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House Journal: Page 1574: Tuesday, April 14, 1998

14   not guilty by reason of insanity of a sexually violent
15   offense.
16     d.  The discharge of a person who has been found
17   not guilty of a sexually violent offense referred to
18   under section 229A.2, subsection 5, paragraph "b", or
19   of an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense under
20   that paragraph, where the court or jury who found the
21   person not guilty answers the special allegation in
22   section 229A.14 in the affirmative.
23     2.  If notice is required under subsection 1, the
24   agency with jurisdiction shall inform the attorney
25   general and the multidisciplinary team established in
26   subsection 4, of both of the following:
27     a.  The person's name, identifying factors,
28   anticipated future residence, and offense history.
29     b.  Documentation of any institutional evaluation
30   and any treatment received.
31     3.  The agency with jurisdiction, its employees,
32   officials, members of the multidisciplinary team
33   established in subsection 4, members of the
34   prosecutor's review committee appointed as provided in
35   subsection 5, and individuals contracting, appointed,
36   or volunteering to perform services under this section
37   shall be immune from liability for any good-faith
38   conduct under this section.
39     4.  The director of the department of corrections
40   shall establish a multidisciplinary team which may
41   include individuals from other state agencies to
42   review available records of each person referred to
43   such team pursuant to subsection 1.  The team, within
44   thirty days of receiving notice, shall assess whether
45   or not the person meets the definition of a sexually
46   violent predator.  The team shall notify the attorney
47   general of its assessment.
48     5.  The attorney general shall appoint a
49   prosecutor's review committee to review the records of
50   each person referred to the attorney general pursuant

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 1   to subsection 1.  The prosecutor's review committee
 2   shall assist the attorney general in the determination
 3   of whether or not the person meets the definition of a
 4   sexually violent predator.  The assessment of the
 5   multidisciplinary team shall be made available to the
 6   attorney general and the prosecutor's review
 7   committee.
 8     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  229A.4  PETITION, TIME,
 9   CONTENTS.
10     If it appears that a person presently confined may
11   be a sexually violent predator and the prosecutor's
12   review committee has determined that the person meets
13   the definition of a sexually violent predator, the

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