Senate Study Bill 3150 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KREIMAN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to providing false identification information 1 to a peace officer, emergency medical care provider, or fire 2 fighter and providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5807SC (3) 83 rh/nh

S.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 719.1A Providing false 1 identification information. 2 A person who knowingly provides false identification 3 information to anyone known by the person to be a peace 4 officer, emergency medical care provider under chapter 147A, 5 or fire fighter, whether paid or volunteer, in the performance 6 of any act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or 7 authority of that officer, emergency medical care provider, or 8 fire fighter, commits a simple misdemeanor. 9 Sec. 2. Section 805.3, Code 2009, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 805.3 Procedure. 12 Before the cited person is released, the person shall sign 13 the citation, either in a paper or electronic format, under 14 penalty of providing false identification information under 15 section 719.3 719.1A , properly identifying the person cited. 16 The person’s signature shall also serve as a written promise to 17 appear in court at the time and place specified. A copy of the 18 citation shall be given to the person. 19 Sec. 3. Section 805.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (2), Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 (2) The uniform citation and complaint shall contain 23 spaces for the parties’ names; the address of the alleged 24 offender; the registration number of the offender’s vehicle; 25 the information required by section 805.2, a warning which 26 states, “I hereby swear and affirm that the information 27 provided by me on this citation is true under penalty of 28 providing false information”; and a statement that providing 29 false identification information is a violation of section 30 719.3 719.1A ; a list of the scheduled fines prescribed by 31 sections 805.8A, 805.8B, and 805.8C, either separately or by 32 group, and a statement of the court costs payable in scheduled 33 violation cases, whether or not a court appearance is required 34 or is demanded; a brief explanation of sections 805.9 and 35 -1- LSB 5807SC (3) 83 rh/nh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ 805.10; and a space where the defendant may sign an admission 1 of the violation when permitted by section 805.9; and the 2 uniform citation and complaint shall require that the defendant 3 appear before a court at a specified time and place. The 4 uniform citation and complaint also may contain a space for the 5 imprint of a credit card, and may contain any other information 6 which the commissioner of public safety, the director of 7 transportation, and the director of the department of natural 8 resources may determine. 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill creates a new crime of providing false 11 identification information and provides that a person who 12 knowingly presents false identification information to anyone 13 known by the person to be a peace officer, emergency medical 14 care provider under Code chapter 147A, or fire fighter, 15 whether paid or volunteer, in the performance of any act 16 which is within the scope of the lawful duty or authority 17 of that officer, emergency medical care provider, or fire 18 fighter, commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is 19 punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days or a fine of 20 at least $65 but not more than $625 or by both. 21 The bill makes conforming changes to procedural provisions 22 relating to the issuance of citations in lieu of arrest under 23 Code chapter 805. 24 -2- LSB 5807SC (3) 83 rh/nh 2/ 2