House
File
647
-
Enrolled
House
File
647
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
PLACE
OF
TRIAL
FOR
CERTAIN
CRIMINAL
OFFENSES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
803.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
section,
if
the
county
in
which
an
offense
was
committed
cannot
be
readily
determined,
trial
of
the
offense
shall
be
held
in
the
county
of
residence
of
the
victim.
b.
If
there
is
no
victim,
the
victim
is
not
a
resident
of
this
state,
or
the
residence
of
the
victim
cannot
be
established,
trial
of
the
offense
shall
be
held
in
the
county
of
residence
of
the
person
charged
with
the
offense.
c.
If
the
victim
is
not
a
natural
person,
venue
for
trial
of
the
offense
is
proper
in
any
county
where
the
victim
has
a
physical
presence.
d.
If
there
is
more
than
one
victim,
trial
of
the
offenses
may
be
held
in
any
county
in
which
a
victim
resides
with
the
House
File
647,
p.
2
county
of
residence
of
a
natural
person
taking
priority
over
the
county
of
residence
of
other
victims.
______________________________
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
647,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor