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Iowa Code § 692A.116 (2026)

Determination of requirement to register

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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 expired. 2. Application for determination shall be filed with the department and shall be made on forms provided by the department and accompanied by copies of sentencing or adjudicatory orders with respect to each offense for which the offender asks that a determination be made. 3. The department, after filing of the request and after all documentation or information requested by the department is received, shall have ninety days from the filing of the request, to determine whether the offender is required to register under this chapter. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §16

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014).
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State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 692A.116(2) (“Application . . . shall be made on forms .”
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 692A.116. However, this argument overlooks dispositive factual differences between this case and Heidemann and Grant .”
Darin Godfrey v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 6× “” The affidavit went on to state that if the DPS made a formal determination regarding his registration status, Godfrey may use the administrative process provided in Iowa Code section 692A.116 and then he may challenge the agency’s formal decision through a petition for…”
State of Iowa v. Lee Arthur Simpson (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “See Iowa Code § 692A.116(1). If Simpson wants the requirement removed, he must apply to the department for a determination.”
Lontrez Tremonte Nabors, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “In February, in response to Nabors’s application for determination, see Iowa Code § 692A.116, DPS advised him he was not required to register on Iowa’s registry.”
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf. (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “19(10) (setting forth grounds for relief from agency action); Iowa Code § 692A.116 (providing for an application for determination related to registration requirements).”
State of Iowa v. Chester William Rave (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 692A.116(1)–(3). In other words, the statutory scheme places the initial determination of whether a person must register with the department of public safety, rather than the courts.”
Courtney Cortez Chestnut v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., Div. of Crim. Investigations, Sex Offender Registry (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 692A.116(1) (2020) (permitting an offender to request that “the department determine whether the offense for which 4 the offender has been convicted requires the offender to register under this chapter or whether the period of time during which the offender is…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.116(1) — 4 cases
Darin Godfrey v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “” The affidavit went on to state that if the DPS made a formal determination regarding his registration status, Godfrey may use the administrative process provided in Iowa Code section 692A.116 and then he may challenge the agency’s formal decision through a petition for…”
State of Iowa v. Lee Arthur Simpson (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “See Iowa Code § 692A.116(1). If Simpson wants the requirement removed, he must apply to the department for a determination.”
State of Iowa v. Chester William Rave (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “Iowa Code § 692A.116(1)–(3). In other words, the statutory scheme places the initial determination of whether a person must register with the department of public safety, rather than the courts.”
Courtney Cortez Chestnut v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., Div. of Crim. Investigations, Sex Offender Registry (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “See Iowa Code § 692A.116(1) (2020) (permitting an offender to request that “the department determine whether the offense for which 4 the offender has been convicted requires the offender to register under this chapter or whether the period of time during which the offender is…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.116(2) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014). “§ 692A.116(2) (“Application . . . shall be made on forms .”
State of Iowa v. Lee Arthur Simpson (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). “See Iowa Code § 692A.116(1). If Simpson wants the requirement removed, he must apply to the department for a determination.”
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