House File 709 - Enrolled House File 709 AN ACT RELATING TO PRETRIAL CONTACT BETWEEN A PROSECUTING WITNESS WHO IS A MINOR AND THE DEFENDANT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. NEW SECTION . 915.36A Minor prosecuting witness —— pretrial contact. A prosecuting witness who is a minor shall have the right to have the interview or deposition taken outside of the presence of the defendant. The interview or deposition may be televised by closed-circuit equipment to a room where the defendant can view the interview or deposition or in a manner that ensures that the defendant shall not have contact with the minor. The defendant shall be allowed to communicate with the defendant’s

House File 709, p. 2 counsel in the room where the minor is being interviewed or deposed by an appropriate electronic method. ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY Speaker of the House ______________________________ JAKE CHAPMAN President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 709, Eighty-ninth General Assembly. ______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor