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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:
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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.
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2 7
2 8
2 9 MARY E. KRAMER
2 10 President of the Senate
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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.
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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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