Fulton County Sex Offender Registry

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Rochester manages sex offender registration for all of Fulton County, Indiana. The county has a dedicated Sex Offender Coordinator who handles day-to-day registration work, and all data feeds into the free statewide iCrimeWatch portal. You can search by name or address to find registered sex offenders in Fulton County at no cost.

Search Fulton County Sex Offenders

To find sex offenders in Fulton County, use iCrimeWatch Indiana. This free statewide portal is used by all 92 Indiana counties. You can search by name, zip code, or street address. An address search shows all registrants within one mile of any location you enter. No account is needed. Results include photos, current addresses, and details about the offense that led to registration.

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is at 2006 Sweetgum Road, Rochester IN 46975. The general phone number is 574-223-2819. Sheriff Travis Heishman leads the department. Fulton County has a dedicated Sex Offender Coordinator: Lindsey Jones, Administrative Assistant and Sex Offender Coordinator, reachable at 574-224-5629. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm. The lobby is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The county sheriff page is at co.fulton.in.us.

For searches across state lines, the National Sex Offender Public Website searches all 50 states at once. It is free and does not require an account. Use it if you think someone may have moved to Fulton County from Michigan or another state.

Note: Free email alerts are available through the Indiana Sheriffs' Association registry portal and notify you when an offender moves near any address you enter.

Fulton County Sex Offender Registration

All sex offender registrations in Fulton County go through the Sheriff's Office at 2006 Sweetgum Road in Rochester. Offenders who live, work, or attend school anywhere in Fulton County must register in person. Indiana law requires this initial registration within 72 hours of release from prison, the end of probation or parole, or arrival in the county from another location.

For registration questions specific to Fulton County, the Sex Offender Coordinator Lindsey Jones can be reached at 574-224-5629. She serves as the Administrative Assistant and primary point of contact for all sex offender registration and verification matters in the county. If you are a registrant who needs to schedule a verification visit or report a change of address, this is the contact to use.

At registration, offenders must provide their full name and aliases, date of birth, home address, employer name and location, school information if applicable, vehicle details, and all online accounts such as email and social media. A photo is taken at each visit. All information is submitted to the statewide iCrimeWatch database, where it becomes part of the public record. Changes in any registered information must be reported within 72 hours.

The Fulton County Sheriff works with the Indiana Sheriffs' Association and the Indiana Department of Correction to track offenders released from state prisons who list Fulton County as their home address.

Fulton County Sex Offender Registry Laws

Indiana's registry is built on IC 11-8-8, commonly called Zachary's Law. This law has been in effect since January 1, 2003. It was named after Zachary Snider of Cloverdale, Indiana, a child who was killed by a person with a prior sex offense conviction. The law requires all 92 Indiana county sheriffs to maintain a public sex offender registry and share that data with the statewide system at no cost.

The offenses that require registration are spelled out in IC 11-8-8-4.5. These include rape, child molesting, child exploitation, possession of child pornography, criminal deviate conduct, sexual misconduct with a minor, and voyeurism involving minors. Qualifying out-of-state convictions and certain violent crimes also trigger registration in Indiana.

The 72-hour rule is set out in IC 11-8-8-7. Failing to register or missing a check-in is a Level 6 felony. A second offense is charged as a Level 5 felony, with a sentence of one to six years. Under IC 36-2-13-5.5, sheriffs must keep the registry publicly available at no charge.

Registration Periods and Verification in Fulton County

Most sex offenders in Fulton County are on the registry for 10 years from the end of their sentence, including probation or parole. After 10 years with no new offenses or violations, a person can petition a court for removal from the registry. The court reviews the petition and decides based on the full record.

Sexually violent predators and those convicted of offenses involving victims under age 12 must register for life. SVPs also check in every 90 days rather than once a year. All other registrants verify their registration annually. Each verification requires appearing in person at the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Rochester to confirm address, employment, vehicle, and online account information and to have a new photo taken. Contact Sex Offender Coordinator Lindsey Jones at 574-224-5629 to schedule verification appointments.

Any change in address, job, vehicle, or online accounts must be reported within 72 hours of the change. Offenders who leave Fulton County must notify the county sheriff and register with the sheriff in their new location within the same window. Failing to report a change is a separate criminal offense from failure to register.

Fulton County Residency Restrictions

Indiana law bars certain sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, or youth program center. This applies to people classified as offenders against children and covers all of Fulton County. Violating the restriction is a Level 6 felony. Offenders must also not live within one mile of their victim's home address.

Before moving to any new address in Rochester or anywhere else in Fulton County, registered offenders should confirm with the sheriff's office that the address is compliant. Contact the Fulton County Sheriff at 574-223-2819 or Sex Offender Coordinator Lindsey Jones at 574-224-5629 to ask about specific addresses. Parole or probation conditions may also impose additional geographic limits that go beyond what state law alone requires.

Note: These restrictions apply to owned, rented, and temporarily occupied properties.

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