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1 1 Section 1. Section 602.6405, subsection 1, Code 1997, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. Magistrates have jurisdiction of simple misdemeanors,
1 4 including traffic and ordinance violations, and preliminary
1 5 hearings, search warrant proceedings, county and municipal
1 6 infractions, and small claims. Magistrates have jurisdiction
1 7 of serious misdemeanor violations of sections 321.218 and
1 8 321A.32 where the defendant pleads guilty. Magistrates have
1 9 jurisdiction to determine the disposition of livestock or
1 10 another animal, as provided in sections 717.5 and 717B.4, if
1 11 the magistrate determines the value of the livestock or animal
1 12 is less than ten thousand dollars. Magistrates have
1 13 jurisdiction to exercise the powers specified in sections
1 14 556F.2 and 556F.12, and to hear complaints or preliminary
1 15 informations, issue warrants, order arrests, make commitments,
1 16 and take bail. Magistrates have jurisdiction over violations
1 17 of section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph "h". Magistrates
1 18 who are admitted to the practice of law in this state have
1 19 jurisdiction over all proceedings for the involuntary
1 20 commitment, treatment, or hospitalization of individuals under
1 21 chapters 125 and 229, except as otherwise provided under
1 22 section 229.6A; nonlawyer magistrates have jurisdiction over
1 23 emergency detention and hospitalization proceedings under
1 24 sections 125.91 and 229.22. Magistrates have jurisdiction to
1 25 conduct hearings authorized under section 809.4.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 Current law provides that district associate judges and
1 28 district judges have jurisdiction over driving-without-a-
1 29 valid-license offenses under Code sections 321.218 and
1 30 321A.32.
1 31 This bill expands the jurisdiction of magistrates for the
1 32 limited purpose of taking a guilty plea from a person who
1 33 decides to plead guilty to the offense of driving without a
1 34 valid license. Magistrates are not given jurisdiction to
1 35 conduct a trial or find a person guilty under Code sections
2 1 321.218 and 321A.32.
2 2 LSB 3732YH 77
2 3 jm/sc/14
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