House File 113 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  CHAMBERS


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act expanding the criminal offense of involuntary
  2    manslaughter, and providing a penalty.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1422YH 81
  5 jm/pj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 707.5, Code 2005, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    707.5  INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
  1  4    1.  A person commits a class "C" felony when the person
  1  5 unintentionally causes the death of another person under
  1  6 circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value
  1  7 of human life.
  1  8    1. 2.  A person commits a class "D" felony when the person
  1  9 unintentionally causes the death of another person by the
  1 10 commission of a public offense other than a forcible felony or
  1 11 escape.
  1 12    2. 3.  A person commits an aggravated misdemeanor when the
  1 13 person unintentionally causes the death of another person by
  1 14 the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause death or
  1 15 serious injury.
  1 16    Involuntary manslaughter as defined in this section is an
  1 17 included offense under an indictment for murder in the first
  1 18 or second degree or voluntary manslaughter.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill expands the definition of the criminal offense of
  1 21 involuntary manslaughter.
  1 22    A person commits a class "C" felony under the bill if the
  1 23 person unintentionally causes the death of another by the
  1 24 commission of an act that manifests an extreme indifference to
  1 25 the value of human life.
  1 26    A class "C" felony is punishable by confinement for no more
  1 27 than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than
  1 28 $10,000.
  1 29 LSB 1422YH 81
  1 30 jm/pj/5