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Iowa Code § 692A.106 (2026)

Duration of registration

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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 has been sentenced to a special sentence under section 903B.1 or 903B.2, shall be required to register for a period equal to the term of the special sentence, but in no case not less than the period specified in subsection 1. 3. If a sex offender is placed on probation, parole, or work release and the probation, parole, or work release is revoked, the period of registration shall commence anew upon release from custody. 4. A sex offender who is convicted of violating any of the requirements of this chapter shall register for an additional ten years, commencing from the date the offender’s registration would have expired under subsection 1 or, in the case of an offender who has been sentenced to a special sentence under section 903B.1 or 903B.2, commencing from the date the offender’s registration would have expired under subsection 2. 5. A sex offender, upon a second or subsequent conviction that requires a second registration, upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or if the sex offender has previously\n\nTue Dec 09 21:57:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 692A (37, 1) 11 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, §692A.108\n\nbeen convicted of one or more offenses that would have required registration under this chapter, shall register for life. 6. A sexually violent predator shall register for life. 7. If a sex offender ceases to maintain a residence, employment, or attendance as a student in this state, the offender shall no longer be required to register, and the offender shall be placed on inactive status and relevant information shall not be placed on the sex offender registry internet site, after the department verifies that the offender has complied with the registration requirements in another jurisdiction. If the sex offender subsequently reestablishes residence, employment, or attendance as a student in this state, the registration requirement under this chapter shall apply and the department shall remove the offender from inactive status and place any relevant information and any updated relevant information in the possession of the department on the sex offender registry internet site. 8. A sex offender who is required to register in another jurisdiction under the other jurisdiction’s sex offender registry but who resides, is employed, or attends school in this state shall be required to register for a period of time equal to the period of time required under the other jurisdiction’s requirements or under Iowa law, whichever is longer. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1104, §8, 23; 2021 Acts, ch 89, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §171

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019).
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 13× “In addition, under section 692A.106, Barker was required to be placed on the Sex Offender Registry for a period of ten years, not a lifetime as Barker mistakenly asserted in his PCR application.”
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 4× “§ 692A.106(1). However, T.H. may petition for modification after five years if he satisfies a number of conditions.”
State of Iowa v. Lloyd Aschbrenner, 926 N.W.2d 240 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 692A.106(4) (2014). Under the sex offender registration statute in force when Aschbrenner was convicted and sentenced in 2007, he was required to provide the sheriff with his name, address, and telephone number.”
People v. Corr, 42 N.Y.3d 668 (NY 2024). “Ind Code Ann § 11-8-8-19 [f]; Iowa Code Ann § 692A.106 [8]; Minn Stat Ann § 243.”
Brian James Maxwell v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 903 N.W.2d 179 (Iowa 2017). “§ 692A.106(1) (“Except as otherwise provided .”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). · cites it 15× “Section 692A.106 illuminates a couple points on this path, stating that “[a] sex offender shall, upon a second or subse- quent conviction that requires a second registration, or upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or who has previously been convicted of one or more…”
Michael Lee Buckley v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “2A was amended and renumbered as section 692A.106. 5 would have had an obligation to timely raise it).”
John Feller v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). · cites it 5× “See Iowa Code § 692A.106(1), (5). This, too, speaks to the issue of public safety because the legislature determined that Feller’s crimes should only require registration for ten years as opposed to the lifetime registration he is facing absent modification.”
Daniel Ray, Applicant-Appellant, State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “The provision concerning the duration of registration was amended in 2009 and renumbered as section 692A.106. 2009 Iowa Acts ch. 119, § 6.”
State of Iowa v. Joseph Daniel Huntoon (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “” Iowa Code § 692A.106(5) (2020). Huntoon’s conviction for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse is a conviction for an aggravated offense under the old and amended versions of the statute.”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “§ 692A.106(4). But Olsen then moved to Illinois later that year, ending his requirement to register in Iowa.”
Brian James Maxwell v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf. (Iowa 2017). · cites it 3× “106(2) (“A sex offender who has been sentenced to a special sentence under section 903B.1 or 903B.2, shall be required to register for a period equal to the term of the special sentence, but in no case not less than the period specified in subsection 1.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(1) — 7 cases
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018). “§ 692A.106(1). However, T.H. may petition for modification after five years if he satisfies a number of conditions.”
Brian James Maxwell v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 903 N.W.2d 179 (Iowa 2017). “§ 692A.106(1) (“Except as otherwise provided .”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). “Section 692A.106 illuminates a couple points on this path, stating that “[a] sex offender shall, upon a second or subse- quent conviction that requires a second registration, or upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or who has previously been convicted of one or more…”
John Feller v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). “See Iowa Code § 692A.106(1), (5). This, too, speaks to the issue of public safety because the legislature determined that Feller’s crimes should only require registration for ten years as opposed to the lifetime registration he is facing absent modification.”
Brian James Maxwell v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf. (Iowa 2017). “106(2) (“A sex offender who has been sentenced to a special sentence under section 903B.1 or 903B.2, shall be required to register for a period equal to the term of the special sentence, but in no case not less than the period specified in subsection 1.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(2) — 4 cases
Brian James Maxwell v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf. (Iowa 2017). “106(2) (“A sex offender who has been sentenced to a special sentence under section 903B.1 or 903B.2, shall be required to register for a period equal to the term of the special sentence, but in no case not less than the period specified in subsection 1.”
State of Iowa v. Isaac David Hall (Iowa Ct. App. 2016).
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(4) — 8 cases
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018). “§ 692A.106(1). However, T.H. may petition for modification after five years if he satisfies a number of conditions.”
State of Iowa v. Lloyd Aschbrenner, 926 N.W.2d 240 (Iowa 2019). “§ 692A.106(4) (2014). Under the sex offender registration statute in force when Aschbrenner was convicted and sentenced in 2007, he was required to provide the sheriff with his name, address, and telephone number.”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). “Section 692A.106 illuminates a couple points on this path, stating that “[a] sex offender shall, upon a second or subse- quent conviction that requires a second registration, or upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or who has previously been convicted of one or more…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(5) — 8 cases
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019). “In addition, under section 692A.106, Barker was required to be placed on the Sex Offender Registry for a period of ten years, not a lifetime as Barker mistakenly asserted in his PCR application.”
Michael Lee Buckley v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). “2A was amended and renumbered as section 692A.106. 5 would have had an obligation to timely raise it).”
State of Iowa v. Joseph Daniel Huntoon (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “” Iowa Code § 692A.106(5) (2020). Huntoon’s conviction for assault with intent to commit sexual abuse is a conviction for an aggravated offense under the old and amended versions of the statute.”
John Feller v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). “Section 692A.106 illuminates a couple points on this path, stating that “[a] sex offender shall, upon a second or subse- quent conviction that requires a second registration, or upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or who has previously been convicted of one or more…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(6) — 1 case
Daniel Ray, Applicant-Appellant, State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). “The provision concerning the duration of registration was amended in 2009 and renumbered as section 692A.106. 2009 Iowa Acts ch. 119, § 6.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.106(7) — 2 cases
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). “§ 692A.106(4). But Olsen then moved to Illinois later that year, ending his requirement to register in Iowa.”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024). “Section 692A.106 illuminates a couple points on this path, stating that “[a] sex offender shall, upon a second or subse- quent conviction that requires a second registration, or upon conviction of an aggravated offense, or who has previously been convicted of one or more…”
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