Senate
Study
Bill
1089
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
commission
of
child
endangerment
by
1
allowing
a
sex
offender
access
to
a
child
or
minor,
and
2
providing
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
726.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
h,
Code
1
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
h.
Knowingly
allows
a
person
custody
or
control
of,
or
3
unsupervised
access
to
a
child
or
a
minor
after
knowing
the
4
person
is
required
to
register
or
is
on
the
sex
offender
5
registry
as
a
sex
offender
under
chapter
692A
.
However,
6
this
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
is
a
parent
or
7
guardian
of
a
child
or
a
minor,
and
who
is
required
to
register
8
as
a
sex
offender
,
or
to
a
person
who
is
married
to
and
living
9
with
a
person
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender
.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
the
commission
of
child
endangerment
by
14
allowing
a
sex
offender
access
to
a
child
or
minor.
15
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
is
the
parent,
guardian,
16
or
a
person
having
custody
or
control
over
a
child
or
a
minor
17
under
the
age
of
18
with
a
mental
or
physical
disability,
or
18
a
person
who
is
a
member
of
the
household
in
which
a
child
19
or
such
a
minor
resides,
commits
child
endangerment
when
the
20
person
knowingly
allows
a
sex
offender
custody
or
control
of,
21
or
unsupervised
access
to,
a
child
or
a
minor
after
knowing
the
22
sex
offender
is
required
to
register
or
is
on
the
sex
offender
23
registry.
However,
there
is
an
exception
providing
that
the
24
person
does
not
commit
child
endangerment
if
the
sex
offender
25
allowed
such
custody,
control,
or
access
is
married
to
and
26
living
with
the
person.
This
bill
eliminates
that
exception.
27
The
bill
also
specifies
that
the
above-mentioned
28
circumstance
does
not
apply
to
a
person
who
is
a
parent
or
29
guardian
of
a
child
or
minor,
and
who
is
required
to
register
30
as
a
sex
offender.
31
The
criminal
penalties
for
a
person
who
commits
child
32
endangerment
range
from
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
to
a
class
33
“B”
felony
punishable
by
no
more
than
50
years
of
confinement.
34
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