House
File
549
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Enrolled
House
File
549
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
REVIEW
OF
AN
OFFICER-INVOLVED
SHOOTING
CASE
BY
A
COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
331.756,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
76.
a.
In
the
case
of
an
officer-involved
shooting
resulting
in
the
death
or
serious
bodily
injury
of
a
person,
review
the
evidence
and
render
a
written
opinion
and
charging
decision,
convene
a
grand
jury,
or
refer
the
case
to
the
attorney
general
as
provided
in
section
13.12.
b.
A
written
report
detailing
the
results
of
the
review
specified
in
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
provided
to
the
officer
involved
or
the
officer’s
legal
counsel
and
the
officer’s
employing
agency
within
one
hundred
eighty
days
of
the
county
attorney’s
receipt
of
evidence.
c.
If
the
case
presents
a
conflict
of
interest,
the
review
shall
be
referred
to
an
independent
county
attorney,
the
attorney
general,
or
a
special
prosecutor.
House
File
549,
p.
2
d.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“officer”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
801.4,
subsection
11.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
549,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor