709.1 Sexual abuse defined.
Any sex act between persons is sexual abuse by either of the persons when the act is performed with the other person in any of the following circumstances:
1. The act is done by force or against the will of the other. If the consent or acquiescence of the other is procured by threats of violence toward any person or if the act is done while the other is under the influence of a drug inducing sleep or is otherwise in a state of unconsciousness, the act is done against the will of the other.
2. Such other person is suffering from a mental defect or incapacity which precludes giving consent, or lacks the mental capacity to know the right and wrong of conduct in sexual matters.
3. Such other person is a child.
[C51, §2581, 2583; R60, §4204, 4206; C73, §3861, 3863; C97, §4756, 4758; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12966, 12967; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §698.1, 698.3; C79, 81, §709.1]
84 Acts, ch 1188, §1; 99 Acts, ch 159, §1
Referred to in §232.116, 600A.8, 611.23, 614.1, 668.15, 692A.101, 692A.102, 713.3, 915.40
Definition of sex act, §702.17
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Section 709.1 - Sexual abuse defined.
Section 709.1A - Incapacitation.
Section 709.2 - Sexual abuse in the first degree.
Section 709.3 - Sexual abuse in the second degree.
Section 709.4 - Sexual abuse in the third degree.
Section 709.5 - Resistance to sexual abuse.
Section 709.6 - Jury instructions for offenses of sexual abuse.
Section 709.7 - Detention in brothel.
Section 709.8 - Lascivious acts with a child.
Section 709.9 - Indecent exposure — masturbation.
Section 709.10 - Sexual abuse — evidence.
Section 709.11 - Assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.
Section 709.12 - Indecent contact with a child.
Section 709.13 - Child in need of assistance complaints.
Section 709.14 - Lascivious conduct with a minor.
Section 709.15 - Sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, or school employee.
Section 709.16 - Sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles.
Section 709.17 - Polygraph examinations of victims or witnesses — limitations.
Section 709.18 - Sexual abuse of a corpse.
Section 709.19 - No-contact order upon defendant’s release from jail or prison.
Section 709.20 - Sexual abuse — no-contact order.
Section 709.21 - Invasion of privacy — nudity.
Section 709.22 - Prevention of further sexual assault — notification of rights.