Title XVI, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)

In addition to the registration provisions specified in section 692A.104 , a sex offender, within five business days of a change, shall also appear in person to notify the sheriff of the county of principal residence, of any location in which the offender is staying when away fro…

1. Except as otherwise provided in section 232.54 , 692A.103 , or 692A.128 , or this section , the duration of registration required under this chapter shall be for a period of ten years. The registration period shall begin as provided in section 692A.103 . 2. A sex offender who …

1. If a sex offender is incarcerated during a period of registration, the running of the period of registration is tolled until the offender is released from incarceration for that crime. 2. If a sex offender violates any requirements of section 692A.104 , 692A.105 , 692A.108 , 6…

1. A sex offender shall appear in person in the county of principal residence after the offender was initially required to register, to verify residence, employment, and attendance as a student, to allow the sheriff to photograph the offender, and to verify the accuracy of other …

1. When a sex offender is released from incarceration from a jail, prison, juvenile facility, or other correctional institution or facility, or when the offender is convicted but not incarcerated, the sheriff, warden, or superintendent of a facility or, in the case of release fro…

1. A sex offender shall pay an annual fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars to the sheriff of the county of principal residence, beginning with the first required in-person appearance at the sheriff’s office after July 1, 2009. If the sex offender has more than one principal r…

1. A sex offender who violates any requirements of section 692A.104 , 692A.105 , 692A.108 , 692A.112 , 692A.113 , 692A.114 , or 692A.115 commits an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense and a class “D” felony for a second or subsequent offense. However, a sex offender convic…

A sex offender shall not knowingly provide false information upon registration, change of relevant information, or during an appearance to verify relevant information. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §12 Referred to in §692A.107 , 692A.111

1. A sex offender who has been convicted of a sex offense against a minor or a person required to register as a sex offender in another jurisdiction for an offense involving a minor shall not do any of the following: a. Be present upon the real property of a public or nonpublic e…

1. As used in this section : a. “Minor” means a person who is under eighteen years of age or who is enrolled in a secondary school. b. “School” means a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school. c. “Sex offender” means a person required to be registered under this chapte…

1. Unless authorized as provided in subsection 2 , a sex offender shall not be an employee of a facility providing services for dependent adults or at events where dependent adults participate in programming and shall not loiter on the premises or grounds of a facility or at an e…

1. An offender may request that the department determine whether the offense for which the offender has been convicted requires the offender to register under this chapter or whether the period of time during which the offender is required to register under this chapter has expir…

1. Registration forms and an electronic registration system shall be made available by the department. 2. Copies of blank forms shall be available upon request to any registering agency. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §17

The department shall perform all of the following duties: 1. Develop an electronic system and standard forms for use in the registration of, verifying addresses of, and verifying understanding of registration requirements by sex offenders. Forms used to verify addresses of sex of…

A sex offender registry fund is established as a separate fund within the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys received as a result of the imposition of the penalty imposed under section 692A.110 and other funds allocated for purpos…

The sheriff of each county shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter . The sheriff of each county shall provide information and notices as provided in section 282.9 . 2009 Acts, ch 119, §20

1. The department shall maintain an internet site for the public and others to access relevant information about sex offenders. The internet site, at a minimum, shall be searchable by name, county, city, zip code, and geographic radius. 2. The department shall provide updated or …

An agency of state and local government that possesses information relevant to requirements that an offender register under this chapter shall provide that information to the court or the department upon request. All confidential records provided under this section shall remain c…

Criminal or juvenile justice agencies, state agencies, schools as defined in section 692A.114 , public libraries, and child care facilities, and their employees shall be immune from liability for acts or omissions arising from a good faith effort to comply with this chapter . 200…

1. A sex offender who is placed on probation, parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type of conditional release, may be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision. 2. The determination to use electr…

1. The registration requirements of this chapter shall apply to sex offenders convicted on or after July 1, 2009, of a sex offense classified under section 692A.102 . 2. The registration requirements of this chapter shall apply to a sex offender convicted of a sex offense or a co…

1. If a judge or jury makes a determination, beyond a reasonable doubt, that any of the following offenses for which a conviction has been entered on or after July 1, 2009, are sexually motivated, the person shall be required to register as provided in this chapter : a. Murder in…

A political subdivision of the state shall not adopt any motion, resolution, or ordinance regulating the residency location of a sex offender or any motion, resolution, or ordinance regulating the exclusion of a sex offender from certain real property. A motion, resolution, or or…

1. A sex offender may file an application in district court seeking to modify the registration requirements under this chapter . 2. For an offender whose requirement to register as a sex offender commenced prior to July 1, 2022, an application shall not be granted unless all of t…

A probation or parole officer supervising a sex offender is not precluded from imposing more restrictive exclusion zone requirements, employment prohibitions, and residency restrictions than under sections 692A.113 and 692A.114 . 2009 Acts, ch 119, §29

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter . 2009 Acts, ch 119, §30