House
File
2268
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2268
BY
M.
SMITH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
expanding
the
definition
of
the
term
“sex
act”
in
the
1
criminal
code
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
702.17,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
702.17
Sex
act.
3
The
term
“sex
act”
or
“sexual
activity”
means
any
sexual
4
contact
between
two
or
more
persons
by:
penetration
of
the
5
penis
into
the
vagina
or
anus;
contact
between
the
mouth
and
6
genitalia
or
by
contact
between
the
genitalia
of
one
person
7
and
the
genitalia
or
anus
of
another
person;
contact
between
8
the
finger
or
hand
of
one
person
and
the
genitalia
or
anus
9
of
another
person
or
contact
between
the
finger
or
hand
of
10
one
person
and
the
clothed
or
unclothed
breast
of
another
11
person
,
except
in
the
course
of
examination
or
treatment
by
a
12
person
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
148
,
148C
,
151
,
or
152
;
13
ejaculation
onto
the
person
of
another;
or
by
use
of
artificial
14
sexual
organs
or
substitutes
therefor
in
contact
with
the
15
genitalia
or
anus.
16
EXPLANATION
17
This
bill
expands
the
definition
of
the
term
“sex
act”
and
18
provides
penalties.
19
Under
the
bill,
the
term
“sex
act”
includes
contact
by
a
20
finger
or
hand
with
the
clothed
or
unclothed
breast
except
in
21
the
course
of
a
legitimate
medical
examination.
The
bill
also
22
expands
the
definition
of
“sex
act”
to
include
ejaculation
onto
23
the
person
of
another.
24
The
bill,
by
expanding
the
definition
of
“sex
act”,
also
25
expands
the
definition
of
numerous
criminal
offenses,
including
26
but
not
limited
to
sexual
abuse
(Code
chapter
709),
lascivious
27
acts
with
a
child
(Code
section
709.8),
indecent
exposure
(Code
28
section
709.9),
sexual
exploitation
by
a
counselor,
therapist,
29
or
school
employee
(Code
section
709.15),
sexual
misconduct
30
with
offenders
or
juveniles
(Code
section
709.16),
abuse
of
a
31
corpse
(Code
section
709.18),
or
enticing
a
minor
away
(Code
32
section
710.10).
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