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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 709.9, Code 2003, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 709.9 INDECENT EXPOSURE. 1 4 1. A person who exposes the person's genitals or pubes to 1 5 another not the person's spouse, or who commits a sex act in 1 6 the presence of or view of a third person, commitsa serious1 7misdemeanorindecent exposure, if the following apply: 1 81.a. The person does so to arouse or satisfy the sexual 1 9 desires of either party; and. 1 102.b. The person knows or reasonably should know that the 1 11 act is offensive to the viewer. 1 12 2. A person who commits indecent exposure commits a class 1 13 "D" felony if the other person or viewer is a minor. Any 1 14 indecent exposure which is not a class "D" felony is a serious 1 15 misdemeanor. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 This bill relates to the criminal offense of indecent 1 18 exposure. The bill increases the penalty for indecent 1 19 exposure from a serious misdemeanor to a class "D" felony if 1 20 the victim of the offense is a minor. 1 21 A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no 1 22 more than one year and a fine of at least $250 but not more 1 23 than $1,500. A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement 1 24 for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but 1 25 not more than $7,500. 1 26 LSB 1637SS 80 1 27 jm/pj/5.1
Text: SF00047 Text: SF00049 Text: SF00000 - SF00099 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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