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     1  7 complaint is withdrawn.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.
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     1 24 KAUFMANN of Cedar
     1 25 HF 653.704 82
     1 26 sc/gg/7749
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