The sex or violent offender registration fee, the sex or violent offender address change fee and the County Sex or Violent Offender Fund hereby established as follows.
(A) The County Sex and 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. The County Council may appropriate money from the Fund for this purpose.
(B) (1) The annual fee for sex or violent offender registration shall be $50. Payment of the fee shall be made upon the offender’s initial registration and subsequently on or before each annual registration date.
(2) A fee of $5 shall be charged and collected each time a registrant files a change of address with the County Sheriff’s Department
(C) All fees collected under this section shall be collected by the County Sheriff’s Department prior to any registration or change of address being accepted.
(D) All fees collected under this section shall be transferred to the County Auditor. On a monthly basis, the Auditor shall deposit 90% of all fees collected in the County Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund; and transfer 10% of all fees collected to the state for deposit in the State Sex and Violent Offender Administration Fund under I.C. 11-8-8-21.
(Ord. 2012-5-7, passed 5-7-2012)