SF 2115 (LSB 5938SV (1) 91)

SENATE FILE 2115

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3021)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 907.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (10)  The offense is a violation of section 728.12 and the minor at the time of the offense was under twelve years of age or prepubescent.
    Sec. 2.  Section 907.3, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  The offense is a violation of section 728.12 and the minor at the time of the offense was under twelve years of age or prepubescent.
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 sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.
   The bill provides that a person convicted of sexual exploitation of a child in violation of Code section 728.12 is not eligible to receive a deferred or suspended sentence if the minor at the time of the offense was under 12 years of age or prepubescent.