No. CS/CS/SB 1742
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Indecent Exposure of Sexual Organs While Observing a Child; Repealing a provision relating to unnatural and lascivious acts; prohibiting a person from, for a specified purpose, intentionally exposing his or her sexual organs in a lewd or lascivious manner or intentionally performing specified sexual acts while observing a child under 16 years of age; providing criminal penalties; specifying what does not constitute a defense to committing such offense, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDA new third-degree felony applies to anyone who exposes a sexual organ or performs a non-contact sexual act while observing a child under 16 for sexual gratification.
The law explicitly states that the child's lack of awareness or failure to see the offender's organs is not a defense to the charge.
The bill repeals the existing statute for unnatural and lascivious acts, removing that specific legal definition from the criminal code.
It also removes the repealed statute from the list of offenses that trigger special interview limits for victims with intellectual disabilities.
AICreates a new third-degree felony for intentionally exposing sexual organs or performing non-contact sexual acts while observing a child under 16 for sexual gratification.
AIRepeals the existing statute prohibiting unnatural and lascivious acts with children, removing that specific criminal prohibition from the code.
AIRemoves the specific statutory basis that allowed search warrants for private dwellings based on the commission of unnatural and lascivious acts with a child.
AIRemoves the requirement for judges to limit the number of interviews for victims of the repealed unnatural and lascivious acts statute who have an intellectual disability.