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REFERENCE TITLE: unlawful sexual conduct; probation employees |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1130 |
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Introduced by Senator Gray
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-1409; amending section 13-1419, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful sexual conduct.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-1409, to read:
13-1409. Unlawful sexual conduct; adult probation department employees; juvenile court employees; classification; definitions
A. An adult probation department employee or juvenile court employee commits unlawful sexual conduct if the employee knowingly coerces the victim to engage in sexual contact, oral sexual contact or sexual intercourse by either:
1. Threatening to negatively influence the victim's supervision or release status.
2. Offering to positively influence the victim's supervision or release status.
B. Unlawful sexual conduct with a victim who is under fifteen years of age is a class 2 felony. Unlawful sexual conduct with a victim who is at least fifteen years of age and under eighteen years of age is a class 3 felony. All other unlawful sexual conduct is a class 5 felony.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Adult probation department employee or juvenile court employee" means an employee of an adult probation department or the juvenile court who either:
(a) Through the course of employment, directly provides treatment, care, control or supervision to a victim.
(b) Provides presentence or predisposition reports directly to a court regarding the victim.
2. "Victim" means a person who is either of the following:
(a) Subject to conditions of release or supervision by a court.
(b) A minor who has been referred to the juvenile court.
Sec. 2. Section 13-1419, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-1419. Unlawful sexual conduct; correctional facilities; classification; definition
A. A person commits unlawful sexual conduct by intentionally or knowingly engaging in any act of a sexual nature with an offender who is in the custody of the state department of corrections, the department of juvenile corrections, a private prison facility, a juvenile detention facility or a city or county jail or with an offender who is under the supervision of either department or a city or county. For the purposes of this subsection, "person" means a person who:
1. Is employed by the state department of corrections or the department of juvenile corrections.
2. Is employed by a private prison facility, a juvenile detention facility or a city or county jail.
3. Contracts to provide services with the state department of corrections, the department of juvenile corrections, a private prison facility, a juvenile detention facility or a city or county jail.
4. Is an official visitor, volunteer or agency representative of the state department of corrections, the department of juvenile corrections, a private prison facility, a juvenile detention facility or a city or county jail.
B. This section does not apply to a person who is employed by the state department of corrections, a private prison facility or a city or county jail or who contracts to provide services with the state department of corrections, a private prison facility or a city or county jail or an offender who is on release status if the person was lawfully married to the prisoner or offender on release status before the prisoner or offender was sentenced to the state department of corrections or was incarcerated in a city or county jail.
C. Unlawful sexual conduct with an offender who is under fifteen years of age is a class 2 felony. Unlawful sexual conduct with an offender who is between fifteen and seventeen years of age is a class 3 felony. All other unlawful sexual conduct is a class 5 felony.
D. For the purposes of this section, "any act of a sexual nature":
1. Includes the following:
(a) Any completed, attempted, threatened or requested touching of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, pubic area or buttocks with the intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire.
(b) Any act of exposing the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, pubic area or buttocks with the intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire.
(c) Any act of photographing, videotaping, filming, digitally recording or otherwise viewing, with or without a device, a prisoner or offender with the intent to arouse or gratify sexual desire, either:
(i) While the prisoner or offender is in a state of undress or partial dress.
(ii) While the prisoner or offender is urinating or defecating.
2. Does not include an act done pursuant to a bona fide medical exam or lawful internal search.