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House Journal: Page 500: Wednesday, February 22, 1995

17   or magistrate deems proper, conditioned for the
18   prisoner's appearance before the judge or magistrate
19   at a time specified in such bond, and for the
20   prisoner's surrender. In the event of a violation of
21   the conditions of said bond, forfeiture thereof and
22   recovery thereon may be had as in the case of
23   appearance bonds given by accused persons in criminal
24   proceedings in the asylum state.
25     Sec. ___.  Section 820.16, Code 1995, is amended to
26   read as follows:
27     820.16  BAIL -- EXCEPTIONS.
28     Unless the offense with which the prisoner is
29   charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death
30   or life imprisonment until death under the laws of
the
31   state in which it was committed, a judge or magistrate
32   in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by
33   bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the
34   judge or magistrate deems proper, conditioned for the
35   prisoner's appearance before the judge or magistrate
36   at a time specified in such bond, and for the
37   prisoner's surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant
38   of the governor of this state."
39     3.  Page 4, line 47, by striking the words "life
40   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
41   "imprisonment until death".
42     4.  Page 5, line 13, by striking the words "life
43   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
44   "imprisonment until death".
45     5.  Page 7, line 33, by striking the words "life
46   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
47   "imprisonment until death".
48     6.  Page 7, line 41, by striking the words "life
49   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
50   "imprisonment until death".
Page 2  
 1     7.  Page 8, lines 5 and 6, by striking the words
 2   "for the rest of the defendant's life" and inserting
 3   the following:  "for the rest of the defendant's life
 4   until the defendant's death".
 5     8.  Page 8, line 9, by striking the words "life
 6   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
 7   "imprisonment until death".
 8     9.  Page 8, line 11, by striking the words "life
 9   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
10   "imprisonment until death".
11     10.  Page 9, line 6, by striking the words "life
12   imprisonment" and inserting the following:
13   "imprisonment until death".
14     11.  Page 10, by inserting after line 35 the
15   following:
16     "Sec. ___.  Section 903A.2, subsections 4 and 5,
17   Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:

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Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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