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House File 368 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to underage prostitution.
2BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 725.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
22019, is amended to read as follows:
3b. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s
4services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen,
5the county attorney may shall elect, in lieu of filing a
6petition alleging that the person has committed a delinquent
7act, to refer that person to the department of human services
8for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person
9is a child in need of assistance.
10EXPLANATION
11The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
12the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
13This bill relates to underage prostitution.
14The bill requires a county attorney to refer a person
15under the age of 18 who sells or offers for sale the person’s
16services as a partner in a sex act to the department of human
17services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that
18the person is a child in need of assistance in lieu of filing a
19delinquency petition against the child.
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2BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 725.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
22019, is amended to read as follows:
3b. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s
4services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen,
5the county attorney may shall elect, in lieu of filing a
6petition alleging that the person has committed a delinquent
7act, to refer that person to the department of human services
8for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person
9is a child in need of assistance.
10EXPLANATION
11The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
12the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
13This bill relates to underage prostitution.
14The bill requires a county attorney to refer a person
15under the age of 18 who sells or offers for sale the person’s
16services as a partner in a sex act to the department of human
17services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that
18the person is a child in need of assistance in lieu of filing a
19delinquency petition against the child.
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