692A.103 Offenders required to register. 1. A person who has been convicted of any sex offense classified as a tier I, tier II, or tier III offense, or an offender required to register in another jurisdiction under the otherjurisdiction’s sex offender registry, shall register as a sex offender as provided in this chapterif the offender resides, is employed, or attends school in this state. A sex offender shall, upona first or subsequent conviction, register in compliance with the procedures specified in thischapter, for the duration of time specified in this chapter, commencing as follows: a. From the date of placement on probation.b. From the date of release on parole or work release.c. From the date of release from incarceration.d. Except as otherwise provided in this section, from the date an adjudicated delinquent is released from placement in a juvenile facility ordered by a court pursuant to section 232.52. e. Except as otherwise provided in this section, from the date an adjudicated delinquent commences attendance as a student at a public or private educational institution, other thanan educational institution located on the real property of a juvenile facility if the djudicated delinquent commences attendance as a student at a public or private educational institution, other thanan educational institution located on the real property of a juvenile facility if the juvenile hasbeen ordered placed at such facility pursuant to section 232.52. f. From the date of conviction for a sex offense requiring registration if probation, incarceration, or placement ordered pursuant to section 232.52 in a juvenile facility is notincluded in the sentencing, order, or decree of the court, except as otherwise provided inthis section for juvenile cases. 2. A sex offender is not required to register while incarcerated. However, the running of the period of registration is tolled pursuant to section 692A.107 if a sex offender isincarcerated. 3. A juvenile adjudicated delinquent for an offense that requires registration shall be required to register as required in this chapter unless the juvenile court waives therequirement and finds that the person should not be required to register under this chapter. 4. Notwithstanding subsections 3 and 5, a juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed shall be required to register if the e required to register under this chapter. 4. Notwithstanding subsections 3 and 5, a juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed shall be required to register if the adjudication was foran offense committed by force or the threat of serious violence, by rendering the victimunconscious, or by involuntary drugging of the victim. At the time of adjudication the judgeshall make a determination as to whether the offense was committed by force or the threatof serious violence, by rendering the victim unconscious, or by involuntary drugging of thevictim. 5. If a juvenile is required to register pursuant to subsection 3, the juvenile court may, upon motion of the juvenile, and after reasonable notice to the parties and hearing, modifyor suspend the registration requirements if good cause is shown. a. The motion to modify or suspend shall be made and the hearing shall occur prior to the discharge of the juvenile from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for the sex offense thatrequires registration. b. If at the time of the hearing the juvenile is participating in an appropriate outpatient treatment program for juvenile sex offenders, the juvenile court the sex offense thatrequires registration. b. If at the time of the hearing the juvenile is participating in an appropriate outpatient treatment program for juvenile sex offenders, the juvenile court may enter orders temporarilysuspending the requirement that the juvenile register and may defer entry of a final orderon the matter until such time that the juvenile has completed or been discharged from theoutpatient treatment program. c. Final orders shall then be entered within thirty days from the date of the juvenile’s completion or discharge from outpatient treatment. d. Any order entered pursuant to this subsection that modifies or suspends the requirement to register shall include written findings stating the reason for the modificationor suspension, and shall include appropriate restrictions upon the juvenile to protect thepublic during any period of time the registry requirements are modified or suspended.Upon entry of an order modifying or suspending the requirement to register, the juvenilecourt shall notify the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee where the juvenile isenrolled of the decision. e. y of an order modifying or suspending the requirement to register, the juvenilecourt shall notify the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee where the juvenile isenrolled of the decision. e. This subsection does not apply to a juvenile fourteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed if the adjudication was for a sex offense committed by force or the Sat Dec 23 12:27:01 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 692A.103 (18, 0) §692A.103, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY 2 threat of serious violence, by rendering the victim unconscious, or by involuntary druggingof the victim. 6. If a juvenile is required to register and the court later modifies or suspends the order regarding the requirement to register, the court shall notify the department within five daysof the decision. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §3Referred to in §692A.104, 692A.106 Sat Dec 23 12:27:01 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 692A.103 (18, 0)
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