House
Study
Bill
525
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
possession,
distribution,
and
reporting
1
of
obscene
material,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
728.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
“Material”
means
any
book,
magazine,
newspaper
or
3
other
printed
or
written
material
or
any
picture,
drawing,
4
photograph,
motion
picture,
or
other
pictorial
representation
5
or
any
statue
or
other
figure,
or
any
recording,
transcription
6
or
mechanical,
chemical
or
electrical
reproduction
,
or
any
live
7
transmission,
or
any
other
articles,
equipment,
machines
or
8
materials.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
728.1,
subsection
7,
paragraphs
e
through
g,
10
Code
2011,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
e.
Sadomasochistic
abuse
of
a
minor
for
the
purpose
of
12
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
person
who
may
13
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
abuse.
14
f.
Sadomasochistic
abuse
of
a
person
by
a
minor
for
the
15
purpose
of
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
16
person
who
may
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
abuse.
17
g.
Nudity
of
a
minor
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
18
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
person
who
may
view
a
visual
19
depiction
of
the
nude
minor.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
728.1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
“Visual
depiction”
means
but
is
23
not
limited
to
any
picture,
slide,
photograph,
digital
or
24
electronic
image,
negative
image,
undeveloped
film,
motion
25
picture,
videotape,
digital
or
electronic
recording,
live
26
transmission,
or
other
pictorial
or
three-dimensional
27
representation.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
728.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
It
shall
be
unlawful
to
employ,
use,
persuade,
induce,
31
entice,
coerce,
solicit,
knowingly
permit,
or
otherwise
cause
32
or
attempt
to
cause
a
minor
to
engage
in
a
prohibited
sexual
33
act
or
in
the
simulation
of
a
prohibited
sexual
act.
A
person
34
must
know,
or
have
reason
to
know,
or
intend
that
the
act
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or
simulated
act
may
be
photographed,
filmed,
or
otherwise
1
preserved
in
a
negative,
slide,
book,
magazine,
computer,
2
computer
disk,
or
other
print
or
visual
medium,
or
be
preserved
3
in
an
electronic,
magnetic,
or
optical
storage
system,
or
in
4
any
other
type
of
storage
system
visual
depiction
.
A
person
5
who
commits
a
violation
of
this
subsection
commits
a
class
6
“C”
felony.
Notwithstanding
section
902.9
,
the
court
may
7
assess
a
fine
of
not
more
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
each
8
offense
under
this
subsection
in
addition
to
imposing
any
other
9
authorized
sentence.
10
Sec.
5.
Section
728.12,
subsection
3,
unnumbered
paragraph
11
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
It
shall
be
unlawful
to
knowingly
purchase
or
possess
a
13
negative,
slide,
book,
magazine,
computer,
computer
disk,
or
14
other
print
or
visual
medium,
or
an
electronic,
magnetic,
or
15
optical
storage
system,
or
any
other
type
of
storage
system
16
which
depicts
visual
depiction
of
a
minor
engaging
in
a
17
prohibited
sexual
act
or
the
simulation
of
a
prohibited
sexual
18
act.
A
person
who
commits
a
violation
of
this
subsection
19
commits
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
for
a
first
offense
and
a
20
class
“D”
felony
for
a
second
or
subsequent
offense.
For
21
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
an
offense
is
considered
a
second
22
or
subsequent
offense
if,
prior
to
the
person’s
having
been
23
convicted
under
this
subsection
,
any
of
the
following
apply:
24
Sec.
6.
Section
728.14,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
25
follows:
26
728.14
Commercial
film
and
photographic
print
processor
27
reports
of
depictions
of
minors
engaged
in
prohibited
sexual
28
acts.
29
1.
A
commercial
film
and
photographic
print
processor
30
who
has
knowledge
of
or
observes,
within
the
scope
of
the
31
processor’s
professional
capacity
or
employment,
a
film,
32
photograph,
video
tape,
negative,
or
slide
which
depicts
visual
33
depiction
of
a
minor
whom
the
processor
knows
or
reasonably
34
should
know
to
be
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
engaged
in
a
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prohibited
sexual
act
or
in
the
simulation
of
a
prohibited
1
sexual
act,
shall
report
the
visual
depiction
to
the
county
2
attorney
immediately
or
as
soon
as
possible
as
required
in
this
3
section
.
