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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 1 4 amended by adding the following new section which shall be 1 5 applicable to criminal proceedings occurring after 1 6 ratification of this amendment by the electorate: 1 7 RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF CRIME. SEC. 10A. Victims of crime 1 8 have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity, and 1 9 respect throughout the criminal justice process, to be 1 10 informed of and present during public hearings, and to confer 1 11 with the prosecution, to the extent that exercising these 1 12 rights does not infringe upon the constitutional rights of the 1 13 accused. 1 14 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 1 15 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 1 16 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 1 17 members of the General Assembly, and the Secretary of State is 1 18 directed to cause the same to be published for three 1 19 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 1 20 provided by law. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 23 Constitution of the State of Iowa regarding the constitutional 1 24 protection for certain rights of the victims of criminal 1 25 offenses. The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to 1 26 the next general assembly, and if again adopted, would be 1 27 submitted to the electorate for ratification, in accordance 1 28 with the procedures detailed in Article X, section 1, of the 1 29 Iowa Constitution. 1 30 LSB 6348YH 79 1 31 rh/cf/24.1
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