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Idaho Code § 18-8304 (2026)

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✓ current as of May 2026
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(1) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any person who:

(a)  On or after July 1, 1993, is convicted of the crime, or an attempt, a solicitation, or a conspiracy to commit a crime provided for in section 18-909 (assault with intent to commit rape or lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, but excluding mayhem, murder or robbery), 18-911 (battery with intent to commit rape or lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, but excluding mayhem, murder or robbery), 18-919 (sexual exploitation by a medical care provider), 18-925 (aggravated sexual battery), 18-1505B (sexual abuse and exploitation of a vulnerable adult), 18-1506 (sexual abuse of a child under sixteen years of age), 18-1506A (ritualized abuse of a child), felony violations of 18-1507 (sexual exploitation of a child), 18-1508 (lewd conduct with a minor child), 18-1508A (sexual battery of a minor child sixteen or seventeen years of age), 18-1508B (aggravated lewd conduct with a minor child under sixteen), 18-1508C (aggravated lewd conduct with a minor child twelve or under), 18-1509A (enticing a child over the internet), 18-4003(d) (murder committed in perpetration of rape), 18-4116 (indecent exposure, but excluding a misdemeanor conviction), 18-4502 (first degree kidnapping committed for the purpose of rape or for committing any lewd and lascivious act upon any child under the age of sixteen, or for purposes of sexual gratification or arousal), 18-4503 (second degree kidnapping where the victim is an unrelated minor child), 18-5605 (detention for commercial sexual activity), 18-5609 (inducing a child into commercial sexual activity), 18-5610 (utilizing a child for commercial sexual activity), 18-5611 (inducing a child to engage in commercial sexual activity), 18-6101 (rape, but excluding 18-6101(1) where the defendant is eighteen years of age), 18-6110 (sexual contact with a prisoner), 18-6601 (incest), 18-6602 (sexual abuse of an animal), 18-6603 (sexual abuse of human remains), 18-6604 (forcible penetration by use of a foreign object), 18-6605 (video voyeurism where the victim is a minor or upon a second or subsequent conviction), 18-7804 (if the racketeering act involves kidnapping of a minor) or chapter 86, title 18 (human trafficking), Idaho Code.
(b)  On or after July 1, 1993, has been convicted of any crime, an attempt, a solicitation or a conspiracy to commit a crime in another jurisdiction, including military courts, or who has a foreign conviction that is substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) or (f) of this subsection and enters this state to establish residence or for employment purposes or to attend, on a full-time or part-time basis, any public or private educational institution including any secondary school, trade or professional institution or institution of higher education.
(c)  Has been convicted of any crime, an attempt, a solicitation or a conspiracy to commit a crime in another jurisdiction, including military courts, or who has a foreign conviction that is substantially equivalent to the offenses listed in paragraphs (a) or (f) of this subsection and was required to register as a sex offender in any other state or jurisdiction when he established residency in Idaho.
(d)  Pleads guilty to or has been found guilty of a crime covered in this chapter prior to July 1, 1993, and the person, as a result of the offense, is incarcerated in a county jail facility or a penal facility or is under probation or parole supervision, on or after July 1, 1993.
(e)  Is a nonresident regularly employed or working in Idaho or is a student in the state of Idaho and was convicted, found guilty or pleaded guilty to a crime covered by this chapter and, as a result of such conviction, finding or plea, is required to register in his state of residence.
(f)  On or after July 1, 1993, is convicted of the crime or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit the infamous crime against nature, a felony offense formerly codified in chapter 66, title 18, Idaho Code, and whose conviction is entered before July 1, 2022.
(2)  An offender shall not be required to comply with the registration provisions of this chapter while incarcerated in a correctional institution of the department of correction, a county jail facility, committed to the department of juvenile corrections or committed to a mental health institution of the department of health and welfare.
(3)  A conviction for purposes of this chapter means that the person has pled guilty or has been found guilty, notwithstanding the form of the judgment or withheld judgment.
(4)  The department shall have authority to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 71 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: State v. Zichko, 923 P.2d 966 (Idaho 1996).
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State v. Zichko, 923 P.2d 966 (Idaho 1996). · cites it 72× “SCHROEDER, Justice John Zichko appeals from a district court judgment of conviction and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of failing to register with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office pursuant to section 18-8304 of the Idaho Code, the Sex Offender…”
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). · cites it 40× “The legislature changed the language of I.C. § 18-8304 in 2005, and the language of former I.”
