Bill Text: IA HF536 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the definition of an aggravated offense for purposes of the sex offender registry.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 400. [HF536 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF536-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
536
BY
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
of
an
aggravated
offense
for
1
purposes
of
the
sex
offender
registry.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
692A.101,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(5)
Assault
with
intent
to
commit
sexual
abuse
in
violation
3
of
section
709.11
,
subsection
(1)
or
(2)
.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
Under
current
law,
convictions
for
certain
criminal
8
offenses,
including
assault
with
intent
to
commit
sexual
abuse
9
pursuant
to
Code
section
709.11
regardless
of
the
circumstances
10
of
the
offense,
are
defined
as
“aggravated
offenses”
for
11
purposes
of
the
sex
offender
registry.
Upon
conviction
of
an
12
aggravated
offense,
a
sex
offender
is
required
to
register
with
13
the
sex
offender
registry
for
life.
14
This
bill
amends
the
definition
of
an
“aggravated
offense”
15
to
exclude
persons
convicted
of
assault
with
intent
to
commit
16
sexual
abuse
where
there
is
no
resulting
injury.
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