DIGEST OF SB279 (Updated February 18, 2003 3:54 PM - DI 84)
Sex offender registration. Requires persons convicted of possession of child pornography to register as sex offenders. Increases the penalty for a person who fails to register as a sex offender to a Class B felony for a subsequent offense. Removes a provision permitting offenders adjudicated as sexually violent predators to be removed from the directory. Specifies that the sex offender web site is to be: (1) operated by the Indiana sheriff's association; and (2) updated every 7 days.
