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House Amendment 5377

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PAG LIN
  1  1    Amend the amendment, H-5328, to House File 2456, as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 18 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Sec.    .  Section 910A.5, Code 1995, is amended
  1  6 to read as follows:
  1  7    910A.5  VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT.
  1  8    1.   A victim may present a victim impact statement
  1  9 to the court using one or more of the following
  1 10 methods:
  1 11    a.  A victim may file a signed victim impact
  1 12 statement with the county attorney, and a filed impact
  1 13 statement shall be included in the presentence
  1 14 investigation report.  If a presentence investigation
  1 15 report is not ordered by the court, a filed victim
  1 16 impact statement shall be provided to the court prior
  1 17 to sentencing.
  1 18    The court shall consider a filed victim impact
  1 19 statement in determining the appropriate sentence and
  1 20 in entering any order of restitution to the victim
  1 21 pursuant to chapter 910.
  1 22    b.  A victim may orally present a victim impact
  1 23 statement at the sentencing hearing, in the presence
  1 24 of the defendant.
  1 25    c.  If the victim is unable to make an oral or
  1 26 written statement because of the victim's age, or
  1 27 mental, emotional, or physical incapacity, the
  1 28 victim's attorney or a designated representative shall
  1 29 have the opportunity to make a statement on behalf of
  1 30 the victim.
  1 31    2.  The A victim impact statement shall:
  1 32    1.  Identify include the identification of the
  1 33 victim of the offense., and may include the following:
  1 34    2. a.  Itemize Itemization of any economic loss
  1 35 suffered by the victim as a result of the offense.
  1 36 For purposes of this paragraph, a pecuniary damages
  1 37 statement prepared by a county attorney pursuant to
  1 38 section 910.3, may serve as the itemization of
  1 39 economic loss.
  1 40    3. b.  Identify Identification of any physical
  1 41 injury suffered by the victim as a result of the
  1 42 offense with detail as to its seriousness and
  1 43 permanence.
  1 44    4. c.  Describe Description of any change in the
  1 45 victim's personal welfare or familial relationships as
  1 46 a result of the offense.
  1 47    5. d.  Describe Description of any request for
  1 48 psychological services initiated by the victim or the
  1 49 victim's family as a result of the offense.
  1 50    6. e.  Contain any Any other information related to
  2  1 the impact of the offense upon the victim."
  2  2    #2.  By renumbering as necessary.  
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  2  6 LARSON of Linn
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  2 10 HARRISON of Scott
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  2 14 LAMBERTI of Polk
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  2 18 TEIG of Hamilton
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  2 21                              
  2 22 DINKLA of Guthrie
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  2 26 HAMMITT BARRY of Harrison
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  2 30 CHURCHILL of Polk
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  2 33                              
  2 34 TAYLOR of Linn
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  2 37                              
  2 38 BRUNKHORST of Bremer
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  2 41                              
  2 42 MUNDIE of Webster
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  2 46 HEATON of Henry
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  2 49                              
  2 50 BODDICKER of Cedar
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  3  4 GARMAN of Story
  3  5 HF 2456.501 76
  3  6 jls/jw
     

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