State v. Dickerson, 129 P.3d 1263 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 36× “This case involves the interpretation and the constitutionality of former Idaho Code § 18-8304 , a component of the Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act (“the Act”), as it existed in 2003.”
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). · cites it 12× “I.C. § 18-8304(1), (3). The statute applies to those convicted of nonviolent, consensual adult behavior (crime against nature, I.”
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 20× “I.C. §§ 18-8304, -8307. Offenders are required to update their registration annually.”
State v. Yeoman, 236 P.3d 1265 (Idaho 2010). · cites it 24× “In 2007, he moved to Idaho, but did not register as required by Idaho Code § 18-8304 (l)(c). On February 22, 2008, the State charged him with the crime of failing to register as a sex offender, a felony.”
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003). · cites it 2× “, Idaho Code § 18-8304 (Cum. Supp. 2002); La.”
State v. Joslin, 175 P.3d 764 (Idaho 2007). · cites it 8× “, Idaho Code, and at the time of the offense the defendant is nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age and not more than three (3) years older than the victim of the rape, the court may order that the defendant is exempt from the requirements of this chapter upon a finding by…”
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 8× “SORA registrants must update their registry information any time there is a change of documented information.”
State v. Hartwig, 246 P.3d 979 (Idaho 2011). · cites it 6× “After a hearing, the district court found that Hartwig had shown by clear and convincing evidence that he was not a risk to commit a new violation for a violent eiime or a crime identified in I.C. § 18-8304 and ordered that Hartwig be released from the registration requirements.”
State v. Glodowski, 463 P.3d 405 (Idaho 2020). · cites it 6× “SORA defines an “offender” as “an individual convicted of an offense listed and described in section 18-8304, Idaho Code, or a substantially similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction .”
Travis David Knox v. State, 404 P.3d 1280 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 11× “3 However, on August 5, 2015, in a separate action, the Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry (Registry), an Idaho State Police agency, issued a final order pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 18-8304 (l)(b), 18-8304(4) and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 11.”
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— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1) — 9 cases
State v. Zichko, 923 P.2d 966 (Idaho 1996). “SCHROEDER, Justice John Zichko appeals from a district court judgment of conviction and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of failing to register with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office pursuant to section 18-8304 of the Idaho Code, the Sex Offender…”
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). “I.C. § 18-8304(1), (3). The statute applies to those convicted of nonviolent, consensual adult behavior (crime against nature, I.”
State v. Dickerson, 129 P.3d 1263 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “This case involves the interpretation and the constitutionality of former Idaho Code § 18-8304 , a component of the Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act (“the Act”), as it existed in 2003.”
State v. Joslin, 175 P.3d 764 (Idaho 2007). “, Idaho Code, and at the time of the offense the defendant is nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age and not more than three (3) years older than the victim of the rape, the court may order that the defendant is exempt from the requirements of this chapter upon a finding by…”
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). “SORA registrants must update their registry information any time there is a change of documented information.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1)(a) — 20 cases
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). “I.C. § 18-8304(1), (3). The statute applies to those convicted of nonviolent, consensual adult behavior (crime against nature, I.”
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). “The legislature changed the language of I.C. § 18-8304 in 2005, and the language of former I.”
Bottum v. Idaho State Police, Bureau of Crim. Identification Cent. Sex Offender Registry, 296 P.3d 388 (Idaho 2013).
Rbrt Groves v. State, 328 P.3d 532 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014).
Travis David Knox v. State, 404 P.3d 1280 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “3 However, on August 5, 2015, in a separate action, the Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry (Registry), an Idaho State Police agency, issued a final order pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 18-8304 (l)(b), 18-8304(4) and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 11.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1)(b) — 5 cases
Travis David Knox v. State, 404 P.3d 1280 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “3 However, on August 5, 2015, in a separate action, the Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry (Registry), an Idaho State Police agency, issued a final order pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 18-8304 (l)(b), 18-8304(4) and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 11.”
State v. Dickerson, 129 P.3d 1263 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “This case involves the interpretation and the constitutionality of former Idaho Code § 18-8304 , a component of the Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act (“the Act”), as it existed in 2003.”
State v. Crist (Idaho 2025).
Skehan v. ISP (Idaho 2024).
