Crimes and procedure; crime of authority figure sexual abuse, established; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further provided to include additional victims and criminal penalties

Summary

HB 257 revises the state criminal code to broaden definitions of kidnapping, indecent exposure, and child‑sex offenses, adding new victims and higher penalties. It creates a specific offense for sexual misconduct by staff in inpatient facilities and clarifies that undercover involvement is not a defense to transmitting obscene material to a child. The bill also updates mandatory‑reporter timelines, allows certified facility dogs in court, and permits out‑of‑court statements by children as evidence.

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