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Iowa Supreme Court: Successful Adjustment to Sex Offender Registry Requirements Not a Reason to Deny Modification

Loaded on June 15, 2021 by David Reutter published in Criminal Legal News July, 2021, page 24
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration. Location: Iowa.

by David M. Reutter

The Supreme Court of Iowa ruled that a district court erred in its analysis of a petition to modify sex offender registry requirements. According to the Court, the errors occurred in the consideration of a risk factor evaluation, consideration of a lack of stipulation from the ...

 

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