House File 108 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  LUKAN


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the establishment of an automated victim
  2    notification system.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1728HH 82
  5 rh/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 13.31, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  Administer an automated victim
  1  4 notification system as authorized pursuant to section 915.10A.
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 915.10, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  1  6 amended to read as follows:
  1  7    2.  "Registered" means having provided the county attorney
  1  8 with the victim's written request for registration and current
  1  9 mailing address and telephone number.  If an automated victim
  1 10 notification system is implemented pursuant to section
  1 11 915.10A, "registered" "Registered" also means having filed a
  1 12 request for registration with the automated victim
  1 13 notification system established pursuant to section 915.10A.
  1 14    Sec. 3.  Section 915.10A, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1 15 amended to read as follows:
  1 16    1.  An automated victim notification system may be utilized
  1 17 is established within the crime victim assistance division of
  1 18 the department of justice to assist public officials in
  1 19 informing crime victims, the victim's family, or other
  1 20 interested persons as provided in this subchapter and where
  1 21 otherwise specifically provided.  The system shall disseminate
  1 22 the information to registered users through telephonic,
  1 23 electronic, or other means of access.
  1 24    Sec. 4.  Section 915.11, Code 2007, is amended to read as
  1 25 follows:
  1 26    915.11  INITIAL NOTIFICATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
  1 27    A local police department or county sheriff's department
  1 28 shall advise a victim of the right to register with the county
  1 29 attorney, and shall provide a request=for=registration form to
  1 30 each victim.  If an automated victim notification system is
  1 31 available pursuant to section 915.10A, a A local police
  1 32 department or county sheriff's department shall provide a
  1 33 telephone number and website to each victim to register with
  1 34 the automated victim notification system established pursuant
  1 35 to section 915.10A.
  2  1    Sec. 5.  Section 915.12, subsection 2, Code 2007, is
  2  2 amended to read as follows:
  2  3    2.  If an automated victim notification system is available
  2  4 pursuant to section 915.10A, a A victim, the victim's family,
  2  5 or other interested person may register with the automated
  2  6 victim notification system established pursuant to section
  2  7 915.10A by filing a request for registration through written,
  2  8 telephonic, or electronic means.
  2  9                           EXPLANATION
  2 10    This bill provides for the establishment of an automated
  2 11 victim notification system within the crime victim assistance
  2 12 division of the department of justice pursuant to Code section
  2 13 915.10A.  A local police department or county sheriff's
  2 14 department is required to provide a telephone number and
  2 15 website to each victim to register with the automated victim
  2 16 notification system.  A victim, the victim's family, or other
  2 17 interested person may register with the automated victim
  2 18 notification system by filing a request through written,
  2 19 telephonic, or electronic means.
  2 20 LSB 1728HH 82
  2 21 rh:rj/es/88