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SENATE BILL NO. 1206 – Sexual battery, defined, penalty

SENATE BILL NO. 1206

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S1206................................................by JUDICIARY AND RULES
SEXUAL BATTERY - Adds to existing law to define sexual battery; to provide
for application of the section; and to provide the punishment for sexual
battery.

02/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16    Rpt prt - to Jud
02/24    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/25    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
    Title apvd - to House
03/02    House intro - 1st rdg - to Jud

Bill Text


S1206


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1206

                             BY JUDICIARY AND RULES COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO SEXUAL BATTERY; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE,  BY  THE
 3        ADDITION  OF  A NEW SECTION 18-904A, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE SEXUAL BATTERY,
 4        TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION OF THE SECTION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 9, Title 18, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
 7    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
 8    known and designated as Section 18-904A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 9        18-904A.  SEXUAL BATTERY DEFINED -- PUNISHMENT. (1) Sexual battery is  any
10    actual,  intentional and unlawful touching of the breast(s), buttocks, genital
11    area or the proximity of the  genital  area  of  another  person  against  the
12    person's  will  and  with  the  intent to arouse, appeal to and or gratify the
13    lust, passion, and/or sexual desire of the defendant and/or said victim.
14        (2)  The provisions of this section shall apply  only  if  the  victim  is
15    eighteen (18) years of age or older.
16        (3)  Any  person who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of
17    the provisions of this section for the first time is guilty of  a  misdemeanor
18    and  is  punishable  by  imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one (1)
19    year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars  ($1,000)  or  both.  Any
20    person  who pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of this section
21    or a similar statute in another state or any local jurisdiction for  a  second
22    time  within  five  (5)  years, notwithstanding the form of the judgment(s) or
23    withheld judgment(s), is guilty of a felony.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                           RS 08892C1

This bill addresses a loophole in the existing misdemeanor
battery statute. The crime of battery is an unlawful touching
against the will of another person. This type of action
however can come in many forms. This new section will provide
for a criminal consequence for criminals who attack victims in
an offensive sexual manner that does not rise to the level of
felony rape or battery with intent to commit rape. The statute
provides for an enhanced misdemeanor consequence for first
time offenders and a felony consequence for repeated sexual
battery crimes.

                          FISCAL NOTE

There will be some fiscal impact to law enforcement, court
costs and incarceration. The felony consequence may lead to
county Some of the fiscal cost is offset because these cases
will already exist as misdemeanor battery cases. The overall
cost is small.

CONTACT:  Connie Vietz
         Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys' Association
         364-2140
         
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE













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