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IA HF43

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bill Gustoff

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new criminal offense for persons 18 years or older who knowingly send unsolicited sexually explicit pictures or videos by electronic means, including images of genitals, pubic areas, sex acts, or covered male genitals in a turgid state

  • Classifies the offense as a serious misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine between $430 and $2,560

  • Requires convicted offenders to register as sex offenders under Iowa Code section 692A.102

  • Mandates a special 10-year sentence committing the offender to the custody of the Iowa Department of Corrections director, with eligibility for parole

Legislative Description

A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.(See HF 899.)

Last Action

Withdrawn. H.J. 871.

3/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Safety1/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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