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House
File
449
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
449
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
screening
children
for
commercial
sexual
1
exploitation
in
certain
circumstances.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
232.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Commercial
sexual
exploitation”
means
3
causing
a
child,
by
force,
fraud,
or
coercion,
to
engage
in
sex
4
or
sexually
explicit
activities
for
money,
goods,
services,
or
5
the
promise
of
money,
goods,
or
services.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
232.28,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
2.
The
Upon
receiving
a
complaint
under
subsection
1,
the
9
court
or
its
designee
shall
refer
do
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Refer
the
complaint
to
an
intake
officer
who
shall
11
consult
with
law
enforcement
authorities
having
knowledge
of
12
the
facts
and
conduct
a
preliminary
inquiry
to
determine
what
13
action
should
be
taken.
14
b.
Order
the
child
subject
to
the
complaint
to
be
screened
15
for
commercial
sexual
exploitation.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
232.71B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
17
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
If
the
department
determines
a
report
constitutes
a
child
20
abuse
allegation,
the
department
shall
promptly
have
the
child
21
subject
to
the
child
abuse
allegation
screened
for
commercial
22
sexual
exploitation,
and
shall
commence
either
a
child
abuse
23
assessment
within
twenty-four
hours
of
receiving
the
report
or
24
a
family
assessment
within
seventy-two
hours
of
receiving
the
25
report.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
screening
children
for
commercial
30
sexual
exploitation
(exploitation)
in
certain
circumstances.
31
The
bill
defines
“commercial
sexual
exploitation”
as
causing
32
a
child,
by
force,
fraud,
or
coercion,
to
engage
in
sex
or
33
sexually
explicit
activities
for
money,
goods,
services,
or
the
34
promise
of
money,
goods,
or
services.
35
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The
bill
requires
the
juvenile
court
or
the
court’s
designee
1
to
order
a
child
screened
for
exploitation
when
the
court
2
receives
a
complaint
alleging
that
the
child
committed
a
3
delinquent
act.
4
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
5
services
(HHS)
to
screen
a
child
for
exploitation
if
6
HHS
determines
a
report
it
receives
alleging
child
abuse
7
constitutes
a
child
abuse
allegation.
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