Grooming.
Iowa Code § 709.8A
in effect709.8A. Grooming.
1. A person commits grooming when the person knowingly performs an act in person or by conduct through a third party, uses a computer, internet service, or any other electronic storage or transmission device, or uses written communication to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or a person believed to be a child to commit any unlawful sex act or to otherwise engage in unlawful sexual conduct. As used in this section, “child” means a person under eighteen years of age.
2. Grooming is a class “D” felony.
2024 Acts, ch 1123, §1
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/709.8A.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026