(a) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly solicit, entice, coax, or by any means force or attempt to force a child under thirteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of such child, into a motor vehicle.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to charge under this section that the person was a family or household member of such child; that the person acted with the express or implied consent of a parent or legal guardian of such child; that the person was a law enforcement officer acting within the lawful scope of his or her duties; that the person was acting with the express or implied authority of the Board of Education, or its equivalent; or that the person was a medic, a fire-fighter or another authorized person acting in response to a bona fide emergency.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of child molesting, a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, then any subsequent violation shall be a misdemeanor of the first degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 83-27. Passed 7-5-83.)