Bill Text: IA HF2239 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors, and providing penalties.(Formerly HF 2046.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-21 - Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 611. [HF2239 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2239-Introduced.html
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2239
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2046)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
dissemination
and
exhibition
of
obscene
1
material
to
minors,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
728.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
728.2
Dissemination
and
exhibition
of
obscene
material
to
3
minors.
4
Any
person,
other
than
the
parent
or
guardian
of
the
minor,
5
who
knowingly
disseminates
or
exhibits
obscene
material
to
a
6
minor,
including
the
exhibition
of
obscene
material
so
that
7
it
can
be
observed
by
a
minor
on
or
off
the
premises
where
it
8
is
displayed,
is
guilty
of
a
public
offense
and
shall
upon
9
conviction
be
guilty
of
a
serious
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
the
dissemination
and
exhibition
of
14
obscene
material
to
minors.
15
Current
law
provides
that
any
person,
other
than
the
parent
16
or
guardian
of
the
minor,
who
knowingly
disseminates
or
17
exhibits
obscene
material,
including
the
exhibition
of
obscene
18
material
so
that
it
can
be
observed
by
a
minor
on
or
off
the
19
premises
where
it
is
displayed,
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor.
20
The
bill
increases
the
penalty
to
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
21
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
22
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
23
$2,560.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
24
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
25
more
than
$8,540.
26
A
violation
of
Code
section
728.2
is
a
tier
I
sex
offense
and
27
a
person
convicted
of
the
offense
is
required
to
register
as
a
28
sex
offender
for
a
period
of
10
years.
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