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House Journal: Page 683: Wednesday, March 13, 1996

Larson of Linn offered the following amendment H-5377, to
amendment H-5328 filed by him from the floor and moved its
adoption:

H-5377

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

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 2)

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