HB501 Summary

• Elevates indecent exposure to a Class C felony when the offender is 18 years or older and the offense occurs on or near school or child care facility property, rather than only on third or subsequent conviction.

• Adds a new Class C felony penalty for indecent exposure when the offender is 18 years or older and the victim is 12 years of age or younger.

• Treats youthful offender adjudications as prior convictions exclusively for purposes of enhancing indecent exposure penalties.

• Expands the crime of "enticing a child for immoral purposes" to include exposing genitals to a child pursuant to indecent exposure laws, making it a Class C felony.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and Governor approval, with exclusion from Amendment 621 funding requirements because it defines a new or amended crime.