1. A sex offender may file an application in district court seeking to modify the registration
requirements under this chapter.
2. For an offender whose requirement to register as a sex offender commenced prior to
July 1, 2022, an application shall not be granted unless all of the following apply:
a. The date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two
years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I offender and five years prior to the filing
of the application for a tier II or tier III offender.\n\nTue Dec 09 21:57:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 692A (37, 1)
§692A.128, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY 22\n\n b. The sex offender has successfully completed all sex offender treatment programs that
have been required.
c. A risk assessment has been completed and the sex offender was classified as a low risk
to reoffend. The risk assessment used to assess an offender as a low risk to reoffend shall be
a validated risk assessment approved by the department of corrections.
d. The sex offender is not incarcerated when the application is filed.
e. The director of the judicial district department of correctional services supervising the
sex offender, or the director’s designee, stipulates to the modification, and a certified copy of
the stipulation is attached to the application.
3. For an offender whose requirement to register as a sex offender commenced on or after
July 1, 2022, an application shall not be granted unless all of the following apply:
a. A period of time has elapsed since the offender’s initial registration as follows:
(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph division (b), a tier I offender
initially registered at least ten years prior to the filing of the application.
(b) A tier I offender who was under twenty years of age at the time the offender committed
a violation of section 709.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph
division (d), initially registered at least five years prior to the filing of the application.
(2) A tier II or tier III offender initially registered at least fifteen years prior to the filing
of the application.
b. The sex offender has successfully completed all sex offender treatment programs that
have been required.
c. A risk assessment has been completed and the sex offender was classified as a low risk
to reoffend. The risk assessment used to assess an offender as a low risk to reoffend shall be
a validated risk assessment approved by the department of corrections.
d. The sex offender has successfully completed any pretrial release, probation, parole, or
work release for the offense requiring registration.
e. The director of the judicial district department of correctional services supervising the
sex offender, or the director’s designee, stipulates to the modification, and a certified copy of
the stipulation is attached to the application.
f. The sex offender is not incarcerated when the application is filed.
g. A tier I offender must not have been convicted of any criminal offense other than a
simple misdemeanor, or a simple or serious misdemeanor or traffic violation under chapter
321, for the ten-year period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
h. A tier II or tier III offender shall not have been convicted of any criminal offense other
than a simple misdemeanor, or a simple or serious misdemeanor or traffic violation under
chapter 321, for the fifteen-year period immediately preceding the filing of the application.
4. The application shall be filed in the sex offender’s county of principal residence.
5. Notice of any application shall be provided to the county attorney of the county of the
sex offender’s principal residence, the county attorney of any county in this state where
a conviction requiring the sex offender’s registration occurred, and the department. The
county attorney where the conviction occurred shall notify the victim of an application if the
victim’s address is known.
6. The court may, but is not required to, conduct a hearing on the application to hear
any evidence deemed appropriate by the court. The court may modify the registration
requirements under this chapter by reducing the registration period.
7. If the court modifies the registration requirements under this chapter, the court shall
send a copy of the order to the department, the sheriff of the county of the sex offender’s
principal residence, any county attorney notified in subsection 4, and the victim, if the victim’s
address is known.
2009 Acts, ch 119, §28; 2022 Acts, ch 1063, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §99; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §149,
150
Referred to in §692A.106\n\nTue Dec 09 21:57:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 692A (37, 1)
23 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, §692A.130
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Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Iowa Dist. Court for Story Cnty., 843 N.W.2d 76 (Iowa 2014).
· cites it 77× “See Iowa Code § 692A.128 (Supp. 2009). The provision grants the district court authority to modify registration obligations if certain conditions are met.”
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018).
· cites it 29× “A court may not grant an application to modify the registration requirements unless the application meets all of the following criteria: a. The date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I…”
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019).
· cites it 3× “Neither does Barker's failure to seek a modification of his registration status according to the procedures set forth in section 692A.128, as the DPS claims, since this case did not originate from Barker's request for the court to modify his registration status.”
State of Iowa v. Bradley Steven Graham, 897 N.W.2d 476 (Iowa 2017).
“§ 692A.128. The State argued the district court could not reduce the lifetime special sentence to a special sentence of a term of years or suspend the sex offender registration requirement.”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
· cites it 48× “The State argued in the district court, and argues again on appeal, that even if Iowa Code § 692A.128 applies to Olsen, he isn’t eligible for modifica- tion because five years haven’t passed from the date of commencement of his requirement to register as mandated under § 692A.”
Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
· cites it 45× “Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2022), applicants seeking modification of their sex offender registration requirements must meet statutory threshold criteria before a district court may exercise its discretion and approve or reject their application.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 35× ““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
Ron Fortune v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
· cites it 28× “In this case, Ronny Fortune appeals a decision of the district court denying his application under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2018) to modify the requirement that he register as a sex offender.”