The
processor
shall
not
report
to
the
county
attorney
4
visual
depictions
involving
mere
nudity
of
the
minor,
but
shall
5
report
visual
depictions
involving
a
prohibited
sexual
act.
6
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
processor
7
to
review
all
films,
photographs,
video
tapes,
negatives,
or
8
slides
visual
depictions
delivered
to
the
processor
within
the
9
processor’s
professional
capacity
or
employment.
10
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“prohibited
sexual
act”
11
means
any
of
the
following:
12
a.
A
sex
act
as
defined
in
section
702.17
.
13
b.
An
act
of
bestiality
involving
a
minor.
14
c.
Fondling
or
touching
the
pubes
or
genitals
of
a
minor
for
15
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
16
person
who
may
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
act.
17
d.
Fondling
or
touching
the
pubes
or
genitals
of
a
person
by
18
a
minor
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
19
desires
of
a
person
who
may
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
act.
20
e.
Sadomasochistic
abuse
of
a
minor
for
the
purpose
of
21
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
person
who
may
22
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
abuse.
23
f.
Sadomasochistic
abuse
of
a
person
by
a
minor
for
the
24
purpose
of
arousing
or
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
25
person
who
may
view
a
visual
depiction
of
the
abuse.
26
g.
Nudity
of
a
minor
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
27
satisfying
the
sexual
desires
of
a
person
who
may
view
a
visual
28
depiction
of
the
nude
minor.
29
2.
3.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
30
simple
misdemeanor.
31
EXPLANATION
32
This
bill
relates
to
the
possession,
distribution,
and
33
reporting
of
obscene
material.
34
The
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
“material”
in
Code
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chapter
728
to
include
live
transmissions.
1
Under
the
bill,
the
modification
of
the
definition
of
2
the
term
“material”
results
in
changes
to
the
elements
of
3
the
following
criminal
offenses
within
Code
chapter
728:
4
dissemination
of
obscene
material
to
minors
(Code
section
5
728.2),
admitting
minors
to
premises
where
obscene
material
is
6
exhibited
(Code
section
728.3),
rental
or
sale
of
hard-core
7
pornography
(Code
section
728.4),
sexual
exploitation
of
a
8
minor
(Code
section
728.12(2)),
and
telephone
dissemination
of
9
obscene
material
(Code
section
728.15).
10
The
bill
also
defines
the
term
“visual
depiction”
within
11
Code
chapter
728
to
include
any
picture,
slide,
photograph,
12
digital
or
electronic
image,
negative
image,
undeveloped
film,
13
motion
picture,
videotape,
digital
or
electronic
recording,
14
live
transmission,
or
other
pictorial
or
three-dimensional
15
representation.
16
The
bill
modifies
the
elements
of
the
criminal
offense
of
17
sexual
exploitation
of
a
minor
in
Code
section
728.12(1)
and
18
(3)
by
substituting
references
for
a
computer
and
other
types
19
of
storage
systems
with
the
term
“visual
depiction”
as
defined
20
by
the
bill.
The
bill
also
substitutes
“visual
depiction”
for
21
storage
systems
referenced
in
Code
section
728.14
to
conform
22
with
the
sexual
exploitation
of
a
minor
changes
in
Code
section
23
728.12.
24
In
addition,
the
word
“visual”
is
added
before
the
word
25
“depiction”
throughout
Code
chapter
728
to
conform
with
the
26
changes
made
by
the
bill.
27
The
changes
in
the
bill
to
the
criminal
offense
of
sexual
28
exploitation
of
a
minor
in
Code
section
728.12(3)
are
in
29
response
to
the
State
v.
Muhlenbruch,
728
N.W.2d
212
(Iowa
30
2007).
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