House Study Bill 749 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON LYKAM)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to carrying a portable device or weapon directing
  2    an electric current, impulse, wave, or beam that produces a
  3    high=voltage pulse designed to immobilize a person and making
  4    penalties applicable.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 5590HC 82
  7 rh/rj/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.4, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  For purposes of this section,
  1  4 "dangerous weapon" includes any portable device or weapon
  1  5 directing an electric current, impulse, wave, or beam that
  1  6 produces a high=voltage pulse designed to immobilize a person.
  1  7                           EXPLANATION
  1  8    Current law provides that a person who goes armed with a
  1  9 dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person commits an
  1 10 aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more
  1 11 than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not more than
  1 12 $6,250, unless the person possesses a valid permit to carry
  1 13 weapons.  The bill provides that a "dangerous weapon" includes
  1 14 any portable device or weapon directing an electric current,
  1 15 impulse, wave, or beam that produces a high=voltage pulse
  1 16 designed to immobilize a person.
  1 17    A person may apply for either a professional or
  1 18 nonprofessional permit to carry weapons.  A person shall not
  1 19 be issued either a professional or nonprofessional permit to
  1 20 carry weapons unless the person is 18 years of age or older,
  1 21 has never been convicted of a felony, is not addicted to the
  1 22 use of alcohol or any controlled substance, has no history of
  1 23 repeated acts of violence, has never been convicted of any
  1 24 crime defined in Code chapter 708, except "assault" as defined
  1 25 in Code section 708.1 and "harassment" as defined in Code
  1 26 section 708.7, and the issuing officer reasonably determines
  1 27 that the applicant does not constitute a danger to any person.
  1 28 An applicant shall also complete the proper application and
  1 29 must pass a criminal background check.  A person who knowingly
  1 30 makes a false statement of material fact on an application for
  1 31 a permit to carry weapons commits a class "D" felony,
  1 32 punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a
  1 33 fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500.
  1 34 LSB 5590HC 82
  1 35 rh/rj/14