HB 2819 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 13-1407 and 13-1410 regarding sexual offenses against children.

• Modifies the definition of child molestation to require that sexual contact with a child under 15 years of age be "motivated by a sexual interest" in order to constitute the offense.

• Removes the previous defense to prosecution under section 13-1410 for defendants not motivated by sexual interest, making sexual interest a required element of the crime rather than an affirmative defense.

• Clarifies that the sexual interest motivation requirement applies specifically to molestation of a child under 15 years of age in section 13-1407.