{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.9","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 709.9","heading":"Indecent exposure — masturbation.","body":"1. A person who exposes the person’s genitals or pubic area to another not the person’s spouse, or who commits a sex act in the presence of or view of a third person, commits a serious misdemeanor if all of the following apply:\na. The person does so to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either party.\nb. The person knows or reasonably should know that the act is offensive to the viewer.\n2. a. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of another, not a child, commits a serious misdemeanor.\nb. A person who masturbates in public in the presence of a child commits an aggravated misdemeanor.\nc. For the purpose of this subsection,“masturbate” means physical stimulation of a person’s own genitals or pubic area for the purpose of sexual gratification or arousal of the person, regardless of whether the genitals or pubic area is exposed or covered.","path":["Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE (Ch. 687 - 916)","Chapter 709 - SEXUAL ABUSE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/709.9.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"c7d9a0e1d2cd0c56acaaf8821ba9ed688b31271a134a7d6a7ff7cd099fd33253","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.8a","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-709.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}