The House Ways and Means Committee heard SB 357, sponsored by Rep. Morris, creating a registry of convicted child abusers. This bill defines “crime of child abuse” and requires the State Police Department to establish an electronic child abuse registry containing information relating to persons convicted of a crime of child abuse. It also requires the State Police to adopt rules to establish a procedure permitting a person erroneously included in the registry to obtain relief. The bill passed 23-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/357