Relating to the criminal elements for the commission of sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties

The bill raises the criminal penalty from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “D” felony for an officer, employee, or agent of a judicial district department of correctional services who engages in a sex act with an individual under supervision of a judicial district department of correctional services, if such a person has specific and actual knowledge the person is under such supervision. The bill raises the criminal penalty from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “D” felony for a 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 facility.2. The bill raises the criminal penalty from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “D” felony for a 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. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more than $6,250. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.2. A special sentence is a punishment in addition to the punishment for the underlying criminal offense by committing the person into the custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for a period of years. A person serving a special sentence begins the sentence as if on parole or work release but the sentence is subject to a revocation of release for up to two years for a first revocation and five years for any second or subsequent revocation.103.