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ID S1277
Bill
Status
2/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary and Rules Committee
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AI Summary
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Creates new crime of sexual battery of an adult (18-924) defined as willful physical contact with intimate parts (genital area, groin, inner thighs, buttocks, or breasts) of a person 18+ years old without consent, punishable as a misdemeanor up to 1 year jail and/or $1,000 fine, or as a felony (up to 5 years prison and $50,000 fine) if third or more conviction within 10 years.
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Amends rape statute (18-6101) to make language gender-neutral by specifying both males and females can commit rape and replacing gendered pronouns with neutral terminology throughout the definition.
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Repeals separate "male rape" statutes (18-6108 and 18-6109) and consolidates rape law into single gender-neutral definition with nine circumstances under which rape occurs.
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Applies sexual offender registration requirements to persons convicted of sexual battery of an adult (third or more conviction within 10 years) and removes obsolete code references throughout multiple statutes related to repealed male rape provisions.
Legislative Description
Repeals, amends and adds to existing law to prohibit sexual battery of an adult and to provide a punishment for sexual battery of an adult; to revise terminology in the definition of "rape" to make it gender neutral, to provide a circumstance where rape can occur and to provide that both males and females are capable of committing rape; and to provide that the Sexual Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act shall apply to certain persons who commit sexual battery of an adult.
SEX CRIMES
Last Action
Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules, & Administration
2/29/2016