Bill Text: IA SSB1161 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the definition of sex act and sexual activity in the criminal code.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-03 - Voted - Judiciary. [SSB1161 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SSB1161-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1161
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SODDERS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
of
sex
act
and
sexual
1
activity
in
the
criminal
code.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
702.17,
subsection
3,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Contact
between
the
finger
or
hand
of
one
person
and
3
the
genitalia
,
breast,
or
anus
of
another
person,
except
in
4
the
course
of
examination
or
treatment
by
a
person
licensed
5
pursuant
to
chapter
148
,
148C
,
151
,
or
152
.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
the
definition
of
“sex
act”
and
“sexual
10
activity”.
11
Under
the
bill,
the
term
“sex
act”
and
“sexual
activity”
12
includes
any
sexual
contact
by
a
finger
or
hand
of
one
person
13
and
the
breast
of
another
person
except
during
the
course
of
a
14
legitimate
medical
examination.
15
The
bill,
by
expanding
the
definition
of
“sex
act”
and
16
“sexual
activity”,
also
expands
the
definition
of
numerous
17
criminal
offenses,
including
but
not
limited
to
sexual
18
abuse
(Code
chapter
709),
lascivious
acts
with
a
child
(Code
19
section
709.8),
indecent
exposure
(Code
section
709.9),
sexual
20
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
or
school
employee
21
(Code
section
709.15),
sexual
misconduct
with
offenders
or
22
juveniles
(Code
section
709.16),
sexual
abuse
of
a
corpse
23
(Code
section
709.18),
enticing
a
minor
(Code
section
710.10),
24
and
solicitation
of
commercial
sexual
activity
(Code
section
25
710A.2A).
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