692A.104 Registration process. 1. A sex offender shall appear in person to register with the sheriff of each county where the offender has a residence, maintains employment, or is in attendance as a student, withinfive business days of being required to register under section 692A.103 by providing allrelevant information to the sheriff. A sheriff shall accept the registration of any person whois required to register in the county pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 2. A sex offender shall, within five business days of changing a residence, employment, or attendance as a student, appear in person to notify the sheriff of each county where a changehas occurred. 3. A sex offender shall, within five business days of a change in relevant information, other than relevant information enumerated in subsection 2, notify the sheriff of the countywhere the principal residence of the offender is maintained about the change to the relevantinformation. The department shall establish by rule what constitutes proper notificationunder this subsection. 4. A sex offender who is required to verify information pursuant to the provisions of section 692A.108 is only required to appear in person what constitutes proper notificationunder this subsection. 4. A sex offender who is required to verify information pursuant to the provisions of section 692A.108 is only required to appear in person in the county where the principalresidence of the offender is maintained to verify such information. 5. A sex offender shall, within five business days of the establishment of a residence, employment, or attendance as a student in another jurisdiction, appear in person to notifythe sheriff of the county where the principal residence of the offender is maintained, aboutthe establishment of a residence, employment, or attendance in another jurisdiction. Asex offender shall, within five business days of establishing a new residence, employment,or attendance as a student in another jurisdiction, register with the registering agency ofthe other jurisdiction, if the offender is required to register under the laws of the otherjurisdiction. The department shall notify the registering agency in the other jurisdictionof the sex offender’s new residence, employment, or attendance as a student in the otherjurisdiction. 6. otherjurisdiction. The department shall notify the registering agency in the other jurisdictionof the sex offender’s new residence, employment, or attendance as a student in the otherjurisdiction. 6. A sex offender, who has multiple residences in this state, shall appear in person to notify the sheriff of each county where a residence is maintained, of the dates the offender willreside at each residence including the date when the offender will move from one residenceto another residence. 7. Except as provided in subsection 8, the initial or subsequent registration and any notifications required in subsections 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 shall be by appearance at the sheriff’soffice and completion of the initial or subsequent registration or notification shall be on aprinted form, which shall be signed and dated by the sex offender. If the sheriff uses anelectronic form to complete the initial registration or notification, the electronic form shall beprinted upon completion and signed and dated by the sex offender. The sheriff shall transmitthe registration or notification form completed by the sex offender within five business daysby paper copy, or electronically, using procedures nd dated by the sex offender. The sheriff shall transmitthe registration or notification form completed by the sex offender within five business daysby paper copy, or electronically, using procedures established by the department by rule. 8. The collection of relevant information by a court or releasing agency under section 692A.109 shall serve as the sex offender’s initial or subsequent registration for purposes ofthis section. However, the sex offender shall register by appearing in person in the countyof residence to verify the offender’s arrival and relevant information. The court or releasingagency shall forward a copy of the registration to the department within five business daysof completion of registration using procedures established by the department by rule. 2009 Acts, ch 119, §4Referred to in §692A.105, 692A.107, 692A.108, 692A.111 Sat Dec 23 12:27:02 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 692A.104 (19, 0)
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