House Study Bill 503 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT) A BILL FOR An Act relating to robbery in the first degree and the 1 applicable statute of limitations. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5426YC (9) 90 as/js

H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 802.2F Robbery —— first degree. 1 An information or indictment for robbery in the first degree 2 in violation of section 711.2 shall be found within ten years 3 after the commission of the offense. 4 Sec. 2. Section 802.3, Code 2024, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 802.3 Felony —— aggravated or serious misdemeanor. 7 In all cases, except those enumerated in section 802.1 , 8 802.2 , 802.2A , 802.2B , 802.2C , 802.2D , 802.2E , 802.2F, or 9 802.10 , an indictment or information for a felony or aggravated 10 or serious misdemeanor shall be found within three years after 11 its commission. 12 Sec. 3. Section 802.10, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 3. However, notwithstanding subsection 2 , an indictment or 15 information shall be found against a person within three years 16 from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA 17 profile. If the action involves sexual abuse, another sexual 18 offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted 19 reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as 20 provided in section 802.2 , 802.2B , 802.2C , 802.2D , or 802.2E , 21 if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. If 22 the action involves robbery in the first degree but does not 23 involve sexual abuse, another sexual offense, kidnapping, human 24 trafficking, or fraud in assisted reproduction, the indictment 25 or information shall be found as provided in section 802.2F, if 26 the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill relates to robbery in the first degree and the 31 applicable statute of limitations. 32 The bill provides that an information or indictment for 33 robbery in the first degree in violation of Code section 711.2 34 shall be found within 10 years after the commission of the 35 -1- LSB 5426YC (9) 90 as/js 1/ 2

H.F. _____ offense. 1 Under current law, an information or indictment for robbery 2 in the first degree must be found within three years after its 3 commission. Code section 711.2 provides that a person commits 4 robbery in the first degree when, while perpetrating a robbery, 5 the person purposely inflicts or attempts to inflict serious 6 injury, or is armed with a dangerous weapon. Robbery in the 7 first degree is a class “B” felony. A class “B” felony is 8 punishable by confinement for no more than 25 years. 9 The bill makes a conforming change to Code section 10 802.10(3), which relates to the identification of an accused 11 person by the person’s DNA profile. 12 -2- LSB 5426YC (9) 90 as/js 2/ 2