Senate
File
2157
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2157
BY
SINCLAIR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
crime
of
invasion
of
privacy.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
709.21,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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1.
A
person
who
knowingly
views,
photographs,
or
films
3
another
person
,
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
gratifying
the
4
sexual
desire
of
any
person,
commits
invasion
of
privacy
if
all
5
of
the
following
apply:
6
a.
The
other
person
does
not
consent
or
is
unable
to
consent
7
to
being
viewed,
photographed,
or
filmed.
8
b.
The
other
person
is
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity.
9
c.
The
other
person
has
a
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy
10
while
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity.
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EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
to
be
guilty
of
invasion
of
privacy,
a
15
person
must
knowingly
view,
photograph,
or
film
another
person
16
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
gratifying
the
sexual
desire
17
of
any
person,
if
the
other
person
does
not
consent
or
is
18
unable
to
consent
to
being
viewed,
photographed,
or
filmed;
the
19
other
person
is
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity;
and
the
20
other
person
has
a
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy
while
in
21
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity.
This
bill
eliminates
the
22
requirement
that
the
person
act
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
23
gratifying
the
sexual
desire
of
any
person.
24
A
person
found
guilty
of
invasion
of
privacy
is,
upon
25
conviction,
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
26
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
27
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$625
but
not
more
than
$6,250.
A
28
person
convicted
under
the
bill
is
classified
as
a
tier
II
sex
29
offender
for
the
purposes
of
the
sex
offender
registry.
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