House
File
526
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
526
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
148)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
criminal
offense
of
invasion
of
privacy,
1
providing
penalties,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
The
juvenile
court
shall
have
exclusive
3
jurisdiction
in
a
proceeding
concerning
a
child
under
the
age
4
of
eighteen
alleged
to
have
committed
the
offense
of
invasion
5
of
privacy
in
violation
of
section
709.21,
subsection
2
or
3.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
692A.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
7
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
(7)
Invasion
of
privacy
——
nudity
in
violation
of
section
9
709.21
,
subsection
4
.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
709.21,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
striking
11
the
section
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
12
709.21
Invasion
of
privacy.
13
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
14
a.
“Full
or
partial
nudity”
means
the
showing
of
any
part
15
of
the
human
genitals
or
pubic
area
or
buttocks,
or
any
part
16
of
the
nipple
of
the
breast
of
a
female,
with
less
than
fully
17
opaque
covering.
18
b.
“Photographs
or
films”
means
the
making
of
any
19
photograph,
motion
picture
film,
videotape,
or
any
other
20
recording
or
transmission
of
the
image
of
a
person.
21
c.
“Sex
act”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
702.17.
22
2.
A
person
who,
without
the
consent
of
another
person,
23
knowingly
disseminates,
publishes,
distributes,
posts,
or
24
causes
to
be
disseminated,
published,
distributed,
or
posted
a
25
photograph
or
film
showing
the
other
person
in
a
state
of
full
26
or
partial
nudity
or
engaged
in
a
sex
act,
commits
invasion
of
27
privacy.
28
3.
A
person
who
knowingly
photographs
or
films
another
29
person
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity
or
engaged
in
a
30
sex
act,
if
the
other
person
does
not
consent
or
is
unable
to
31
consent
to
creation
of
the
photograph
or
film,
commits
invasion
32
of
privacy.
33
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
views,
photographs,
or
films
34
another
person,
for
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
gratifying
the
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sexual
desire
of
any
person,
commits
invasion
of
privacy
if
all
1
of
the
following
apply:
2
a.
The
other
person
does
not
consent
or
is
unable
to
consent
3
to
being
viewed,
photographed,
or
filmed.
4
b.
The
other
person
is
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity.
5
c.
The
other
person
has
a
reasonable
expectation
of
privacy
6
while
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity.
7
5.
Subsections
2
and
3
do
not
apply
to
any
of
the
following:
8
a.
A
photograph
or
film
involving
voluntary
exposure
by
a
9
person
in
public
or
commercial
settings.
10
b.
Disclosures
made
in
the
public
interest,
including
but
11
not
limited
to
the
reporting
of
unlawful
conduct,
disclosures
12
by
law
enforcement,
news
reporting,
legal
proceeding
13
disclosures,
or
medical
treatment
disclosures.
14
c.
Disclosures
by
an
interactive
computer
service
of
15
information
provided
by
another
information
content
provider,
16
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
47
U.S.C.
§230.
17
6.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
commits
an
aggravated
18
misdemeanor.
19
7.
A
person
who
violates
subsection
2
or
3
shall
not
be
20
sentenced
to
serve
a
special
sentence
pursuant
to
section
21
903B.2.
22
Sec.
4.
Section
903B.2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
23
follows:
24
903B.2
Special
sentence
——
class
“D”
felonies
or
25
misdemeanors.
26
A
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
section
709.21,
subsection
27
7,
a
person
convicted
of
a
misdemeanor
or
a
class
“D”
felony
28
offense
under
chapter
709
,
section
726.2
,
or
section
728.12
29
shall
also
be
sentenced,
in
addition
to
any
other
punishment
30
provided
by
law,
to
a
special
sentence
committing
the
person
31
into
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
Iowa
department
of
32
corrections
for
a
period
of
ten
years,
with
eligibility
for
33
parole
as
provided
in
chapter
906
.
The
board
of
parole
shall
34
determine
whether
the
person
should
be
released
on
parole
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or
placed
in
a
work
release
program.
The
special
sentence
1
imposed
under
this
section
shall
commence
upon
completion
of
2
the
sentence
imposed
under
any
applicable
criminal
sentencing
3
provisions
for
the
underlying
criminal
offense
and
the
person
4
shall
begin
the
sentence
under
supervision
as
if
on
parole
or
5
work
release.
The
person
shall
be
placed
on
the
corrections
6
continuum
in
chapter
901B
,
and
the
terms
and
conditions
of
the
7
special
sentence,
including
violations,
shall
be
subject
to
8
the
same
set
of
procedures
set
out
in
chapters
901B
,
905
,
906
,
9
and
908
,
and
rules
adopted
under
those
chapters
for
persons
on
10
parole
or
work
release.
