Bill Text: IA SF92 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act extending the limitations of certain criminal actions committed on or with minors, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-24 - Subcommittee: Chapman, Petersen, and Sweeney. S.J. 167. [SF92 Detail]
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BY
PETERSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
extending
the
limitations
of
certain
criminal
actions
1
committed
on
or
with
minors,
and
providing
penalties.
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
2019,
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
ten
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
6
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
2019,
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
ten
years
after
the
person
19
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
eighteen
years
of
20
age.
An
information
or
indictment
for
any
other
incest
shall
21
be
found
within
ten
years
after
its
at
any
time
after
the
22
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
ten
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
27
the
offense
is
committed
attains
eighteen
years
of
age
at
any
28
time
after
the
commission
of
the
offense
.
An
information
or
29
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
2019,
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
2019,
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
2019,
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
extends
the
limitations
of
certain
criminal
5
actions
(statute
of
limitations)
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
10
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
10
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,
27
the
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
10
years
28
after
the
commission
of
the
offense.
If
the
person
against
29
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
30
only
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
the
limitation
shall
be
31
tolled.
However,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
32
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
by
33
the
person’s
DNA
profile.
34
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2A
also
provides
that
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an
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
exploitation
by
a
1
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
under
Code
section
2
709.15
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
3
18
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
the
offense.
4
Under
current
law,
an
information
or
indictment
for
sexual
5
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
6
shall
be
found
within
10
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
7
offense
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age.
For
other
sexual
8
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
9
offenses
committed
upon
a
person
18
years
of
age
or
older,
the
10
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
10
years
of
the
11
date
the
person
was
last
treated
by
the
counselor
or
therapist,
12
or
within
10
years
of
the
date
the
person
was
enrolled
in
or
13
attended
the
school.
14
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2B
provides
that
an
15
information
or
indictment
may
be
commenced
at
any
time
after
16
the
commission
of
any
of
the
following
offenses
if
the
offense
17
is
committed
on
or
with
a
person
under
the
age
of
18:
sexual
18
abuse
in
the
first
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.2;
19
sexual
abuse
in
the
second
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
20
709.3;
sexual
abuse
in
the
third
degree
in
violation
of
Code
21
section
709.4;
lascivious
acts
with
a
child
in
violation
of
22
Code
section
709.8;
assault
with
intent
to
commit
sexual
abuse
23
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.11;
indecent
contact
with
a
24
child
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.12;
lascivious
conduct
25
with
a
minor
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.14;
sexual
26
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
in
27
violation
of
Code
section
709.15;
sexual
misconduct
with
a
28
juvenile
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.16,
subsection
2;
29
kidnapping
in
the
first
degree
in
violation
of
Code
section
30
710.2;
kidnapping
in
the
second
degree
in
violation
of
Code
31
section
710.3;
kidnapping
in
the
third
degree
in
violation
of
32
Code
section
710.4;
human
trafficking
in
violation
of
Code
33
section
710A.2;
incest
in
violation
of
Code
section
726.2;
and
34
sexual
exploitation
of
a
minor
in
violation
of
Code
section
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728.12.
Under
current
law
for
the
preceding
offenses,
an
1
information
or
indictment
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
2
is
under
18
years
of
age
shall
be
found
within
10
years
after
3
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
is
committed
attains
18
years
4
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
whom
the
information
or
5
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
6
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
shall
be
found
within
7
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
identified
by
the
8
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
9
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2C
provides
that
an
10
information
or
indictment
for
kidnapping
in
the
first,
second,
11
or
third
degree
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
12
age
of
18
years
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
13
the
offense.
Under
current
law
for
kidnapping
offenses,
the
14
information
or
indictment
for
an
offense
committed
on
or
with
15
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
years
of
age,
shall
be
16
found
within
10
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
17
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
18
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
19
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
20
shall
be
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
21
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
22
The
amendment
to
Code
section
802.2D
provides
that
an
23
information
or
indictment
for
human
trafficking
in
violation
of
24
Code
section
710A.2,
committed
on
or
with
a
person
who
is
under
25
the
age
of
18
years
may
be
found
at
any
time
after
commission
of
26
the
offense.
Under
current
law
for
human
trafficking
offenses,
27
the
information
or
indictment
for
an
offense
committed
on
or
28
with
a
person
who
is
under
the
age
of
18
years
of
age,
shall
be
29
found
within
10
years
after
the
person
upon
whom
the
offense
30
is
committed
attains
18
years
of
age,
or
if
the
person
against
31
whom
the
information
or
indictment
is
sought
is
identified
32
through
the
use
of
a
DNA
profile,
an
information
or
indictment
33
shall
be
found
within
three
years
from
the
date
the
person
is
34
identified
by
the
person’s
DNA
profile,
whichever
is
later.
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