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HB1208 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Julie Olthoff
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included details that were not supported by the provided official source material, such as specific penalties for interference with law enforcement which are not detailed in the official text.

Rules for Where Certain Sex Offenders Can Live

This bill makes it illegal for certain life-long registered sex offenders to live near areas managed by homeowners associations and creates new penalties for interfering with law enforcement.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it a crime for certain life-long registered sex offenders to reside within 500 feet of areas owned, maintained, and governed by homeowners or property owners associations.
  • Defines this as a Level 6 felony.
  • Establishes the crime of interference with law enforcement as a Class B misdemeanor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Certain life-long registered sex offenders who live near homeowner association areas.
  • People who interfere with law enforcement activities.

Terms To Know

Level 6 felony
A serious criminal offense that carries significant penalties, including jail time and fines.
Homeowners association
An organization made up of homeowners who manage the rules for their community's properties.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a sex offender unknowingly moves into an area that is against this rule.
  • It also doesn't say how law enforcement will enforce these new restrictions and penalties.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Olthoff

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Offender against children residency restrictions.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Offender against children residency restrictions.

Provides that an offender against children who: (1) is required to register as a sex offender for life; and (2) knowingly or intentionally resides within 500 feet of certain areas owned, maintained, and governed by a homeowners association or property owners association; commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony. Establishes the crime of interference with law enforcement, a Class B misdemeanor.