House File 121 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY STRUYK Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act exempting a resident of a state medical institution from 2 prosecution for the criminal offense of willful injury. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1509YH 83 5 jm/nh/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 708.4, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new unnumbered paragraph after subsection 2: 1 3 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A person who is a resident of a 1 4 state medical institution as defined in section 219.1 shall 1 5 not be prosecuted under this section. 1 6 EXPLANATION 1 7 This bill relates to the criminal offense of willful 1 8 injury. The bill exempts from prosecution a resident of a 1 9 state medical institution as defined in Code section 219.1, if 1 10 the resident is alleged to have committed willful injury in 1 11 violation of Code section 708.4. 1 12 The Code defines willful injury to mean any person who does 1 13 an unjustified act which is intended to cause serious injury 1 14 and the person causes serious injury (class "C" felony) or 1 15 causes bodily injury (class "D" felony). 1 16 A class "C" felony is punishable by confinement for no more 1 17 than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,000 but not more than 1 18 $10,000. A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement for 1 19 no more than five years and a fine of at least $750 but not 1 20 more than $7,500. 1 21 LSB 1509YH 83 1 22 jm/nh/14