House Amendment 1381 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 653 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 3, by inserting after line 8 the 1 3 following: 1 4 < . A county attorney who is notified by 1 5 complaint of an alleged violation of section 48A.7A 1 6 shall promptly investigate the allegation, unless the 1 7 complaint is withdrawn. If probable cause exists for 1 8 instituting a prosecution, the county attorney shall 1 9 proceed by information or indictment. A county 1 10 attorney who refuses or intentionally fails to 1 11 investigate such an allegation, or to proceed by 1 12 filing an information or pursuing an indictment after 1 13 a determination has been made that probable cause 1 14 exists, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor and, upon 1 15 conviction, shall forfeit office.> 1 16 #2. Title page, line 2, by inserting after the 1 17 word <election> the following: <and providing a 1 18 penalty>. 1 19 #3. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting 1 20 internal references as necessary. 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 KAUFMANN of Cedar 1 25 HF 653.704 82 1 26 sc/gg/7749 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 1 37 1 38 1 39 1 40 1 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-