House File 2248 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2248 BY FORD A BILL FOR An Act relating to electronic supervision for a person charged 1 with or convicted of domestic abuse assault or stalking 2 including a notification procedure for registered victims. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6080HH (2) 83 rh/nh
H.F. 2248 Section 1. Section 708.2A, Code 2009, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. A person charged with or convicted 3 of a violation of this section who is placed on probation, 4 parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type 5 of conditional release, may be ordered by the court to be 6 supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in 7 addition to any other conditions of supervision. 8 Sec. 2. Section 708.11, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by 9 adding the following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. A person charged with or convicted 11 of a violation of this section who is placed on probation, 12 parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type 13 of conditional release, may be ordered by the court to be 14 supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in 15 addition to any other conditions of supervision. 16 Sec. 3. Section 915.17A, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 915.17A Notification by judicial district department of 19 correctional services. 20 A judicial district department of correctional services 21 shall notify a registered victim , regarding a sex offender 22 convicted of a sex offense against a minor an offender who is 23 under the supervision of a judicial district department of 24 correctional services, of the following: 25 1. The beginning date for use of an electronic tracking and 26 monitoring system to supervise the sex offender offender and 27 the type of electronic tracking and monitoring system used. 28 2. The date of any modification to the use of an electronic 29 tracking and monitoring system and the nature of the change. 30 EXPLANATION 31 This bill provides that a person charged with or convicted 32 of a violation of domestic abuse assault or stalking who is 33 placed on probation, parole, work release, special sentence, or 34 any other type of conditional release, may be ordered by the 35 -1- LSB 6080HH (2) 83 rh/nh 1/ 2
H.F. 2248 court to be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring 1 system in addition to any other conditions of supervision. 2 The bill also requires a judicial district department of 3 correctional services to notify a registered victim about an 4 offender who is under the supervision of a judicial district 5 department of correctional services with certain specifics 6 about an electronic tracking and monitoring system that is 7 being used to supervise a defendant including any modifications 8 to the system. 9 -2- LSB 6080HH (2) 83 rh/nh 2/ 2