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House Journal: Page 682: Wednesday, March 13, 1996

 5   is amended by adding the following new subsection:
 6     NEW SUBSECTION.  65A.  Carry out the duties imposed
 7   under section 910A.8.
 8     Sec. 2.  Section 331.756, Code Supplement 1995, is
 9   amended by adding the following new subsection:
10     NEW SUBSECTION.  83A.  Carry out the duties imposed
11   under sections 910A.2, 910A.5, and 910A.6.
12     Sec. 3.  Section 910A.1, Code 1995, is amended by
13   adding the following new subsection:
14     NEW SUBSECTION.  1A.  "Victim impact statement"
15   means a written or oral presentation to the court by
16   the victim or the victim's representative that
17   indicates the physical, emotional, financial, or other
18   effects of the offense upon the victim.
19     Sec. 4.  Section 910A.6, subsection 1, Code 1995,
20   is amended to read as follows:
21     1.  The scheduled date, time, and place of trial,
22   and the cancellation or postponement of a court
23   proceeding that was expected to require the victim's
24   attendance, in any criminal case relating to the crime
25   for which the person is a registered victim.
26     Sec. 5.  Section 910A.6, Code 1995, is amended by
27   adding the following new subsections:
28     NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  Except where the prosecuting
29   attorney determines that disclosure of such
30   information would unreasonably interfere with the
31   investigation, at the request of the registered
32   victim, notice of the status of the investigation, to
33   be provided by law enforcement authorities
34   investigating the case, until the alleged assailant is
35   apprehended or the investigation is closed.
36     NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  The right to be informed of
37   any plea agreements related to the crime for which the
38   person is a registered victim.
39     NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  The victim's right to make an
40   oral victim impact statement, in the presence of the
41   defendant, as well as notification of the time and
42   place for such statement.
43     Sec. 6.  Section 910A.8, Code 1995, is amended by
44   adding the following new subsection:
45     NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  The offender's transfer from
46   local custody to custody in another locality.
47     Sec. 7.  Section 910A.9, Code 1995, is amended by
48   adding the following new subsection:
49     NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  The date on which the offender
50   is expected to be transferred from custody in one

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 1   institution to another, or to custody in an
 2   institution not under the control of the department of
 3   corrections."

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