1. A. Any person who shall knowingly and intentionally:

   1. 1. Make any oral or written lewd or indecent proposal to any child under sixteen (16) years of age for the child to have unlawful sexual relations or sexual intercourse with any person; or
   2. 2. Look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any lewd or lascivious manner by any acts against public decency and morality, as defined by law; or
   3. 3. Ask, invite, entice, or persuade any child under sixteen (16) years of age to go alone with any person to a secluded, remote, or secret place, with the unlawful and willful intent and purpose then and there to commit any crime against public decency and morality, as defined by law, with the child; or
   4. 4. In any manner lewdly or lasciviously look upon, touch, maul, or feel the body or private parts of any child under sixteen (16) years of age in any indecent manner or in any manner relating to sexual matters or sexual interest; or

   5. 5. In a lewd and lascivious manner and for the purpose of sexual gratification, urinate or defecate upon a child under sixteen (16) years of age or ejaculate upon or in the presence of a child, or force or require a child to look upon the body or private parts of another person or upon sexual acts performed in the presence of the child or force or require a child to touch or feel the body or private parts of said child or another person,

      upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty of a felony. The provisions of this section shall not apply unless the accused is at least three (3) years older than the victim. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall not be eligible for probation, suspended or deferred sentence. Any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a felony.

2. B. No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person. "Sexual battery" shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen (16) years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner and without the consent of that person. Any person convicted of any violation of this subsection shall be deemed guilty of a felony.

Laws 1945, HB 397, p. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1945; Amended by Laws 1947, HB 63, p. 232, § 1, emerg. eff. March 6, 1947; Amended by Laws 1951, HB 205, p. 60, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1951; Amended by Laws 1955, HB 724, p. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1955; Amended by Laws 1965, SB 121, c. 97, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1965; Amended by Laws 1981, SB 257, c. 206, § 1, emerg. eff. May 26, 1981; Amended by Laws 1983, HB 1120, c. 42, § 1, eff. November 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1368, c. 112, § 4, eff. November 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1989, HB 1406, c. 113, § 1, eff. November 1, 1989; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 2334, c. 224, § 4, eff. September 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1992, SB 912, c. 289, § 3, emerg. eff. May 25, 1992; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 299 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available).