Unanimous Iowa Senate toughens sex offender laws

On Thursday, April 23, the Iowa Senate voted unanimously to toughen Iowa's sex offender laws. Below is the opening statement by the bill's floor manager, State Senator Keith Kreiman of Bloomfield, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (www.iowasenatedemocrats.org/kreiman)

Today we will vote to make Iowa's fight against sex offenders smarter, tougher, and safer.

This legislation is strongly supported by Iowa prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and victims rights groups.

It increases supervision of violent offenders, keeps sex offenders from hanging around schools and other places where children gather, and improves the safety of our communities.

Sexually violent predators and all sex offenders are required to supply more information to the county sheriff. This includes passport information, internet usernames, and information about the vehicles the offender owns or uses. Parents, school officials and the general public will have increased access to this additional information.

We keep the two-thousand foot law for those who have committed the worst crimes against children. We also prevent them from working any job that involves contact with children or dependent adults.

This legislation recognizes that regulating where a sex offender spends their days is as important as tracking where they sleep. It creates exclusionary zones around every place where children gather. For example, any one who has committed an offense against a child:

• Cannot loiter within 300 feet of an elementary or secondary school.

• Cannot be at an elementary school or daycare center without the administrators written permission.

• Cannot work or volunteer at any school or childcare facility.

• Cannot loiter within 300 feet of any place intended primarily for use by children, such as a playground or sports field.

In short, the legislation before us will improve the safety of Iowa children by making our fight against sex offenders smarter, tougher, and safer.

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[Dreambro1]

@ctcashout So true,, the words rape and molestation is used so Loosely in the system! I had a friend who was accused of trying to kiss a girl and they charged him with Attempted rape!

[ctcashout]

What a joke...more political attempts to look good and gain votes by abusing those who can't fight back.The label sex offender is so broad now anyone can qualify

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