Senate File 102 - Introduced SENATE FILE 102 BY QUIRMBACH A BILL FOR An Act relating to the modification of the sex offender 1 registry requirements for certain offenders. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1839XS (1) 87 jm/rj
S.F. 102 Section 1. Section 692A.128, subsection 3, Code 2017, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. The application shall be filed in the sex offender’s 3 county of principal residence , or in the county where the 4 conviction occurred if the sex offender no longer resides in 5 this state and has been placed on inactive status . 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill relates to the filing of applications to modify the 10 sex offender registration requirements of Code chapter 692A. 11 The bill provides that a sex offender applying to modify the 12 sex offender registry requirements pursuant to Code section 13 692A.128 may file the application in the county where the 14 conviction for the sex offense occurred if the offender has 15 been placed on inactive status under Code section 692A.106(7) 16 and no longer resides in this state. Current law requires 17 the application to be filed in the sex offender’s county of 18 principal residence. 19 -1- LSB 1839XS (1) 87 jm/rj 1/ 1