HF 899 (LSB 1544HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 899

BY  COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 43)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to indecent exposure, including the unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 709.9, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  A person who is eighteen years of age or older commits a serious misdemeanor if the person knowingly sends a picture or video, which the person knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited and unwanted by the recipient, by electronic means depicting any of the following:
   a.  Any person’s genitals or pubic area.
   b.  Any person engaging in a sex act, as defined in section 702.17.
   c.  The covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state.
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 indecent exposure, including the unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material.
   The bill provides that a person who is 18 years of age or older commits a serious misdemeanor if the person knowingly sends a picture or video, which the person knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited and unwanted by the recipient, by electronic means depicting any of the following: any person’s genitals or pubic area; any person engaging in a sex act, as defined in Code section 702.17; or the covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.