Text of IA HF 64 (2025)

A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.(See HF 306.)

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House File 64 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 64 BY JONES and HORA A BILL FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene 1 material to minors and providing penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1165YH (5) 91 as/js H.F. 64 Section 1. Section 728.2, Code 2025, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 728.2 Dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to 3 minors. 4 Any person, other than the parent or guardian of the minor, 5 who knowingly disseminates or exhibits obscene material to a 6 minor, including the exhibition of obscene material so that 7 it can be observed by a minor on or off the premises where it 8 is displayed, is guilty of a public offense and shall upon 9 conviction be guilty of a serious misdemeanor class “D” felony . 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill relates to the dissemination and exhibition of 14 obscene material to minors. 15 Current law provides that any person, other than the parent 16 or guardian of the minor, who knowingly disseminates or 17 exhibits obscene material, including the exhibition of obscene 18 material so that it can be observed by a minor on or off the 19 premises where it is displayed, commits a serious misdemeanor. 20 The bill increases the penalty to a class “D” felony. 21 A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more 22 than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than 23 $10,245. 24 A violation of Code section 728.2 is a tier I sex offense and 25 a person convicted of the offense is required to register as a 26 sex offender for a period of 10 years. 27 -1- LSB 1165YH (5) 91 as/js 1/ 1