SF 2268 (LSB 5996SV (2) 86)

SENATE FILE 2268

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3123)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the modification of the sex offender registry requirements for certain offenders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 692A.128, subsection 3, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The application shall be filed in the sex offender’s county of principal residence, or in the county where the conviction occurred if the sex offender no longer resides in this state and has been placed on inactive status.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the filing of applications to modify the sex offender registration requirements of Code chapter 692A.
   The bill provides that a sex offender applying to modify the sex offender registry requirements pursuant to Code section 692A.128 may file the application in the county where the conviction for the sex offense occurred if the offender has been placed on inactive status under Code section 692A.106(7) and no longer resides in this state. Current law requires the application to be filed in the sex offender’s county of principal residence.