Indiana House Bill 1273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Makes it a Class D felony for a person at least 18 years of age to use a computer network to impersonate a specific child if the impersonation is done with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of any person. Increases the penalty to a Class C felony if: (1) it results, directly or indirectly, in bodily injury to the impersonated child; (2) as a result of the impersonation, another person commits, attempts to commit, or conspires to commit a felony against the impersonated child; or (3) the person has a prior unrelated conviction for the offense. Provides that a person who commits impersonating a minor for sexual purposes is required to register as a sex or violent offender. Makes conforming amendments.

Use of minor's identity for sexual gratification.

Rep. Dave Cheatham [D]

Sen. Eric Koch [R]

Rep. William Ruppel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2010-01-12		Coauthored by Representatives Cheatham and Koch
2010-01-12		Authored by Representative Ruppel

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1273
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1273.1.html