Bill Text: IA HF2249 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 577.)

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-15 - Referred to Judiciary. H.J. 594. [HF2249 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2249-Introduced.html

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House File 2249 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 577)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct
  2    with a minor, and providing penalties.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 709.14, Code 2018, is amended by striking
  1  2 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  1  3    709.14  Lascivious conduct with a minor.
  1  4    1.  a.  It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age
  1  5 or older who is in a position of authority over a minor to
  1  6 force, persuade, or coerce a minor, with or without consent,
  1  7 to disrobe or partially disrobe for the purpose of arousing or
  1  8 satisfying the sexual desires of either of them.
  1  9    b.  A violation of this subsection is a serious misdemeanor.
  1 10    2.  For purposes of subsections 3 and 4, "minor" means a
  1 11 person fourteen or fifteen years of age.
  1 12    3.  a.  It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age
  1 13 or older who is in a position of authority over a minor to
  1 14 perform any of the following acts with a minor, with or without
  1 15 consent, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual
  1 16 desires of either of them:
  1 17    (1)  Fondle or touch the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus,
  1 18 or breast of the minor.
  1 19    (2)  Touch the clothing covering the immediate area of the
  1 20 inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the minor.
  1 21    (3)  Solicit or permit the minor to fondle or touch the inner
  1 22 thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the person.
  1 23    (4)  Solicit the minor to engage in any act prohibited under
  1 24 subsection 4, paragraph "a", subparagraph (1), (2), or (3).
  1 25    b.  A violation of this subsection is a serious misdemeanor.
  1 26    4.  a.  It is unlawful for a person eighteen years of age
  1 27 or older who is in a position of authority over a minor to
  1 28 perform any of the following acts with a minor, with or without
  1 29 consent, for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual
  1 30 desires of either of them:
  1 31    (1)  Fondle or touch the pubes or genitals of the minor.
  1 32    (2)  Permit or cause the minor to fondle or touch the
  1 33 person's genitals or pubes.
  1 34    (3)  Cause the touching of the person's genitals to any part
  1 35 of the body of the minor.
  2  1    (4)  Solicit the minor to engage in a sex act or solicit a
  2  2 person to arrange a sex act with the minor.
  2  3    (5)  Inflict pain or discomfort upon the minor or permit the
  2  4 minor to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.
  2  5    b.  A violation of this subsection is an aggravated
  2  6 misdemeanor.
  2  7                           EXPLANATION
  2  8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2  9 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 10    This bill relates to the criminal offense of lascivious
  2 11 conduct with a minor or child.
  2 12    The bill defines "minor" to mean a person fourteen or fifteen
  2 13 years of age.
  2 14    Under the bill, a person commits lascivious conduct with a
  2 15 minor when a person over 18 years of age who is in a position of
  2 16 authority over a minor performs any of the following acts with
  2 17 a minor, with or without consent, for the purpose of arousing
  2 18 or satisfying the sexual desires of either of them: fondle
  2 19 or touch the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of
  2 20 the minor; touch the clothing covering the immediate area of
  2 21 the inner thigh, groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the minor;
  2 22 solicit or permit the minor to fondle or touch the inner thigh,
  2 23 groin, buttock, anus, or breast of the person; or solicit the
  2 24 minor to engage in certain acts prohibited by the bill in Code
  2 25 section 709.14(3)(a)(1),(2), or (3). A person who violates
  2 26 this provision commits a serious misdemeanor.
  2 27    A person commits lascivious conduct with a minor when a
  2 28 person over 18 years of age who is in a position of authority
  2 29 over a minor performs any of the following acts with a minor,
  2 30 with or without consent, for the purpose of arousing or
  2 31 satisfying the sexual desires of either of them: fondle or
  2 32 touch the pubes or genitals of the minor; permit or cause
  2 33 the minor to fondle or touch the person's genitals or pubes;
  2 34 cause the touching of the person's genitals to any part of the
  2 35 body of the minor; solicit the minor to engage in a sex act
  3  1 or solicit a person to arrange a sex act with the minor; or
  3  2 inflict pain or discomfort upon the minor or permit the minor
  3  3 to inflict pain or discomfort on the person. A person who
  3  4 violates this provision commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
  3  5    The bill does not change the current offense of lascivious
  3  6 conduct with a minor which makes it unlawful for a person
  3  7 over 18 years of age who is in a position of authority over
  3  8 any minor, regardless of age, to force, persuade, or coerce a
  3  9 minor, with or without consent, to disrobe or partially disrobe
  3 10 for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of
  3 11 either of them.  The current offense is punishable as a serious
  3 12 misdemeanor.
  3 13    A person who violates the bill must register as a sex
  3 14 offender pursuant to Code chapter 692A.
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