House File 2122 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2122 BY RANTS A BILL FOR An Act relating to the residency restrictions for a sex 1 offender, and making penalties applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5143YH (5) 83 jm/rj
H.F. 2122 Section 1. Section 692A.101, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2 2. a. “Aggravated offense against a minor” means a 3 conviction for any of the following offenses, if such offense 4 was committed against a minor, or otherwise involves a minor: 5 a. (1) Sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of 6 section 709.2. 7 b. (2) Sexual abuse in the second degree in violation of 8 section 709.3. 9 c. (3) Sexual abuse in the third degree in violation 10 of section 709.4, except for a violation of section 709.4, 11 subsection 2, paragraph “c” , subparagraph (4). 12 b. Any offense specified in the laws of another jurisdiction 13 or prosecuted in federal, military, or foreign court, that is 14 comparable to an offense listed in section 692A.102 shall be 15 considered an aggravated offense against a minor if such an 16 offense was committed against a minor or otherwise involves a 17 minor. 18 EXPLANATION 19 This bill relates to residency restrictions for a sex 20 offender. 21 The bill provides that any conviction for an offense 22 specified in the laws of another jurisdiction or any conviction 23 for an offense prosecuted in federal, military, or foreign 24 court, that is comparable to any offense listed in Code section 25 692A.102 as a tier I, II, or III offense shall be considered an 26 aggravated offense against a minor if the offense was against a 27 minor or otherwise involved a minor. 28 A person convicted of an aggravated offense against a minor 29 is subject to the sex offender residency restrictions under 30 Code section 692A.114. 31 Current law specifies that the residency restrictions apply 32 to a person convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in 33 violation of Code section 709.2, sexual abuse in the second 34 degree in violation of Code section 709.3, and sexual abuse in 35 -1- LSB 5143YH (5) 83 jm/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 2122 the third degree in violation of Code section 709.4, except for 1 a violation of Code section 709.4(2)(c)(4). 2 A person who violates the residency restrictions commits 3 an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense and a class “D” 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. 5 -2- LSB 5143YH (5) 83 jm/rj 2/ 2