Courtney Cortez Chestnut
v.
Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigations, Sex Offender Registry
Appellee
Courtney Cortez Chestnut
Appellant
Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigations, Sex Offender Registry
Attorney for the Appellee
Scott A. Michels (argued)
Attorney for the Appellant
Chad D. Brakhahn (argued), John R. Lundquist, Assistant Attorneys General
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Paul D. Scott, Judge. REVERSED AND REMANDED. Heard at oral argument by Greer, P.J., and Schumacher and Ahlers, JJ. Opinion by Ahlers, J. (10 pages)
The State appeals the district court’s ruling that Courtney Chestnut is no longer required to register as a sex offender following his delinquency adjudication for a sex offense because the extension of Chestnut’s registration requirement violated the ex post facto clauses of the state and federal constitutions. OPINION HOLDS: We reverse and remand because Chestnut’s original registration requirement was not punitive and was extended due to convictions for subsequent registration violations that Chestnut committed as an adult; therefore, neither his original registration requirement nor the extension of his registration requirement violated ex post facto provisions of either constitution.