State of Iowa v. Matthew Earl Cox (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 26× “10 violating his right to due process and asking us to disregard Iowa Code §692A.128 because it only applies at a later time after Cox is required to register.”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
· cites it 26× “On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
Larry Twigg v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 19× “This is the latest in a recent spate of appeals challenging the denial of an application to modify sex-offender-registry requirements under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2020).1 The applicant here is Larry Twigg, a former high school teacher who was convicted of five counts of…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(1) — 8 cases
Ross Barker v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Saf., 922 N.W.2d 581 (Iowa 2019).
“Neither does Barker's failure to seek a modification of his registration status according to the procedures set forth in section 692A.128, as the DPS claims, since this case did not originate from Barker's request for the court to modify his registration status.”
State of Iowa v. Matthew Earl Cox (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
“10 violating his right to due process and asking us to disregard Iowa Code §692A.128 because it only applies at a later time after Cox is required to register.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“The State argued in the district court, and argues again on appeal, that even if Iowa Code § 692A.128 applies to Olsen, he isn’t eligible for modifica- tion because five years haven’t passed from the date of commencement of his requirement to register as mandated under § 692A.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2) — 12 cases
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018).
“A court may not grant an application to modify the registration requirements unless the application meets all of the following criteria: a. The date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I…”
Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2022), applicants seeking modification of their sex offender registration requirements must meet statutory threshold criteria before a district court may exercise its discretion and approve or reject their application.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2)(a) — 13 cases
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018).
“A court may not grant an application to modify the registration requirements unless the application meets all of the following criteria: a. The date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I…”
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“The State argued in the district court, and argues again on appeal, that even if Iowa Code § 692A.128 applies to Olsen, he isn’t eligible for modifica- tion because five years haven’t passed from the date of commencement of his requirement to register as mandated under § 692A.”
State of Iowa v. Matthew Earl Cox (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
“10 violating his right to due process and asking us to disregard Iowa Code §692A.128 because it only applies at a later time after Cox is required to register.”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2)(b) — 6 cases
Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2022), applicants seeking modification of their sex offender registration requirements must meet statutory threshold criteria before a district court may exercise its discretion and approve or reject their application.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
Larry Twigg v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
“This is the latest in a recent spate of appeals challenging the denial of an application to modify sex-offender-registry requirements under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2020).1 The applicant here is Larry Twigg, a former high school teacher who was convicted of five counts of…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2)(c) — 9 cases
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
Larry Twigg v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
“This is the latest in a recent spate of appeals challenging the denial of an application to modify sex-offender-registry requirements under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2020).1 The applicant here is Larry Twigg, a former high school teacher who was convicted of five counts of…”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2)(d) — 3 cases
Ron Fortune v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“In this case, Ronny Fortune appeals a decision of the district court denying his application under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2018) to modify the requirement that he register as a sex offender.”
Larry Twigg v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
“This is the latest in a recent spate of appeals challenging the denial of an application to modify sex-offender-registry requirements under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2020).1 The applicant here is Larry Twigg, a former high school teacher who was convicted of five counts of…”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(2)(e) — 8 cases
State of Iowa v. Matthew Earl Cox (Iowa Ct. App. 2017).
“10 violating his right to due process and asking us to disregard Iowa Code §692A.128 because it only applies at a later time after Cox is required to register.”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(3) — 2 cases
Nathan Daniel Olsen v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“The State argued in the district court, and argues again on appeal, that even if Iowa Code § 692A.128 applies to Olsen, he isn’t eligible for modifica- tion because five years haven’t passed from the date of commencement of his requirement to register as mandated under § 692A.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(5) — 12 cases
Ron Fortune v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“In this case, Ronny Fortune appeals a decision of the district court denying his application under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2018) to modify the requirement that he register as a sex offender.”
Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2024).
“Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2022), applicants seeking modification of their sex offender registration requirements must meet statutory threshold criteria before a district court may exercise its discretion and approve or reject their application.”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
State of Iowa v. Hubert Todd, Jr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021).
““Under Iowa Code section 692A.128 a district court may consider modification of a sex offender's registry requirement when certain mandatory criteria are met.”
— Iowa Code § 692A.128(6) — 9 cases
In the Interest of T.H., Minor Child, 913 N.W.2d 578 (Iowa 2018).
“A court may not grant an application to modify the registration requirements unless the application meets all of the following criteria: a. The date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I…”
Dennis Becher v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2021).
“On appeal, Becher asserts that the district court misinterpreted or misapplied the provisions of Iowa Code section 692A.128 (2019). For the reasons expressed below, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.”
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