Bill Text: IA HF566 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to statute of limitations time periods for certain criminal offenses committed on or with minors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-22 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0 [HF566 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF566-Introduced.html
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BY
GOBBLE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
statute
of
limitations
time
periods
for
1
certain
criminal
offenses
committed
on
or
with
minors.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
802.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
An
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
abuse
in
the
3
first,
second,
or
third
degree
committed
on
or
with
a
person
4
who
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen
years
shall
may
be
found
5
within
fifteen
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
6
is
committed
attains
eighteen
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
7
against
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
8
identified
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
9
indictment
shall
be
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
10
person
is
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
11
later
at
any
time
after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
802.2A,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
802.2A
Incest
——
sexual
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
15
therapist,
or
school
employee.
16
1.
An
information
or
indictment
for
incest
under
section
17
726.2
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
eighteen
shall
may
be
found
within
fifteen
years
after
the
19
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
eighteen
20
years
of
age.
An
information
or
indictment
for
any
other
21
incest
shall
be
found
within
ten
years
after
its
at
any
time
22
after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
23
2.
An
indictment
or
information
for
sexual
exploitation
by
24
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
under
section
709.15
25
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen
26
shall
may
be
found
within
fifteen
years
after
the
person
upon
27
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
eighteen
years
of
age
at
28
any
time
after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
An
information
29
or
indictment
for
any
other
sexual
exploitation
shall
be
found
30
within
ten
years
of
the
date
the
victim
was
last
treated
by
the
31
counselor
or
therapist,
or
within
ten
years
of
the
date
the
32
victim
was
enrolled
in
or
attended
the
school.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
802.2B,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2021,
34
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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An
information
or
indictment
for
the
following
offenses
1
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen
2
years
shall
may
be
found
within
ten
years
after
the
person
upon
3
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
eighteen
years
of
age,
4
or
if
the
person
against
whom
the
information
or
indictment
5
is
sought
is
identified
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
6
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
three
years
7
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
8
profile,
whichever
is
later
at
any
time
after
the
commission
9
of
the
offense
:
10
Sec.
4.
Section
802.2C,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
802.2C
Kidnapping.
13
An
information
or
indictment
for
kidnapping
in
the
first,
14
second,
or
third
degree
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
15
under
the
age
of
eighteen
years
shall
may
be
found
within
ten
16
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
17
attains
eighteen
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
whom
18
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
through
19
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
20
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
21
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later
commenced
at
22
any
time
after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
23
Sec.
5.
Section
802.2D,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
802.2D
Human
trafficking.
26
An
information
or
indictment
for
human
trafficking
in
27
violation
of
section
710A.2
,
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
28
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen
years
shall
may
be
found
within
29
ten
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
30
attains
eighteen
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
whom
31
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
through
32
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
33
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
34
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later
at
any
time
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after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
relates
to
statute
of
limitations
time
periods
for
5
certain
criminal
offenses
committed
on
or
with
minors.
6
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2
provides
that
an
7
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
abuse
in
the
first,
8
second,
or
third
degree
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
9
is
under
the
age
of
18
years
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
10
commission
of
the
offense.
Under
current
law,
an
information
11
or
indictment
for
a
sexual
abuse
offense
committed
on
or
with
12
a
person
who
is
under
18
years
of
age
shall
be
found
within
13
15
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
14
attains
18
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
whom
the
15
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
through
the
16
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
17
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
18
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
19
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2A
provides
that
an
20
information
or
indictment
for
incest
under
Code
section
726.2
21
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
may
22
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
the
offense.
Under
23
current
law,
an
information
or
indictment
for
incest
shall
be
24
found
within
15
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
25
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age.
For
other
incest
26
offenses
committed
upon
a
person
18
years
of
age
or
older,
the
27
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
10
years
after
28
the
commission
of
the
offense.
29
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2A
also
provides
that
30
an
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
exploitation
by
a
31
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
under
Code
section
32
709.15
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
33
18
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
the
offense.
34
Under
current
law,
an
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
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exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
1
shall
be
found
within
15
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
2
offense
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age.
For
other
sexual
3
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
4
offenses
committed
upon
a
person
18
years
of
age
or
older,
the
5
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
10
years
of
the
6
date
the
person
was
last
treated
by
the
counselor
or
therapist,
7
or
within
10
years
of
the
date
the
person
was
enrolled
in
or
8
attended
the
school.
9
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2B
provides
that
an
10
information
or
indictment
may
be
commenced
at
any
time
after
11
the
commission
of
any
of
the
following
offenses
if
the
offense
12
is
committed
on
or
with
a
person
under
the
age
of
18:
sexual
13
abuse
in
the
first
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.2;
14
sexual
abuse
in
the
second
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
15
709.3;
sexual
abuse
in
the
third
degree
in
violation
of
Code
16
section
709.4;
lascivious
acts
with
a
child
in
violation
of
17
Code
section
709.8;
assault
with
intent
to
commit
sexual
abuse
18
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.11;
indecent
contact
with
a
19
child
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.12;
lascivious
conduct
20
with
a
minor
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.14;
sexual
21
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
in
22
violation
of
Code
section
709.15;
sexual
misconduct
with
a
23
juvenile
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.16,
subsection
2;
24
kidnapping
in
the
first
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
25
710.2;
kidnapping
in
the
second
degree
in
violation
of
Code
26
section
710.3;
kidnapping
in
the
third
degree
in
violation
of
27
Code
section
710.4;
human
trafficking
in
violation
of
Code
28
section
710A.2;
incest
in
violation
of
Code
section
726.2;
and
29
sexual
exploitation
of
a
minor
in
violation
of
Code
section
30
728.12.
Under
current
law
for
the
preceding
offenses,
an
31
information
or
indictment
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
32
is
under
18
years
of
age
shall
be
found
within
10
years
after
33
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
18
years
34
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
whom
the
information
or
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indictment
is
sought
is
identified
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
1
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
2
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
by
the
3
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
4
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2C
provides
that
an
5
information
or
indictment
for
kidnapping
in
the
first,
second,
6
or
third
degree
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
7
age
of
18
years
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
8
the
offense.
Under
current
law
for
kidnapping
offenses,
the
9
information
or
indictment
for
an
offense
committed
on
or
with
10
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
years
of
age,
shall
be
11
found
within
10
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
12
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
13
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
14
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
15
shall
be
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
16
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
17
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2D
provides
that
an
18
information
or
indictment
for
human
trafficking
in
violation
of
19
Code
section
710A.2,
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
20
the
age
of
18
years
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
21
the
offense.
Under
current
law
for
human
trafficking
offenses,
22
the
information
or
indictment
for
an
offense
committed
on
or
23
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
years
of
age,
shall
be
24
found
within
10
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
25
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
26
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
27
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
28
shall
be
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
29
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
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