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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 715A.8 ASSISTING IN 1 2 FALSIFICATION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 3 RECORDS. 1 4 A person shall not assist another person who has been 1 5 placed on probation or parole in falsifying a record 1 6 pertaining to the performance of community service work by the 1 7 probationer or parolee. A person who violates this section 1 8 commits a serious misdemeanor. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 902.9, subsections 3 and 4, Code 1999, are 1 10 amended to read as follows: 1 11 3. A class "C" felon, not an habitual offender, shall be 1 12 confined for no more than ten years, and in addition may be 1 13 sentenced to a fine of at least five hundred dollars but not 1 14 more than ten thousand dollars and to perform not less than 1 15 six hundred forty hours of unpaid community service. 1 16 4. A class "D" felon, not an habitual offender, shall be 1 17 confined for no more than five years, and in addition may be 1 18 sentenced to a fine of at least five hundred dollars but not 1 19 more than seven thousand five hundred dollars and to perform 1 20 not less than three hundred twenty hours of unpaid community 1 21 service. A class "D" felon, such felony being for a violation 1 22 of section 321J.2, may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 1 23 one year in the county jail. 1 24 Sec. 3. Section 903.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 1 25 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 26 b. For a serious misdemeanor, there shall be a fine of at 1 27 least two hundred fifty dollars but not to exceed one thousand 1 28 five hundred dollars and the court shall order the performance 1 29 of not less than forty hours of unpaid community service. In 1 30 addition, the court may also order imprisonment not to exceed 1 31 one year. 1 32 Sec. 4. Section 903.1, subsection 2, Code 1999, is amended 1 33 to read as follows: 1 34 2. When a person is convicted of an aggravated 1 35 misdemeanor, and a specific penalty is not provided for, the 2 1 maximum penalty shall be imprisonment not to exceed two years. 2 2 There shall be a fine of at least five hundred dollars but not 2 3 to exceed five thousand dollars and the court shall order the 2 4 performance of not less than eighty hours of unpaid community 2 5 service. When a judgment of conviction of an aggravated 2 6 misdemeanor is entered against any person and the court 2 7 imposes a sentence of confinement for a period of more than 2 8 one year the term shall be an indeterminate term. 2 9 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 908.12 FALSIFICATION OF COMMUNITY 2 10 SERVICE RECORDS BY PROBATIONER OR PAROLEE. 2 11 A person who has been placed on probation or parole and who 2 12 is required to perform community service work either as part 2 13 of the person's sentence, as a condition of release, or as 2 14 part of the person's restitution plan shall not submit a false 2 15 record of community service work performed. A violation of 2 16 the requirements of this section is punishable by contempt 2 17 proceedings. 2 18 EXPLANATION 2 19 This bill makes a variety of changes relating to the 2 20 performance of community service work by certain offenders. A 2 21 new serious misdemeanor offense is created for persons who 2 22 assist probationers and parolees in falsifying a record 2 23 pertaining to the performance of community service work by the 2 24 probationer or parolee. A probationer or parolee who 2 25 falsifies a community service work record may be punished 2 26 through contempt proceedings. 2 27 The performance of minimum numbers of hours of community 2 28 service work is established in the bill for class "C" and 2 29 class "D" felonies and for aggravated and serious 2 30 misdemeanors. 2 31 LSB 2196HH 78 2 32 jm/jw/5
Text: HF00257 Text: HF00259 Text: HF00200 - HF00299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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