Iowa Code § 709.8A
Grooming
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 709 — Sexual Abuse · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 709.8A, Grooming, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2291484
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1. A person commits grooming when the person knowingly performs an act in person or by conduct through a third party, uses a computer, internet service, or any other electronic storage or transmission device, or uses written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a person believed to be a child to commit any unlawful sex act or to otherwise engage in unlawful sexual conduct. As used in this section, “child” means a person under eighteen years of age.
2. Grooming is a class “D” felony.