§ 709.16

709.16 Sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles. 1. Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of the department of corrections, or an officer, employee, or agent of a judicial district department ofcorrectional services, who engages in a sex act with an individual committed to the custodyof the department of corrections or a judicial district department of correctional servicescommits an aggravated misdemeanor. 2. a. Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of a juvenile placement facility who engages in a sex act with a juvenile placed at such facilitycommits an aggravated misdemeanor. b. For purposes of this subsection, a 'juvenile placement facility' means any of the following: (1) A child foster care facility licensed under section 237.4.(2) Institutions controlled by the department of health and human services listed in section 218.1. (3) Juvenile detention and juvenile shelter care homes approved under section 232.142.(4) Psychiatric medical institutions for children licensed under chapter 135H.(5) Facilities for the treatment of persons with a substance use disorder as defined in

es approved under section 232.142.(4) Psychiatric medical institutions for children licensed under chapter 135H.(5) Facilities for the treatment of persons with a substance use disorder as defined in section 125.2. 3. Any peace officer, or an officer, employee, contractor, vendor, volunteer, or agent of a county who engages in a sex act with a prisoner incarcerated in a county jail commits anaggravated misdemeanor. 91 Acts, ch 219, §21; 98 Acts, ch 1094, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §204; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §185; 2015 Acts, ch 46, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1302 Referred to in §622.31B, 692A.101, 692A.102, 709.19, 802.2BSentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3Subsection 2, paragraph b, subparagraphs (2) and (5) amended Sat Dec 23 12:28:31 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 709.16 (22, 1)