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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
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