| LAWS OF THE 2001 REGULAR SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA |
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 802.2A INCEST — SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY A COUNSELOR OR THERAPIST.
1. An information or indictment for incest under section 726.2 committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen shall be found within ten years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen years of age. An information or indictment for any other incest shall be found within ten years after its commission.
2. An indictment or information for sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist under section 709.15 committed on or with a person who is under the age of eighteen shall be found within ten years after the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen years of age. An information or indictment for any other sexual exploitation shall be found within ten years of the date the victim was last treated by the counselor or therapist.
Sec. 2. Section 802.3, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
802.3 FELONY — AGGRAVATED OR SERIOUS MISDEMEANOR.
1. In all cases, except those enumerated in subsection 2 and in sections 802.1 and, 802.2, and
802.2A, an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated or serious
misdemeanor shall be found within three years after its commission.
2.An indictment or information for sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist
under section 709.15 shall be found within ten years of the date the victim was last treated by
the counselor or therapist.
Approved April 23, 2001
Updated: 25-Oct-2001 04:39 PM
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