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Senate
File
2012
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2012
BY
McCLINTOCK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
offense
of
assault
by
criminal
groping,
1
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
692A.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(20)
Assault
by
criminal
groping
in
3
violation
of
section
709.11A,
if
a
determination
is
made
that
4
the
offense
was
sexually
motivated
pursuant
to
section
692A.126
5
and
the
victim
is
fourteen
years
of
age
or
older.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
692A.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
7
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
8
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(07)
Assault
by
criminal
groping
in
9
violation
of
section
709.11A,
if
a
determination
is
made
that
10
the
offense
was
sexually
motivated
pursuant
to
section
692A.126
11
and
the
victim
is
under
fourteen
years
of
age.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
692A.126,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
13
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
14
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
x.
Assault
by
criminal
groping
in
violation
15
of
section
709.11A.
16
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
709.11A
Assault
by
criminal
groping.
17
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
18
a.
“Assault
by
criminal
groping”
means
an
assault,
as
19
defined
in
section
708.1,
that
involves
intentional
physical
20
contact
with
an
intimate
body
part
of
another
person,
without
21
the
intent
to
commit
sexual
abuse,
as
defined
in
section
709.1.
22
b.
“Intimate
body
part”
means
the
clothed
or
unclothed
inner
23
thigh,
groin,
buttock,
genitals,
anus,
or
breast.
24
2.
A
person
who
commits
assault
by
criminal
groping
commits
25
a
serious
misdemeanor.
26
3.
A
person
who
commits
a
second
violation
of
this
section
27
commits
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
28
4.
A
person
who
commits
a
third
or
subsequent
violation
of
29
this
section
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
establishes
the
criminal
offense
of
assault
by
34
criminal
groping.
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The
bill
defines
“assault
by
criminal
groping”
as
an
assault
1
that
involves
intentional
physical
contact
with
an
intimate
2
body
part
of
another
person,
without
the
intent
to
commit
3
sexual
abuse.
“Intimate
body
part”
is
defined
as
the
clothed
4
or
unclothed
inner
thigh,
groin,
buttock,
genitals,
anus,
or
5
breast.
6
The
bill
provides
that
a
first
violation
of
assault
by
7
criminal
groping
is
a
serious
misdemeanor.
A
second
violation
8
is
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
A
person
who
commits
a
third
or
9
subsequent
violation
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
serious
10
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
11
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
An
12
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
13
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
14
$8,540.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
15
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
16
than
$10,245.
17
If
a
determination
is
made
by
the
court
that
a
person
18
convicted
of
assault
by
criminal
groping
was
sexually
motivated
19
and
the
victim
is
14
years
of
age
or
older,
the
person
will
20
be
required
to
register
as
a
tier
I
sex
offender.
If
a
21
determination
is
made
by
the
court
that
a
person
convicted
of
22
assault
by
criminal
groping
was
sexually
motivated
and
the
23
victim
is
under
14
years
of
age,
the
person
will
be
required
to
24
register
as
a
tier
II
sex
offender.
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