{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-2-6.3-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-2-6.3-3","heading":"Payment of proceeds to division; notice to victims and escrow of money","body":"Sec. 3. (a) If:\n(1) a responsible party derives income or other proceeds directly or indirectly from a felony of which the responsible party has been accused or convicted:\n(A) the responsible party; or\n(B) any other person that possesses or controls the income or proceeds;\nshall transfer ninety percent (90%) of the income or proceeds to the division; and\n(2) a person contracts with a responsible party after August 31, 1982, for:\n(A) the publication of;\n(B) the broadcasting of; or\n(C) a speaking engagement in which the responsible party speaks about;\nthe responsible party's thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding a felony of which the responsible party has been accused or convicted, the person shall submit a copy of the contract to the division and shall pay to the division ninety percent (90%) of the money that would otherwise, by terms of the contract, be owed to the responsible party.\n(b) The division shall do the following:\n(1) Notify:\n(A) all victims of the felony for which the responsible party has been accused or convicted; or\n(B) if a victim is deceased, the victim's heirs;\nthat the responsible party has entered into a contract described in subsection (a).\n(2) Deposit the money under subsection (a) in a separate interest bearing escrow account.\n(3) Only make distributions from the account in accordance with this chapter.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT","Chapter 6.3. Broadcast or Publication of Crime Stories of Accused or Convicted Felons"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-2-6.3-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"62de12f4a5661e75883c9f06d3e2cd39396549139f4119300eee75a076b0b5f2","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-2-6.3-2","next":"us-in/ic-5-2-6.3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}