SF 2065 (LSB 5925XS (3) 91)

SENATE FILE 2065

BY  SALMON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to prostitution and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 725.1, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  a.  Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor a class “D” felony.
   b.  A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under the age of eighteen, or who is reasonably believed to be under the age of eighteen including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of eighteen, commits a class “D” “C” felony.
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 prostitution.
   Code section 725.1(2) provides that a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor. A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under the age of 18, or who is reasonably believed to be under the age of 18 including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 18, commits a class “D” felony.
   The bill provides that a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits a class “D” felony. A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under 18 years of age, or who is reasonably believed to be under the age of 18 including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 18, commits a class “C” felony.