13-5.6, the Lake County Council establishes the following fees:
(1) Annual sex or violent offender registration fee of $50; and
(2) Sex or violent offender address change fee of $50.
(B) All sex and violent offenders required to register with the Lake County Sheriff's office, or notify the Lake County Sheriff's office of an address change under Indiana law, I.C. 11-8-8-1 et seq., shall pay the fees to the Lake County Sheriff's Department which shall collect the fees for deposit in the Lake County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund, set out in § 37.104.
(C) All annual sex or violent offender registration fees shall be collected only one time per year. The sex or violent offender address change fee shall be collected each time an offender registers an address change with the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
(D) The Lake County Auditor shall monthly:
(1) Deposit 90% of the fees collected in the Lake County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund, set out in § 37.104, established by the Lake County Council; and
(2) Transfer 10% of any fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(E) Any registration required by law shall not be refused for non-payment of the fee.
(Ord. 1292B, passed 10-9-2007)