Iowa HF2065 modifies sex offender registry rules, requiring lifetime registration for repeat offenders and annual photo updates.

Iowa HF2065 amends the sex offender registry rules by requiring sex offenders convicted of subsequent offenses, including expunged convictions, to register for life and be ineligible for removal from the registry. It mandates annual updates of sex offender photographs, taken with the offender fully facing the camera with eyes open, and retaken if distorted, blurred, or showing glare. The sheriff must send updated photos to the department within five business days, which then posts them on the registry’s website.

Iowa HF2065 modifies sex offender registry rules, requiring lifetime registration for repeat offenders and annual photo updates.

Iowa HF2065 amends the sex offender registry rules by requiring sex offenders convicted of subsequent offenses, including expunged convictions, to register for life and be ineligible for removal from the registry. It mandates annual updates of sex offender photographs, taken with the offender fully facing the camera with eyes open, and retaken if distorted, blurred, or showing glare. The sheriff must send updated photos to the department within five business days, which then posts them on the registry’s website.