The
revocation
of
release
shall
not
be
11
for
a
period
greater
than
two
years
upon
any
first
revocation,
12
and
five
years
upon
any
second
or
subsequent
revocation.
A
13
special
sentence
shall
be
considered
a
category
“A”
sentence
14
for
purposes
of
calculating
earned
time
under
section
903A.2
.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
criminal
offense
of
invasion
of
19
privacy,
provides
penalties,
and
makes
penalties
applicable.
20
Current
law
provides
that
a
person
commits
the
crime
of
21
invasion
of
privacy,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor,
if
the
person
22
knowingly
views,
photographs,
or
films
another
person,
for
23
the
purpose
of
arousing
or
gratifying
the
sexual
desire
of
24
any
person,
if
all
of
the
following
apply:
the
other
person
25
does
not
consent
or
is
unable
to
consent
to
being
viewed,
26
photographed,
or
filmed;
the
other
person
is
in
a
state
of
27
full
or
partial
nudity;
and
the
other
person
has
a
reasonable
28
expectation
of
privacy
while
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
29
nudity.
Under
the
bill,
the
current
law
creating
the
criminal
30
offense
of
invasion
of
privacy
is
moved
to
Code
section
31
709.21(4),
but
strikes
the
requirement
that
the
prosecution
32
prove
the
victim
did
not
have
knowledge
about
being
viewed,
33
photographed,
or
filmed.
34
The
bill
creates
two
additional
invasion
of
privacy
criminal
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offenses
in
Code
section
709.21(2)
and
(3).
1
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
juvenile
commits
invasion
of
2
privacy
in
violation
of
either
of
the
newly
created
offenses
in
3
Code
section
709.21(2)
or
(3),
the
juvenile
court
shall
have
4
exclusive
jurisdiction
in
a
proceeding
concerning
the
juvenile.
5
New
Code
section
709.21(2)
provides
that
a
person
who,
6
without
the
consent
of
another
person,
knowingly
disseminates,
7
publishes,
distributes,
posts,
or
causes
to
be
disseminated,
8
published,
distributed,
or
posted,
a
photograph
or
film
showing
9
the
other
person
in
a
state
of
full
or
partial
nudity
or
10
engaged
in
a
sex
act,
commits
an
invasion
of
privacy.
11
New
Code
section
709.21(3)
provides
that
a
person
who
12
knowingly
photographs
or
films
another
person
in
a
state
of
13
full
or
partial
nudity
or
engaged
in
a
sex
act,
if
the
other
14
person
did
not
or
is
unable
to
consent
to
the
creation
of
the
15
photograph
or
film,
commits
invasion
of
privacy.
16
Current
law
and
the
bill
define
“full
or
partial
nudity”
to
17
mean
the
showing
of
any
part
of
the
human
genitals
or
pubic
18
area
or
buttocks,
or
any
part
of
the
nipple
of
the
breast
of
a
19
female,
with
less
than
fully
opaque
covering.
20
Current
law
and
the
bill
define
“photographs
or
films”
21
to
mean
the
making
of
any
photograph,
motion
picture
film,
22
videotape,
or
any
other
recording
or
transmission
of
the
image
23
of
a
person.
24
A
“sex
act”
is
defined
in
Code
section
702.17.
25
New
Code
section
709.21(2)
and
(3)
do
not
apply
to
the
26
following:
a
photograph
or
film
involving
voluntary
exposure
27
in
public
or
commercial
settings;
or
to
disclosures
made
in
the
28
public
interest,
including
but
not
limited
to
for
the
reporting
29
of
unlawful
conduct,
disclosures
by
law
enforcement,
news
30
reporting,
legal
proceeding
disclosures,
or
medical
treatment
31
disclosures.
32
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
commits
an
aggravated
33
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
34
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
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$625
but
not
more
than
$6,250.
1
Under
current
law
and
the
bill,
a
person
convicted
of
2
invasion
of
privacy
in
violation
of
Code
section
709.21(4)
is
3
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender
under
Code
chapter
692A.
4
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
person
commits
invasion
of
privacy
5
in
violation
of
the
new
Code
section
709.21(2)
or
(3),
the
6
person
is
not
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender.
7
A
person
who
commits
invasion
of
privacy
in
violation
of
Code
8
section
709.21(4)is
also
subject
to
a
special
10-year
sentence,
9
which
may
include
parole,
under
Code
section
903B.2.
The
bill
10
provides
that
a
person
convicted
of
a
violation
of
Code
section
11
709.21(2)
or
(3)
shall
not
be
sentenced
to
a
10-year
special
12
sentence.
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