SF 2019 (LSB 5369XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2019

BY  McCLINTOCK

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to invasion of privacy, including attempts to invade privacy, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 709.21, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   A person who knowingly views, photographs, or films another person, or attempts to view, photograph, or film another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, commits invasion of privacy if all of the following apply:
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 invasion of privacy, including attempts to invade privacy.
   The bill provides that a person who knowingly views, photographs, or films another person, or attempts to view, photograph, or film another person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, commits invasion of privacy if certain requirements are met.
   A person convicted of invasion of privacy or an attempt to invade privacy is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540.
   A person convicted of a violation of Code section 709.21 is required to register as a tier II sex offender unless the offense is committed against a person under 13 years of age, in which case the offense is reclassified as a tier III offense.