13-1419

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 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 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 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 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.