House File 697 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 82) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to interference with judicial acts, and providing 2 a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1405HV 83 5 jm/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 720.7 INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL 1 2 ACTS == PENALTY. 1 3 1. As used in this section: 1 4 a. "Court employee" means the same as defined in section 1 5 602.1101. 1 6 b. "Family member" means a spouse, son, daughter, brother, 1 7 sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, grandfather, 1 8 grandmother, father=in=law, mother=in=law, son=in=law, 1 9 daughter=in=law, brother=in=law, sister=in=law, father, 1 10 mother, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, 1 11 stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 1 12 c. "Judicial officer" means the same as defined in section 1 13 602.1101. 1 14 2. A person who harasses a judicial officer, court 1 15 employee, or a family member of a judicial officer or a court 1 16 employee in violation of section 708.7, with the intent to 1 17 interfere with or improperly influence, or in retaliation for, 1 18 the official acts of a judicial officer or court employee, 1 19 commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 This bill relates to interference with judicial acts. 1 22 Under the bill, a person who harasses a judicial officer, 1 23 court employee, or a family member of a judicial officer or 1 24 court employee in violation of Code section 708.7, with the 1 25 intent to interfere with or improperly influence, or in 1 26 retaliation for, the official acts of a judicial officer or 1 27 court employee, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 1 28 An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for 1 29 no more than two years and a fine of at least $625 but not 1 30 more than $6,250. 1 31 LSB 1405HV 83 1 32 jm/nh/5