HF 165 (LSB 1787HH (7) 87)

HOUSE FILE 165

BY  WOLFE

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to registering as a sex offender for committing the criminal offense of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 692A.101, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (5)  Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in violation of section 709.11, subsection 1 or 2.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to sex offender registration for an assault with intent to commit sexual abuse that does not result in a bodily or serious injury to any person. 
   Currently, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse is punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor if no injury results, and that offense is defined as an aggravated offense under Code chapter 692A. A person who commits an aggravated offense is required to register as a sex offender for life pursuant to Code section 692A.106(5).
   The bill strikes the criminal offense of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse punishable as an aggravated misdemeanor from the definition of an aggravated offense under Code chapter 692A. Thus, a person who commits such an offense is required to register as a sex offender for 10 years as required in Code section 692A.106(1) and not for life. 
    A person who commits such an offense is also subject to a 10-year special sentence under Code section 903B.2.