Senate File 2291 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2096)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the victim compensation fund and mileage
  2    reimbursement.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5856SV 81
  5 rh/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 915.86, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  Necessary mileage expenses of a
  1  4 victim traveling to and from a criminal trial relating to the
  1  5 alleged crime against the victim.  The mileage reimbursement
  1  6 rate shall be the current rate established by the director of
  1  7 the department of administrative services for state employees
  1  8 pursuant to section 8A.363.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill allows a victim of a crime reimbursement for
  1 11 necessary mileage expenses the victim incurs in traveling to
  1 12 and from the applicable criminal trial.  The mileage
  1 13 reimbursement rate shall be the current rate established by
  1 14 the director of the department of administrative services for
  1 15 state employee travel.
  1 16 LSB 5856SV 81
  1 17 rh:nh/je/5