House
File
2122
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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:
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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
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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.
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