SB 243 – Makes second degree sexual misconduct a class D felony if the offender was incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility at the time of the crime

• Sponsor: Brown
• LR Number: 1250S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 2/14/2013 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S297
• Effective Date: August 28, 2013

Current Bill Summary

SB 243 - Under current law, second degree sexual misconduct is a Class B misdemeanor unless the actor is a prior offender, in which case it is a Class A misdemeanor.

This act makes the crime a Class D felony if the actor was incarcerated in a Department of Corrections facility at the time of the crime.

This act is identical to HB 326 (2013).

MEGHAN LUECKE