A man convicted of shooting three people outside a Lawrence nightclub will have to register with the state as an offender when he is released from prison.

Carlos Jackson, 26, will have to register for at least 10 years, according to state law. That ruling was made on Thursday by Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin.

The law applies to anyone who on or after July 1, 2006, is convicted of a felony and a judge finds that a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the crime.

Earlier this month, Jackson, of Topeka, was sentenced by Martin to 15 years in prison on three counts of reckless aggravated battery. The judge will decide next month whether Jackson will be required to register as an offender for the rest of his life. A lifetime registration could be triggered because Jackson was convicted at age 17 in Shawnee County of felony murder and aggravated robbery. A hearing on that matter will be May 2.

Cases are also pending against two Topeka women accused of assisting Jackson after the shooting, which took place Feb. 10 outside the now-closed Last Call, 729 N.H. Charges against one of the women, Sherise Spears, 20, were amended on Thursday to aiding a felon. Spears had been charged with aiding and abetting aggravated battery. She will be back in court on May 8.

The second woman, Sonda Washington, 30, also is charged with aiding a felon. Her next court hearing is May 22.