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House
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899
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HOUSE
FILE
899
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
43)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
indecent
exposure,
including
the
unlawful
1
electronic
transmission
of
sexually
explicit
visual
2
material,
and
providing
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
709.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
A
person
who
is
eighteen
years
of
age
3
or
older
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor
if
the
person
knowingly
4
sends
a
picture
or
video,
which
the
person
knows
or
reasonably
5
should
know
is
unsolicited
and
unwanted
by
the
recipient,
by
6
electronic
means
depicting
any
of
the
following:
7
a.
Any
person’s
genitals
or
pubic
area.
8
b.
Any
person
engaging
in
a
sex
act,
as
defined
in
section
9
702.17.
10
c.
The
covered
genitals
of
a
male
person
that
are
in
a
11
discernibly
turgid
state.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
indecent
exposure,
including
the
16
unlawful
electronic
transmission
of
sexually
explicit
visual
17
material.
18
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
is
18
years
of
age
or
19
older
commits
a
serious
misdemeanor
if
the
person
knowingly
20
sends
a
picture
or
video,
which
the
person
knows
or
reasonably
21
should
know
is
unsolicited
and
unwanted
by
the
recipient,
by
22
electronic
means
depicting
any
of
the
following:
any
person’s
23
genitals
or
pubic
area;
any
person
engaging
in
a
sex
act,
as
24
defined
in
Code
section
702.17;
or
the
covered
genitals
of
a
25
male
person
that
are
in
a
discernibly
turgid
state.
A
serious
26
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
27
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
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