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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 94 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 CREATING A NEW CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY BY 1 5 A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR CIVILLY COMMITTED TO CONFINEMENT 1 6 AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 229A.5B ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY. 1 11 1. A respondent who is in custody under this chapter shall 1 12 remain in custody unless released by court order, or 1 13 discharged under section 229A.10. A respondent in custody 1 14 under this chapter shall not do any of the following: 1 15 a. Leave or attempt to leave a facility without the 1 16 accompaniment of authorized personnel. 1 17 b. Knowingly and voluntarily be absent from a place where 1 18 the respondent is required to be present. 1 19 c. Leave or attempt to leave the custody of personnel 1 20 transporting or guarding the respondent while the respondent 1 21 is away from a facility. 1 22 2. A respondent who violates subsection 1 commits a simple 1 23 misdemeanor or may be subject to punishment for contempt. If 1 24 the respondent pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, an 1 25 offense under this section, or is found in contempt, or both, 1 26 and is sentenced to a term of confinement, the civil 1 27 commitment proceedings or treatment process may be stayed by 1 28 court order until the term of confinement is served by the 1 29 respondent. 1 30 3. If a respondent commits a violation of subsection 1 and 1 31 remains unconfined, the attorney general or the chief law 1 32 enforcement officer of the political subdivision where the 1 33 violation occurs may make a public announcement that the 1 34 respondent is unconfined and may provide relevant information 1 35 about the respondent to the community. The attorney general 2 1 may also notify a victim or the family of a victim of the 2 2 respondent that the respondent is unconfined. 2 3 4. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the use 2 4 of the interstate compact on mental health as provided in 2 5 chapter 221. 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 MARY E. KRAMER 2 10 President of the Senate 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 15 Speaker of the House 2 16 2 17 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 2 18 is known as Senate File 94, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 2 23 Secretary of the Senate 2 24 Approved , 2001 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 28 THOMAS J. VILSACK 2 29 Governor
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