House Study Bill 636 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BAUDLER) A BILL FOR An Act imposing a duty of reasonable assistance on a person 1 present at the scene of an emergency or accident and 2 providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 6072YC (2) 84 rh/nh

H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 727.12 Duty to assist —— emergency 1 or accident. 2 A person who is present at the scene of an emergency 3 or accident who knows that another person involved in the 4 emergency or accident is likely to suffer or has suffered 5 serious physical injury shall, to the extent that the person 6 can do so without danger to self or others, give reasonable 7 assistance to the person. Reasonable assistance may include 8 obtaining or attempting to obtain aid from law enforcement 9 or medical personnel. A person who violates this section is 10 guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. 11 EXPLANATION 12 This bill imposes a duty on a person who is present at the 13 scene of an emergency or accident who knows that another person 14 involved in the emergency or accident is likely to suffer or 15 has suffered serious physical injury shall, to the extent that 16 the person can do so without danger to self or others, give 17 reasonable assistance to the person. Reasonable assistance 18 may include obtaining or attempting to obtain aid from law 19 enforcement or medical personnel. A person who violates the 20 bill is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by 21 confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least 22 $625 but not more than $6,250. 23 -1- LSB 6072YC (2) 84 rh/nh 1/ 1