Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 18-8310 (2026)
Release from registration requirements — Expungement.
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Release from registration requirements — Expungement.
(1) Registration under this act is for life; however, any offender, other than a recidivist, an offender who has been convicted of an aggravated offense, or an offender designated as a violent sexual predator, may, after a period of ten (10) years from the date the offender was released from incarceration or placed on parole, supervised release or probation, whichever is greater, petition the district court for a show cause hearing to determine whether the offender shall be exempted from the duty to register as a sexual offender. If the offender was convicted in Idaho, the offender shall file his or her petition in the county in which he or she was convicted. If the offender was convicted in a jurisdiction other than Idaho, then the offender shall file his or her petition in the county in which he or she resides. In the petition the petitioner shall:
(a) Provide clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner has completed all periods of supervised release, probation, or parole for the conviction requiring registration without revocation;
(b) Provide an affidavit indicating that the petitioner does not have a criminal charge pending nor is the petitioner knowingly under criminal investigation for any violent crime or crime identified in section 18-8304, Idaho Code;
(c) Provide proof of service of such petition and supporting documents upon the county prosecuting attorney for the county in which the application is made and upon the central registry;
(d) Provide a certified copy of the judgment of conviction which caused the petitioner to report as a sexual offender;
(e) Provide clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner has successfully completed a sexual offender treatment program;
(f) Provide an affidavit demonstrating that the petitioner has no felony convictions during the period for which the petitioner has been registered; and
(g) Provide an affidavit demonstrating that the petitioner has committed no sex offenses during the period for which the petitioner has been registered.
(2) The county prosecuting attorney and the central registry may submit evidence, including by affidavit, rebutting the assertions contained within the offender’s petition, affidavits or other documents filed in support of the petition.
(3) The district court may grant a hearing if it finds that the petition is sufficient. The court shall provide at least sixty (60) days’ prior notice of the hearing to the petitioner, the county prosecuting attorney and the central registry. The central registry may appear or participate as a party.
(4) The court may exempt the petitioner from the registration requirement only after a hearing on the petition in open court and only upon proof by clear and convincing evidence and upon written findings of fact and conclusions of law by the court that:
(a) The petitioner has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section;
(b) The court has reviewed the petitioner’s criminal history and has determined that the petitioner is not a recidivist, has not been convicted of an aggravated offense or has not been designated as a violent sexual predator; and
(c) It is highly probable or reasonably certain the petitioner is not a risk to commit a new violation for any violent crime or crime identified in section 18-8304, Idaho Code.
(5) Concurrent with the entry of any order exempting the petitioner from the registration requirement, the court may further order that any information regarding the petitioner be expunged from the central registry.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000).
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). “The State relies upon I.C. § 18-8310 which provides that, subject to certain exceptions, "after a period of ten (10) years from the date the person was released from incarceration or placed on .”
State v. Robinson, 142 P.3d 729 (Idaho 2006). “Idaho Code § 18-8310 provides: Release from registration requirements— Expungement (1) Any person, other than a recidivist, an offender who has been convicted of an aggravated offense, or an offender designated as a violent sexual predator, may, after a period of ten (10) years…”
State v. Kimball, 181 P.3d 468 (Idaho 2008). “In 2006, Kimball petitioned to have his name removed from the Sex Offender Registry pursuant to I.C. § 18-8310, contending he was not a risk to reoffend.”
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). “I.C. § 18-8310(1). An "aggravated offense" is, among others, a violation of § 18-1506, "if at the time of the commission of the offense the victim was below the age of thirteen years.”
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). “I.C. § 18-8310 (Supp.1998); but cf. Birch, 110 Cal.”
State v. Hartwig, 246 P.3d 979 (Idaho 2011). “§ 18-8303(1) and was, therefore, ineligi *328 ble for exemption from sexual offender registration requirements under I.C. § 18-8310. Two hearings followed during which the district court considered Hartwig’s contentions that the state was not permitted to seek reconsideration…”
Rbrt Groves v. State, 328 P.3d 532 (Idaho Ct. App. 2014). “The district court held that although Idaho Code § 18-8310 generally authorizes the court to exempt a sex offender registrant from the duty to register, the court may not provide this relief to “an offender who has been convicted of an aggravated offense.”
Smith v. State, 203 P.3d 1221 (Idaho 2009). “I.C. § 18-8310(1). On the other hand, a VSP has no right to such relief.”
State v. Joslin, 175 P.3d 764 (Idaho 2007). “The registration requirement extends for life, unless the offender successfully petitions the court under Idaho Code § 18-8310 to be relieved of the requirement.”
Bottum v. Idaho State Police, Bureau of Crim. Identification Cent. Sex Offender Registry, 296 P.3d 388 (Idaho 2013). “As originally enacted, Idaho Code section 18-8310 permitted certain sex offenders to petition the district court to be exempted from the duty to register as a sex offender once ten years had elapsed from the expiration of their period of probation.”
Meinders v. Weber, 2000 SD 2 (S.D. 2000). “1998) (allowing offender to petition for release from registration requirement if no subsequent conviction within fifteen years and not likely to pose threat to society); Idaho Code § 18-8310 (Supp. 1999) (allowing offender to petition for relief from registration requirement…”
State v. Gragg, 137 P.3d 461 (Idaho Ct. App. 2005). “I.C. § 18-8310; Ray, 133 Idaho at 101 , 982 P.”
— Idaho Code § 18-8310(1) — 10 cases
State v. Johnson, 266 P.3d 1146 (Idaho 2011). “I.C. § 18-8310(1). An "aggravated offense" is, among others, a violation of § 18-1506, "if at the time of the commission of the offense the victim was below the age of thirteen years.”
Ray v. State, 982 P.2d 931 (Idaho 1999). “I.C. § 18-8310 (Supp.1998); but cf. Birch, 110 Cal.”
Smith v. State, 203 P.3d 1221 (Idaho 2009). “I.C. § 18-8310(1). On the other hand, a VSP has no right to such relief.”
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). “The State relies upon I.C. § 18-8310 which provides that, subject to certain exceptions, "after a period of ten (10) years from the date the person was released from incarceration or placed on .”
State v. Hartwig, 246 P.3d 979 (Idaho 2011). “§ 18-8303(1) and was, therefore, ineligi *328 ble for exemption from sexual offender registration requirements under I.C. § 18-8310. Two hearings followed during which the district court considered Hartwig’s contentions that the state was not permitted to seek reconsideration…”
— Idaho Code § 18-8310(2) — 1 case
State v. Perkins, 13 P.3d 344 (Idaho Ct. App. 2000). “The State relies upon I.C. § 18-8310 which provides that, subject to certain exceptions, "after a period of ten (10) years from the date the person was released from incarceration or placed on .”
— Idaho Code § 18-8310(3) — 1 case
State v. James Robertson (Idaho Ct. App. 2010).
— Idaho Code § 18-8310(4) — 1 case
Joshua v. Hauser v. State (Idaho Ct. App. 2015).
— Idaho Code § 18-8310(l)(a) — 2 cases
State v. Hartwig, 246 P.3d 979 (Idaho 2011). “§ 18-8303(1) and was, therefore, ineligi *328 ble for exemption from sexual offender registration requirements under I.C. § 18-8310. Two hearings followed during which the district court considered Hartwig’s contentions that the state was not permitted to seek reconsideration…”
State v. Kimball, 181 P.3d 468 (Idaho 2008). “In 2006, Kimball petitioned to have his name removed from the Sex Offender Registry pursuant to I.C. § 18-8310, contending he was not a risk to reoffend.”
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