Iowa legal term
Sex act in Iowa Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Iowa legislative session
In Iowa criminal law, “Sex act” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Iowa criminal code.
What does “Sex act” mean in Iowa criminal law?
“Sex act” means as defined in section 702.17. 26. “Sex offender” means a person who is required to be registered under this chapter. 27. “Sex offense” means an indictable offense for which a conviction has been entered that is enumerated in section 692A.102, and means any comparable offense for which a conviction has been entered under prior law, or any comparable offense for which a conviction has been entered in a federal, military, or foreign court, or another jurisdiction. 28. “Sex offense against a minor” means an offense for which a conviction has been entered for a sex offense classifie (Iowa Code § 692A.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Enticing a minor
- Prostitution
- Burglary in the first degree
- Commercial film and photographic print processor reports of depictions of minors engaged in prohibited sexual acts
- Grooming
- Incest
- Indecent exposure masturbation
- Lascivious acts with a child
- Lascivious conduct with a minor
- Public indecent exposure in certain establishments
- Sexual abuse in the second degree
- Sexual abuse in the third degree
Related terms in the same statutes
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