Text: SF00108 Text: SF00110 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 232.74A LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
1 2 If a person, official, agency, or institution with
1 3 supervisory or other administrative responsibilities over an
1 4 individual listed in subsection 1 or 2, knew or suspected that
1 5 the individual committed child abuse or abuse of a child which
1 6 would be defined as child abuse under section 232.68,
1 7 subsection 2, paragraph "c" or "e", except the abuse resulted
1 8 from the acts or omissions of a person other than a person
1 9 responsible for the care of a child, the person, official,
1 10 agency, or institution shall be liable for any damages
1 11 proximately caused by the individual. This section applies to
1 12 a person, official, agency, or institution with administrative
1 13 responsibilities over either of the following individuals:
1 14 1. A member of the clergy with duties involving access to
1 15 a child when the child is alone.
1 16 2. An adult who is employed with duties involving access
1 17 to a child when the child is alone.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill provides for the civil liability of certain
1 20 persons who know of or suspect child abuse or suspect a sexual
1 21 crime against a child.
1 22 New Code section 232.74A applies to a person, official,
1 23 agency, or institution with supervisory or other
1 24 administrative responsibilities over an individual who is a
1 25 member of the clergy or an adult with duties involving access
1 26 to a child when the child is alone. The person with the
1 27 administrative responsibilities over such an individual who
1 28 commits child abuse or a sexual crime involving a child is
1 29 liable for damages relating to the abuse or crime. The sexual
1 30 crimes addressed by the bill's use of the defined term "child
1 31 abuse" include sexual abuse under Code chapter 709, incest,
1 32 involvement in prostitution, and sexual exploitation of a
1 33 minor.
1 34 LSB 2032SS 78
1 35 jp/jw/5
Text: SF00108 Text: SF00110 Text: SF00100 - SF00199 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Wed Jan 12 05:55:00 CST 2000
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Legislation/SF/00100/SF00109/990208.html
jhf