Doe v. Wasden (D. Idaho 2021).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1)(c) — 6 cases
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). “The legislature changed the language of I.C. § 18-8304 in 2005, and the language of former I.”
State v. Gragg, 137 P.3d 461 (Idaho Ct. App. 2005).
State v. Dickerson, 129 P.3d 1263 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “This case involves the interpretation and the constitutionality of former Idaho Code § 18-8304 , a component of the Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act (“the Act”), as it existed in 2003.”
Richard Leo Oppelt v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Wade Collins (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1)(d) — 5 cases
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). “The legislature changed the language of I.C. § 18-8304 in 2005, and the language of former I.”
State v. Gragg, 137 P.3d 461 (Idaho Ct. App. 2005).
Bottum v. Idaho State Police, Bureau of Crim. Identification Cent. Sex Offender Registry, 296 P.3d 388 (Idaho 2013).
Richard Leo Oppelt v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
Randall P. Bottum v. ISP (Idaho 2013).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(1)(e) — 1 case
Crist v. Clifford (D. Idaho 2024).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(2) — 1 case
State v. David Leroy Lee (Idaho Ct. App. 2011).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(3) — 5 cases
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). “The legislature changed the language of I.C. § 18-8304 in 2005, and the language of former I.”
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). “I.C. §§ 18-8304, -8307. Offenders are required to update their registration annually.”
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). “SORA registrants must update their registry information any time there is a change of documented information.”
State v. Woodbury, 112 P.3d 835 (Idaho Ct. App. 2005).
State v. Reed, 243 P.3d 1089 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(4) — 8 cases
State v. Zichko, 923 P.2d 966 (Idaho 1996). “SCHROEDER, Justice John Zichko appeals from a district court judgment of conviction and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of failing to register with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office pursuant to section 18-8304 of the Idaho Code, the Sex Offender…”
State v. Glodowski, 463 P.3d 405 (Idaho 2020). “SORA defines an “offender” as “an individual convicted of an offense listed and described in section 18-8304, Idaho Code, or a substantially similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction .”
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015).
Travis David Knox v. State, 404 P.3d 1280 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “3 However, on August 5, 2015, in a separate action, the Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry (Registry), an Idaho State Police agency, issued a final order pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 18-8304 (l)(b), 18-8304(4) and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 11.”
State v. Crist (Idaho 2025).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(a) — 1 case
State v. Muriel (Idaho Ct. App. 2020).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(b) — 3 cases
State v. Glodowski (Idaho Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Glodowski, 457 P.3d 917 (Idaho Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Muriel (Idaho Ct. App. 2020).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(c) — 2 cases
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). “I.C. §§ 18-8304, -8307. Offenders are required to update their registration annually.”
Eric Harold Ewell v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2012).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(d) — 4 cases
Travis David Knox v. State, 404 P.3d 1280 (Idaho Ct. App. 2017). “3 However, on August 5, 2015, in a separate action, the Idaho Central Sex Offender Registry (Registry), an Idaho State Police agency, issued a final order pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 18-8304 (l)(b), 18-8304(4) and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 11.”
State v. Helmuth, 246 P.3d 400 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
Richard Leo Oppelt v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
Joshua v. Hauser v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2015).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(d)(1) — 1 case
Richard Leo Oppelt v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(l)(a) — 4 cases
Bradley v. State, 262 P.3d 272 (Idaho Ct. App. 2011).
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). “I.C. § 18-8304(1), (3). The statute applies to those convicted of nonviolent, consensual adult behavior (crime against nature, I.”
State v. Forbes, 275 P.3d 864 (Idaho 2012).
State v. Helmuth, 246 P.3d 400 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(l)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Dickerson, 129 P.3d 1263 (Idaho Ct. App. 2006). “This case involves the interpretation and the constitutionality of former Idaho Code § 18-8304 , a component of the Sex Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act (“the Act”), as it existed in 2003.”
John Doe v. State Sex Offender Registry, 352 P.3d 500 (Idaho 2015).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(l)(c) — 1 case
State v. Helmuth, 246 P.3d 400 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8304(l)(d) — 2 cases
State v. Hartwig, 246 P.3d 979 (Idaho 2011). “After a hearing, the district court found that Hartwig had shown by clear and convincing evidence that he was not a risk to commit a new violation for a violent eiime or a crime identified in I.C. § 18-8304 and ordered that Hartwig be released from the registration requirements.”
State v. Helmuth, 246 P.3d 400 (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
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