CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

DIGEST FOR ESB 482



Citations Affected: IC 35-42; noncode.

Synopsis: Child solicitation and fondling in the presence of a child. Conference committee report for ESB 482. Provides that a person commits child solicitation if the person solicits an individual whom the person believes to be less than 14 years of age to engage in sexual acts. Provides that, in a prosecution for child solicitation, the state is not required to prove that the person solicited the child to perform an illicit act at some immediate time. Provides that a person at least 18 years of age commits fondling in the presence of a minor if the person touches or fondles himself in the presence of a child under 14 years of age with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child or the older person. (This conference committee report reduces, from under 16 years of age to under 14 years of age, the maximum age of a child for purposes of the offense of fondling in the presence of a minor.)

Effective: July 1, 2002.



CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

MR. PRESIDENT:
    Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the House upon Engrossed House Amendments to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 482 respectfully reports that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:

    that the Senate recede from its dissent from all House amendments and that the Senate now concur in all House amendments to the bill and that the bill be further amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 2, line 25; (02)CC048201.1.2. -->     Page 2, line 25, delete "sixteen (16)" and insert " fourteen (14)".
    Page 2, line 26, after "desires of" delete "a" and insert " the".
    (Reference is to ESB 482 as reprinted February 20, 2002.)




Conference Committee Report

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Engrossed Senate Bill 482



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igned by:

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    Senator BrayRepresentative Dvorak
    Chairperson

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    Senator LananeRepresentative Atterholt

    Senate Conferees    House Conferees


CC048201/DI 106
2002