Iowa Child Pornography Laws

The following acts are prohibited:

1. To use, persuade, entice, induce, employ, force, solicit, knowingly permit or cause (or attempt to cause) a minor to engage in a prohibited sexual act (real or simulated). The person must know (or should know) that the act may be preserved in a visual depiction (i.e. filmed, photographed, etc.)
2. To knowingly promote any material that visually depicts a live performance of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act (real or simulated).
3. To knowingly possess or purchase a visual depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act (real or simulated).

• Violation of #1 above is a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and a minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $50,000.
• Violation of #2 above is a class D felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, and a minimum fine of $750 and a maximum fine of $25,000.
• Violation of #3 as a first offense is an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to 2 years in prison, and a minimum fine of $625 and a maximum fine of $6,250. Any subsequent offense is a class D felony.
• In addition to fines and prison terms, a person convicted under #1, #2, or #3 is required to register as a sex offender.