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HB 1054 Sexual offenses; provisions, penalties

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Sexual offenses; penalties. In order to comply with Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S. Ct. 2472 (2003), the bill repeals the statute making fornication a Class 4 misdemeanor and amends the lewd and lascivious behavior statute to specify that the behavior is illegal when performed in a public place. Without repealing the existing crimes against nature statute, the bill proposes a new statute that will ensure that such behavior is illegal when committed in a public place. The bill also amends certain statutes dealing with prostitution and sexual crimes against juveniles to ensure that if there is a court decision rendering the crimes against nature statute invalid, the behavior will still be illegal if committed with a child, if done in public or if done in connection with prostitution.


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