Senate
File
2197
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2197
BY
RIELLY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
criminal
offense
of
incest,
and
making
1
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2197
Section
1.
Section
726.2,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
726.2
Incest.
3
1.
A
person,
except
a
child
as
defined
in
section
702.5
,
4
who
performs
a
sex
act
with
another
whom
the
person
knows
to
be
5
related
to
the
person,
either
legitimately
or
illegitimately,
6
as
an
ancestor,
descendant,
brother
or
sister
of
the
whole
or
7
half
blood,
aunt,
uncle,
niece,
or
nephew,
commits
incest.
8
Incest
is
a
class
“D”
felony.
9
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
a
person
shall
be
10
considered
legitimately
related
to
the
person
performing
the
11
sex
act
if
the
person
is
adopted
by
the
person
performing
the
12
sex
act.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
relates
to
the
criminal
offense
of
incest.
The
15
bill
provides
that
for
purposes
of
the
crime
of
incest,
a
16
person
shall
be
considered
related
to
the
person
performing
the
17
sex
act
if
the
person
is
adopted
by
the
person
performing
the
18
sex
act.
19
A
person
who
commits
incest
commits
a
class
“D”
felony
and
20
shall
register
as
a
tier
II
sex
offender
under
Code
chapter
21
692A.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
22
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$750
but
not
more
23
than
$7,500.
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