Senate File 5 - Introduced SENATE FILE 5 BY GREEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to invasion of privacy, and making penalties 1 applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1167XS (3) 91 as/js
S.F. 5 Section 1. Section 709.21, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 A person who knowingly views, photographs, or films another 3 person, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual 4 desire of any person, or who possesses such photograph or film, 5 commits invasion of privacy if all of the following apply: 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 Under current law, to be guilty of invasion of privacy, a 10 person must knowingly view, photograph, or film another person 11 for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of 12 any person, if the other person does not consent or is unable 13 to consent to being viewed, photographed, or filmed; the other 14 person is in a state of full or partial nudity; and the other 15 person has a reasonable expectation of privacy while in a state 16 of full or partial nudity. This bill adds that a person who 17 is in possession of such a photograph or film is guilty of 18 invasion of privacy. 19 A violation of Code section 709.21 is an aggravated 20 misdemeanor and a tier II sex offense. A person convicted of 21 the offense is required to register as a sex offender for a 22 period of 10 years. 23 -1- LSB 1167XS (3) 91 as/js 1/ 1