CHAPTER 1123Grooming — criminal offense and penaltiesH.F. 2602AN ACT establishing a criminal offense of grooming and providing penalties.Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. NEW SECTION. 709.8A Grooming. 1. A person commits grooming when the person knowingly performs an act in person or by conduct through a third party, uses a computer, internet service, or any other electronic storage or transmission device, or uses written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a person believed to be a child to commit any unlawful sex act or to otherwise engage in unlawful sexual conduct. As used in this section, “child” means a person under eighteen years of age. 2. Grooming is a class “D” felony.Approved May 1, 2024
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