709.9 Indecent exposure — masturbation.
1. A person who exposes the person’s genitals or pubic area to another not the person’s spouse, or who commits a sex act in the presence of or view of a third person, commits a serious misdemeanor if all of the following apply:
a. The person does so to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either party.
b. The person knows or reasonably should know that the act is offensive to the viewer.
2. a. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of another, not a child, commits a serious misdemeanor.
b. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of a child commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
c. For the purpose of this subsection,“masturbate” means physical stimulation of a person’s own genitals or pubic area for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the person, regardless of whether the genitals or pubic area is exposed or covered.
[C79, 81, §709.9]
2020 Acts, ch 1039, §1
Referred to in §659A.2, 692A.102, 709.19
Definition of sex act, §702.17
Sentencing restrictions for forcible felonies and mandatory reporters of child abuse, see §907.3
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.