House Amendment 1706


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 264, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 27 the
     1  4 following:
     1  5    <3A.  Notwithstanding any provision to the
     1  6 contrary, the court shall not grant visitation to a
     1  7 grandparent or great=grandparent if any of the
     1  8 following criteria applies to the grandparent or
     1  9 great=grandparent:
     1 10    a.  The grandparent or great=grandparent is
     1 11 convicted of or receives a deferred judgment for any
     1 12 indictable offense as defined in section 801.4.
     1 13    b.  The grandparent or great=grandparent smokes
     1 14 cigarettes as defined in section 453A.1 or uses
     1 15 tobacco products as defined in section 453A.42, or
     1 16 consumes alcoholic beverages as defined in section
     1 17 123.3.
     1 18    c.  The name of the grandparent or
     1 19 great=grandparent has been placed in the central
     1 20 registry as a case of founded child abuse pursuant to
     1 21 section 232.71D or the grandparent or
     1 22 great=grandparent has a criminal history as described
     1 23 in section 598.41A.
     1 24    d.  The grandparent or great=grandparent has a
     1 25 history of domestic abuse. In determining whether a
     1 26 history of domestic abuse exists, the court's
     1 27 consideration shall include, but is not limited to,
     1 28 commencement of an action pursuant to section 236.3,
     1 29 the issuance of a protective order against the
     1 30 grandparent or great=grandparent or the issuance of a
     1 31 court order or consent agreement pursuant to section
     1 32 236.5, the issuance of an emergency order against the
     1 33 grandparent or great=grandparent pursuant to section
     1 34 236.6, the holding of a grandparent or
     1 35 great=grandparent in contempt pursuant to section
     1 36 664A.7, the response of a peace officer to the scene
     1 37 of alleged domestic abuse or the arrest of a
     1 38 grandparent or great=grandparent following response to
     1 39 a report of alleged domestic abuse, or a conviction
     1 40 for domestic abuse assault pursuant to section 708.2A.
     1 41    e.  The grandparent or great=grandparent has a
     1 42 severe, chronic substance abuse problem, and presents
     1 43 a danger to self or others as evidenced by prior
     1 44 acts.>
     1 45 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 49 PAULSEN of Linn
     1 50 SF 264.202 82
     2  1 pf/es/9276

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