Zachary's Law

Zachary's Law (see IC 11-8-8 and any related statutes) directs the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to collect and make available information about offenders who have been convicted of sex crimes and certain violent crimes. Information about sex and violent offenders collected by the Institute is distributed in a document known as the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry. The Institute receives information for the registry from a variety of sources including local police agencies. In Indiana, sex and violent offenders are required to register with each police agency that has jurisdiction where the offender intends to live, work or reside as a student for longer than seven days.

With the large number of students placed in corporations, the Office of Teacher Education Services at Ball State University, at the request of the corporations, does do a Zachary's Law clearance on every student being placed in a school. This includes all observations, early field experiences, internships, and student teaching as well as any other placement in the schools.