§ 725.1

725.1 Prostitution. 1. a. Except as provided in paragraph 'b', a person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor. b. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, the county attorney may elect, in lieu of filing a petition allegingthat the person has committed a delinquent act, to refer that person to the department ofhealth and human services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person is achild in need of assistance. c. If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, upon the expiration of two years following the person’sconviction for a violation of paragraph 'a' or of a similar local ordinance, the person maypetition the court to expunge the conviction, and if the person has had no other criminalconvictions, other than local traffic violations or simple misdemeanor violations of chapter321 during the two-year period, the conviction shall be expunged as a matter of law.

s had no other criminalconvictions, other than local traffic violations or simple misdemeanor violations of chapter321 during the two-year period, the conviction shall be expunged as a matter of law. Thecourt shall enter an order that the record of the conviction be expunged by the clerk of thedistrict court. Notwithstanding section 692.2, after receipt of notice from the clerk of thedistrict court that a record of conviction for a violation of paragraph 'a' has been expunged,the record of conviction shall be removed from the criminal history data files maintained bythe department of public safety. 2. a. Except as provided in paragraph 'b', a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor. b. A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under the age of eighteen commits a class 'D' felony. [C97, §4943; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.1; C79, 81, §725.1] 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §195; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1307Referred to in §232.68, 321.375, 725.2, 911.2ASubsection 1, paragraph b amended

62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.1; C79, 81, §725.1] 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §195; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1307Referred to in §232.68, 321.375, 725.2, 911.2ASubsection 1, paragraph b amended Sat Dec 23 12:32:23 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 725.1 (18, 1)