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Iowa Code § 692A.125 (2026)

Applicability of chapter and retroactivity

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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 comparable offense under prior law prior to July 1, 2009, under the following circumstances: a. Any sex offender including a juvenile offender who is required to be on the sex offender registry as of June 30, 2009. b. Any sex offender who is incarcerated on or after July 1, 2009, for conviction of a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 2009. c. Any sex offender who is serving a special sentence pursuant to section 903B.1 or 903B.2 prior to July 1, 2009, or any other person who is sentenced for a criminal offense prior to July 1, 2009, that requires serving a special sentence. 3. For an offense requiring registration due to sexual motivation, the registration requirements of section 692A.126 shall apply to a person convicted of an offense if the department makes the determination that the offense was sexually motivated as provided in section 692A.126, subsection 2. 4. For a sex offender required to register pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, each conviction or adjudication for a sex offense requiring registration, regardless of whether such conviction or adjudication occurred prior to, on, or after July 1, 2009, shall be included in determining the tier requirements pursuant to this chapter. 5. An offender on the sex offender registry as of June 30, 2009, and who is required to be on the registry on or after July 1, 2009, shall be credited for any time on the registry prior to July 1, 2009. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §25; 2010 Acts, ch 1104, §12, 13, 23

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 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).
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 692A.125(4) (addressing statute’s retroactivity and employing both “conviction” and “adjudication” without making reference to juvenile or adult status).”
Anthony Lewis Peacher, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “The modification provision includes various safeguards promoting this purpose: offenders must have completed all sex offender treatment programs that have been required; offenders must have 2 See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a) (providing that the registration requirements of chapter…”
State of Iowa v. Joseph Daniel Huntoon (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a). 3 On March 26, 2020, Huntoon filed a motion to dismiss the lifetime sex offender registry requirement, arguing it violates his constitutional rights.”
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.125(2)(a) (Supp. 2009) (making the amended registration requirements retroactively applicable to “[a]ny sex offender including a juvenile offender who is required to be on the sex offender registry as of June 30, 2009”).”
Daniel R. Bothell, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a). In State v. Pickens, 558 N.”
State of Iowa v. Clarence Bryant (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “106(5) (2013) requires life time registration and section 692A.125(2) makes this requirement retroactive.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.125(2) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Clarence Bryant (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “106(5) (2013) requires life time registration and section 692A.125(2) makes this requirement retroactive.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a) — 4 cases
Anthony Lewis Peacher, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). “The modification provision includes various safeguards promoting this purpose: offenders must have completed all sex offender treatment programs that have been required; offenders must have 2 See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a) (providing that the registration requirements of chapter…”
State of Iowa v. Joseph Daniel Huntoon (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). “” See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a). 3 On March 26, 2020, Huntoon filed a motion to dismiss the lifetime sex offender registry requirement, arguing it violates his constitutional rights.”
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.125(2)(a) (Supp. 2009) (making the amended registration requirements retroactively applicable to “[a]ny sex offender including a juvenile offender who is required to be on the sex offender registry as of June 30, 2009”).”
Daniel R. Bothell, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 692A.125(2)(a). In State v. Pickens, 558 N.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.125(4) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014). “§ 692A.125(4) (addressing statute’s retroactivity and employing both “conviction” and “adjudication” without making reference to juvenile or adult status).”
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